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April 2008

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Jenn… See, I haven’t gotten Jenn to blog herself yet, so you get stories that I hear. Jenn was making dinner with Aspen tonight, and Aspen’s getting old enough where she can actually put stuff in a hot pot. Jenn reminded her not to touch the pot, because it was …

Go Fish!

Aspen’s performance of “Go Fish!” went wonderfully last night. She nailed every line, and she did so with feeling. While I’m considering posting the full 35 minutes, I think we’ll start with just this. It’s the third scene, and the one that features most of Aspen’s lines. If you can’t …

Baking Accident

OK, we really enjoy reading Into the Woods around here (and singing it, occasionally). One funny line from it goes like this… “Because the Baker had lost his mother and father in a baking accident —or so he believed…” Well, ours was nothing that severe. Lindy and I often bake …

"Do you think they are?"

So I took Aspen and Oakley to the Predators’ playoff game tonight. Rather than share stories about hockey (the Preds are far more resilient than I give them credit for), I will share a funny moment from early in the game. Aspen: Daddy? Why are the cheerleaders’ shirts so short?[They …

Go Fish!

20080413-45-14757.jpg, originally uploaded by flamingobear. A big piece of the excitement this week is the build up to Aspen’s performance in Go Fish! this Thursday. Aspen was lucky enough to be selected for a part recently, and has been rehearsing each morning last week (as she will this week). Here …

Euphemism

So I was waiting at a jewelry store with the girls today (as I do every weekend, right?) A woman walked in with a serpent bracelet. It wrapped around her arm two times and had a head that pointed toward her hand. She mentioned to the woman in the store …

Lime soup

Lime soup, originally uploaded by flamingobear. Lindy and I are sharing some “lime soup” here in the tree house.