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Entries from November 2008

Send Us A Savior, Words & Music by John Ross

November 30, 2008 · 2 Comments

Paige (singing):  Santa’s a savior…
Mia:  It’s send us a savior.

Categories: Makaena · Paige

The Thanksgiving Bunch

November 27, 2008 · 3 Comments

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And, yes, Ariel did join us for Thanksgiving dinner.

Categories: Aidan · Ian · Joshua · Makaena · Mindy · Paige · Pictures

Bible Study

November 26, 2008 · 3 Comments

Aidan (7): Jesus heals the lame man?
Mindy: Lame like can’t walk not lame like “you’re so lame.”

Categories: Aidan · Mindy

Last Friday…

November 24, 2008 · Leave a Comment

…was the last day of the inaugural semester of Friday School.  The kids took some time to write thank you notes to each of their teachers. Paige (5) was writing to Mrs. Rimes.

Paige: Mom? How do you spell “You rock!”?

Categories: Paige

Kethuvim Sermons

November 23, 2008 · 2 Comments

Click here for more information about this post.  (It didn’t flop.)

9/7 » Week One » Intro » Liturgy
9/14 » Week Two » Psalms » Liturgy
9/21 » Week Three » Job » Liturgy
9/28 » Week Four » Song Of Songs » Liturgy
10/5 » Week Five » Ruth » Liturgy
10/12 » Week Six » Lamentations » Liturgy
10/19 » Week Seven » Ecclesiastes » Liturgy
10/26 » Week Eight » Esther » Liturgy
11/2 » Week Nine » Daniel » Liturgy
11/9 » Week Ten » Ezra-Nehemiah » Liturgy
11/16 » Week Eleven » Chronicles 1 & 2 » Liturgy
11/23 » Week Twelve » Recap » Liturgy

Categories: Ian

Japanese Food

November 21, 2008 · 4 Comments

Last night, we had dinner at Koji Osakaya.

Paige (5):  This is Chinese food, right?
Ian:  No.  It’s Japanese food.
Paige:  Oh.  Right.  Japanese.  Lola is Chinese, right?
Ian:  No.  She’s Filipino.
Paige.  Yeah.  Jalapeño.
Ian:  Filipino.
Paige.  Oh.  Filipino.

Categories: Ian · Paige

Joschrute

November 20, 2008 · 4 Comments

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Categories: Joshua · Pictures

Have Rake, Will Rake

November 18, 2008 · 3 Comments

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Categories: Aidan · Pictures

Articulate Asher

November 17, 2008 · 1 Comment

Asher (3, pointing):  Look!  That’s my little sister.
Makaena:  Is she your older sister or younger sister?
Asher:  She’s just my little sister.  I hug her and kiss her.  (Hugs and kisses her.)  See how that works?

Categories: Makaena

If you’re ever in Clear Lake, Iowa…

November 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Eat lunch at Shao Ting Guo. It’s “the best Chinese food in all of northern Iowa.” I choose to believe that. But don’t go for dinner because I hear you get less and it’s more expensive. And when they say a dish is spicy, they mean it. Especially since “some people in Iowa think that ketchup is hot.”

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