Raising Us

Our evolution, herein contained

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Posted on January 6, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

According to www.talkinpets.com these folks test their products on animals. What can be done about animal tests required by law?
Although animal testing of pharmaceuticals and certain chemicals is still mandated by law, the arguments against using animals in cosmetics testing are still valid when applied to the pharmaceutical and chemical […]

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Oh Baby Baby Baby!!!

Posted on November 16, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 5 Comments

My lifelong girlfriend, Jill,  just gave birth to her third child.  Carson Charles was born this morning at  8:35 a.m and weighed a healthy 8 lbs 1 oz!  Congratulations to her and her family!

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Cross-country trip

Posted on October 23, 2007 - Filed Under Travel, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Maggie and I just got back from a two week trip to Florida. The flights to Florida were absolutely horrible. From Idaho to Denver Maggie and I had the window seat. The woman setting next to us (middle seat) was probably close to 400lbs. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Maggie decided to […]

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Trying to take a walk

Posted on September 30, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

I tried to walk up to the store with Maggie two times today but the wind was so bad I had to turn around. Evidently the wind is a characteristic of the fall season here in Idaho.  Unfortunately along with the wind comes dust from the desert. I think I ate a mouthful of sand/dirt […]

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Jason responds….

Posted on September 28, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 2 Comments

“…Jason is afraid Maggie will turn out to be stupid…”
While the essence of this statement is true, it suggests I think girls are stupid. This is obviously not the case. What I do think, however, is that our culture destroys most little girls’ personalities by making them be something they aren’t. Who says girls have […]

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Picture day

Posted on September 27, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Maggie took her first school pictures today. The clothes I hoped she would wear she refused to keep on. She evidently has issues with certain clothing. What those issues are I do not know. After the third shirt I put on her she seemed okay with the choice. The other ones she ripped off in […]

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Life flying by at superman speed…

Posted on September 25, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 2 Comments

It’s another busy week. Jason is working late into the evening every night. Graduation is Thursday for another class. Saturday I went to a baby shower. I actually won a couple girly items from playing silly baby shower games. Then it was off to a birthday party for my neighbor’s daughter. Jason, […]

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Chrome Dreams II tour opens in Boise

Posted on September 22, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

I almost soiled myself when I discovered that Neil Young is coming to Boise!!! This was last weekend and boy, you better believe that I was online to buy my ticket the minute they went on sale (I put my students on an extended break, went downstairs to my office, and did the deed). Here’s […]

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Hi Y’all!

Posted on September 3, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Many things have happened since July! Here a quick synopsis: In mid-August, Maggie started going to a local Montessori School in the mornings. She seems to really love it there.  Her vocabulary has been expanding at warp-speed lately. She demands that she do everything herself.  ‘The bobbie’ is pretty much extinct and Maggie is slowly […]

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A terrible ten days

Posted on May 21, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 4 Comments

The human body (and our ability to deal with it’s ups and downs) is very curious. As you know if you’ve been following along lately, Erin and Maggie were sick this time last week; I had flown under the radar. Then, Wednesday evening, my karma caught up with me but by Saturday, I thought it […]

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