January 25, 2008

And now it’s time to go to work!

I’m sitting at my new dining room table, typing this on our laptop in between bites of Raisin Bran. You’d think after 6 months of eating Raisin Bran every morning for breakfast I’d be tired of it. I would have thought that, too, but then again I never thought I’d view food as a necessary evil that takes time away from the “important” things I have to get done.

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January 23, 2008

Happy Mirthday, Hubster!

Last night as we studied, I grew increasingly frustrated at the intricacies of accounting. Working with numbers does not come naturally to me. I’m one of the most calculator-dependent people in the world. As opposed to my husband, The Human Abacus, who can eye up a cart full of groceries and predict the total cost to within 50 cents (with tax!). It freaks me out when he does that, almost as much as when he says exactly what the sports announcer says, only 30 seconds sooner.

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January 21, 2008

Rediscovering Lost Values

It’s long, but well worth the read. I went with this over the “I have a dream” speech because, well, because everyone’s already heard “I have a dream” a million times. Not that we couldn’t all stand to hear it once more, but I really, really like this one, too.

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