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Tag Archives: good things
Thankful.
Ok, so my last post was full of snark, but seriously, it’s (in the U.S.) Thanksgiving, and so I’ll be serious for a moment before I go make the two of us a Thanksgiving dinner (not turkey this year – … Continue reading
The quarter is oooooooooover, the exam is printed… I’m finished!
As I mentioned in my last post, I finished writing up the final exam sometime early this morning before I went to bed (and I was entirely correct in thinking that because I’d outlined the last essay in English, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Denver, German, good things, Life, pregnancy, snow, weather
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The first sensible thing I’ve seen on dating in a long time…
Ok, so let me be the first to say that I am not an Oprah fan. Sure, I admire what she’s managed to build and what she’s been able to do, and I don’t actually dislike her, but I’m just … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Phil, good things, media, Musings, Oprah Winfrey, relationships
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Miscellaneous and sundry
As I said in my previous post, I’ve been more tired this week than I’ve ever been in my life. That may be an exaggeration – I was so tired I hallucinated in class when I was in grad school … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, evil husband, German, good things, Life, Musings, pregnancy, religion
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I can’t knit, but…
I can’t knit, but for those of you that do, especially those with babies, this hat is totally awesome (note the version with braids for little girls as well) (I admit I’m biased, due to a Thor fetish, but that’s … Continue reading
Week 27: Five good things about being pregnant – Episodes V and VI
26 weeks, 5 days. Ok, since I skipped it last week, here is a double dose of the “five good things about being pregnant” this week, also known as “ten good things about being pregnant”, because educated woman that I … Continue reading
Muahaha… total awesomeness!
Today is a day of total awesomeness: The professor for the advanced German seminar I really wanted to take is going to let me in and says there’s no problem. Yayyy! Something else I have really wanted to do but … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, education, education junkie, German, good things, language, Life, pregnancy, religion
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Week 25: Five good things about being pregnant – Episode IV
24 weeks, 6 days. Well, the week is nearly over (actually, it officially is, being after midnight and all, but since I count my days as starting when I get out of bed in the morning, it’s still week 25 … Continue reading
Credit where credit is due
I haven’t made any pregnancy posts for a couple of days because I’ve been busy and exhausted, and one of the reasons I’ve been busy is the reason for this post. As almost none of you know, Christian and I … Continue reading
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Tagged evil husband, good things, green card, immigration, kudos, Life, USCIS
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And now, a little music…
Snooping around on YouTube today, I ran into a bunch of different old tunes that I hadn’t heard in a very long time, and some old stuff from favorite artists that I’d never heard before. As you may or may … Continue reading


