dear mr. powerwasher,

how did i ever live without you?

things i have power washed:

: car floor mats
: bricks for garden
: driveway
: walkway
: pavers
: garden furniture

please submit other things that i can power wash. i'm looking for excuses. megan power washed her face- so don't submit that as an option b/c needless to say- it did not turn out well. i'd link to the story b/c it was quite funny- but alas- her blog is private. hmmmph.

in other news- i am saying goodbye to my beloved and faithful pair of flip flops that died.

i tried to super glue the rubber back down but only succeeded in super gluing it to my foot. nice. and yes- it hurt to remove it.

r.i.p. flip flop.

here's a postmortem photo:



i have been a bit overwhelmed lately. it's funny how much trouble it is for me to just worry about today b/c tomorrow has enough worries of its own as they say... but there are many things to look forward to this summer. here are some of them:

: constance's dedication.
: a trip to indianapolis to hang out with family and to do our annual meeting of the anam development foundation.
: during that trip we will see my old friend annette.
: a trip to boston for our anniversary.
: during that trip- we'll get to see my old friend kyla.
: prep to goto nigeria this fall (!!!!!)
: enroll in classes to teach special needs kids.
: a trip to nashville to visit my brother's family.

and happy fourth blogging anniversary to me. i started out blogging in 2003. i was re-reading some posts from long ago (how neurotic is that?)- and i must say- the content of my blog has declined in my opinion. it used to be somewhat funny and interesting. i used to post lists and opinions. after doing this for four years sometimes religiously other times not- i can confirm, for me- blogging appeals to my voyeuristic neurosis.

but it does chronicle life and that's just fine with me.

peace out my peeps.

2006 highlights/overview

our first christmas in a house we own!

favorite thing that happened in 2006:
getting pregnant

biggest suprise of 2006:
buying our first home and have it contain some of the specific things we both dreamed of in a home.

biggest challenge of 2006:
work and managing the stress it has caused.

favorite used phrase of 2006:
"... make sweet sweet love..."

biggest success of 2006:
asking for help during my pregnancy in dealing w/ some of the emotional side effects.

most encouraging thing God has started in me in 2006:
that i am largely clueless and that's ok and that i'm not alone.

guilty pleasure of 2006:
: grey's anatomy. a show i want to hate- but can't.
: peppermint stick ice cream.

biggest disappointment of 2006:
being in a work situation that doesn't suit my skills.

most favorite memory of 2006:
when i showed charles the pee stick from our pregnancy test.

it has been a very full year- God has been very generous to us.

last night, we went out for a nice dinner at typhoon as our christmas gift to one another. it was great. then we came home and took a nap watched part of a movie and prayed in the new year together. it was wonderful.

my first goals of 2007 involve staying in pajamas all day and doing nothing. i'll let you know how it pans out. other things to look forward to in 2007- obviously- the arrival of our first baby, three months away from work, charles' trip to nigeria, and seeing how parenthood impacts our followership of Jesus.

things we will continue to pray diligently for in 2007 is a safe and healthy delivery of our baby, the elections in nigeria, direction for graduate studies, and how to be parents.

hope you are having a good day off!