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Not your mama’s Elders Quorum Christmas Party
12.08.09 | Permalink | 7 Comments

I try to avoid extraneous church parties, events, and meetings, mostly because the idea of socializing is always more appealing than the actual getting-dressed-up-and-leaving-the-house part, (which explains why clothes shopping is such a drag — involving not only leaving the house but also getting dressed multiple times and staring at my stomach rolls in a [...]
business
This post brought to you by my favorite brother-in-law
12.02.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

On our recent trip to Florida I stayed up late one night talking to my favorite (also, now: only) brother-in-law, Sean. Earlier he and Liz introduced us to Dexter (which was pretty intriguing, if you think about the main character like a ghoulish-Batman-type crusader), and then Sean and I got talking about Sean’s business. Usually [...]
breastfeeding
You don’t need an inner city to have a ghetto
12.02.09 | Permalink | 24 Comments

We spent a few hours tonight getting ready for our first Sunday in the new church building. It’s a fine building. Predictable, presentable facade, wide hallways, new carpet smell, pristine chalkboards. It’s only a street away from our house, surrounded by a lake of asphalt just waiting to be rollerskated on by happy children. We [...]

Not your mama’s Elders Quorum Christmas Party