40 thanks, to be exact. Peggy sent a hilarious present in the mail that she received at a white elephant exchange. I love it! It’s a ukulele box that will have a place of honor in our house. She filled it with 40 paper clips and 40 post-its. There was also a bag of 40 [...]
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Behold! The Day of My Birth
December 18, 2009
Today I join Lauren in the fourth decade. We are going to celebrate my birthday by celebrating Lauren’s Other Birthday. I’ll be taking her to Omaha where we will probably do the same things we always do in Omaha. We’ll go to Nebraska Furniture Mart. This time we’ll no doubt spend a lot of time [...]
Happy Birthday to Lloyd!
December 19, 2008
“Today is my birthday! Behold the Day of my Birth!” Today Lloyd may or may not have a snow day. Under normal circumstances I’d be horribly jealous, but I hope he gets to stay home today. I’m proposing a little game for this auspicious occasion. I like to make fun of Lloyd on various occasions [...]
Happy Birthday to me!
December 17, 2008
*sigh* The buffer year between me and forty is gone. I’m 39 today! I’ve got two whole days to lord my oldness over Lloyd before he joins me, and believe you me – I’ll milk it for everything it’s worth! I’ll try to be nice, though, because I really like my present. I share this [...]
Happy Birthday to Me!
December 17, 2008
*sigh* The buffer year between me and forty is gone. I’m 39 today! I’ve got two whole days to lord my oldness over Lloyd before he joins me, and believe you me – I’ll milk it for everything it’s worth! I’ll try to be nice, though, because I really like my present. I share this [...]
Happy Birthday, Tim!
July 2, 2008
A year ago today, Beth gave birth to Tim and the Pester family grew a little. Beth once remarked, “Would you please do one of those that will makes Tim’s first year of life fly by in a minute and a half?” I gave it my best shot, but it’s actually closer to two minutes [...]



December 23, 2009
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