Look Who's Old Enough to Drive!

Posted by fabricpile Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:16:00 GMT

Look out Hoosiers. Kira is Sweet 16 today.

Eyes on the road, there, Mario!

Kira, here are a few tips to keep you safe while you drive. First of all, don’t go in reverse unless you are actually looking in the mirrors. When you used to drive your walker around, you constantly crashed into things. You were awfully proud of yourself, though.

Avoid going over the speed limit. You skipped right through walking and ran up and down the hall with this thing. You can tell by the look on your face that you were hell-bent for speed at only eight months of age.

Always make sure that the horn works just in case you need to blast it at a student who isn’t paying attention on campus and steps out in front of you. And smile, for goodness sake. He might be cute!

Don’t forget to wear your glasses! Vanity is no substitute for being able to actually see the street signs.

Happy Birthday, Kiwibug! Thanks for making us a family.

Love, Mom and Dad.

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Tress Trend Comes to an End

Posted by fabricpile Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:54:00 GMT

The long-haired geeks have been dropping like flies at WLHS. Mark was the final holdout, but he went down this afternoon to the tune of a clipper cut.

He’s been training all summer with long hair, but now he won’t have so much wind resistance when he rides the Hilly Hundred this weekend.

Lookout, fellow family riders, someone is geared up to kick your butts!

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Spring's Second Wind

Posted by fabricpile Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:51:00 GMT

Apparently our long Indian Summer has turned into Indian Spring. Take a gander at what I found blooming amongst the dead echinacea:

Poor confused irises!

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Friday Night Relaxation

Posted by fabricpile Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:47:00 GMT

I’m so glad to finally live in a house that is the perfect canvas for color, texture and design. Our little casa may look plain and simple on the outside, but inside it’s going to be a showcase of creativity.

Kira’s door is beginning to take on a life of its own thanks to her paint and brushes. Since she does most of her work on the computer, it’s a nice change of pace for her.

We’re going to collaborate sometime this weekend on a giant wing design that I can quilt. But tonight I’ve been playing around with a new quilting technique. Bubbles! I can’t go any further, though, after waaaay underestimating the amount of thread I need to complete this section of the quilt.

Dang, dang, dang! So much for the groove I had going. Not that there aren’t plenty of other things to do around here. I think I’ll grab a paint brush and work on my mouldings.

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One Semester Spanish Love Song

Posted by fabricpile Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:04:00 GMT

Kira saw this in school today:

Muy comico! O “muy divertido” . . . . she’s only had a half semester of Spanish.

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All I Want For Christmas is . . .

Posted by fabricpile Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:40:00 GMT

Every year the Otterbein Public Library purchases new “Christmas” novels because there are a large number of older patrons who really like to read them to get into the holiday spirit. Last year I was truly surprised at how popular they were.

So today while Cindy was combing Amazon for this year’s new titles, she happened upon this one:

Of course I’m going to buy it, put it out on the Christmas display and see how the little old ladies react to it. It’s all I ever wanted!

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