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Interlude
Written May 1, 2008 Someone has been driving my car—it’s the radio that tells me so. The stations that aren’t mine. But this is funny, because last night, as I drove to the horses after … Continue reading
Stage Door Tales
March 27, 2008 Last week, the great Ed Catmull came to BYU to open the new BYU Center for Animation, a collaborative effort of the Engineering and Computing, Math and Something and Fine Arts colleges. Mr. Catmull is the … Continue reading
Why the Chinese Prize Sons
Though we have run dry of Easter egg hunters, we have no shortage of people who eat breakfast. And while the eggs we peeled for Easter morning were only white as snow and brown as earth, they tasted just like … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Family, Images of our herd in specific, Just life
Tagged Horses, joy, manure, Sons, spring, work
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The Cost of Moving on –
I don’t know how many people will understand this. I have been mocked before for waxing sentimental about my children. I wasn’t really that interested in having any in the first place, you know. Oh, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Just life, Memories and Ruminations
Tagged kids, LDS, Missions, motherhood
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The weight of a life –
Beginning of February in the impossible year, 2008 The morning after President Hinckley died, my closet rod came down. Just now, I’m sorry I took no pictures of this, but at the time, it wasn’t something I was ever really … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Just life
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Traditions—gotta love ’em
Some shots of the new studio room: (and the lovely musical son): More Christmas While in our house the Great Thanksgiving Feast is about food, ritual, family and tradition (is that the same as ritual?), the Great Christmas … Continue reading
November Short
A few pictures of our November adventures: I am not including shots of the Closing Up of the New Addition. I will take pictures of the piano, in state in the still unfinished, but now useable studio space. Instead, … Continue reading
Posted in Just life, Memories and Ruminations
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Of Cornucopias and Ports of Call
Two days before the great feast, I saw a pirate. He was in the bread and bagel aisle, and I sort of cut him off. But this was after the epiphany, and so I am telling things out of order. … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations
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November Ghosts
On my blog roll, you’ll find my friend Rachel’s blog. She’s the mother of seven who almost died on the mountain with me. She’s writing about her experience with Levi, her 6th child who has a very rare and terrible … Continue reading
Posted in Just life, Memories and Ruminations
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Large Syringe/Shorter Ghost
Nov 1, 2007 The little absurdities of life (or—another excuse not to sit down and face writing the last chapters of the latest book). Scene: my house with Ginna in it. Ginna (pointing at me): Max, what’s her name? Max … Continue reading