Category Archives: Family

Weekend Update: Graduation Weekend

This past weekend was madness, pure madness. We were planning to attend one graduation and party on Saturday, another on Sunday, and then host my Mom and Aunt who were up from Florida on Monday night (and celebrating a belated … Continue reading

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Weekend Update: Newark Election, M:I:III, Top of the Rock, and Wearing Thai Food

Election Day in Newark is tomorrow. Cory Booker “will doubtless win the mayorship”:http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/08/nyregion/08newark.html?_r=1&oref=slogin, a prize he has sought for at least five years, but the big question is whether he will be able to install enough of his team in … Continue reading

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Weekend Update: Jen’s Recital, Lunch with TVC’s Übercüte Couple

Drove 1 hour and 20 minutes to the Mazda dealer to pick up a sideview mirror, which was broken and later glued back on to the car. Vehicle abuse is one of the charms of our town. I need to … Continue reading

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Posegate Nano

On April 22^nd^, 2006 at 1:17 AM, Evan Charles Posegate was introduced into our world. Weighing in at 7 lbs and at 19 ¾ inches long, Evan waited for a full 22 hours of labor–apparently so he could be born … Continue reading

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Brag Moment

Just in case I wasn’t aware that I have the best husband (and not because he never fails to prompt me when he does something especially clever), I was reminded of just how subversively romantic and impressive he is this … Continue reading

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Xian Blogs that Don’t Suck

I’m not sure why, but it seems like the majority of blogs written about Christian issues (as opposed to blogs simply written _by_ Christians, like this one) are really, really lame. If they’re not whining about other theological camps — … Continue reading

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By the Numbers

My nose has been buried in bank statements lately. We’ve been closing out 2005 in order to try to get a handle on how our spending might look for 2006 and how soon we’ll be able to achieve some goals. … Continue reading

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Living the Dream

“Jai”:http://kuriosband.com/gallery/photo.php?id=86&id=86 and “friends”:http://www.kuriosband.com are playing “Autumn Blaze”:http://www.autumnblaze.org this year with headlining bands Jars of Clay and, um, some other guys on October 1st. Anyone want to do an Ironworks reunion?

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Finished!

I guess your first question would be, “How was it?” Well, the answer would depend quite a bit on when you asked it. If you asked me shortly after I stumbled wearily over the finish line, barely able to get out of the chute and lower myself into a prone position on the asphalt, I probably would not have had flowery descriptives for you. Continue reading

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Ten Days

Long-term illness. It won’t happen to me. Seasonal colds. Sure. Occasional headaches? That’s fine. Even a 2-3 week infection is not a problem. But when illness sticks around for long periods of time, you begin to get a little nervous: “This is kind of cramping my style. I mean, I do deserve to be mostly healthy, right? It’s not like I am fighting a deadly disease, so I really have no excuse to still be sick!” Continue reading

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