Besh
March 10th, 2010
Here is our Emily entertaining us and her big sister “Besh”.
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Painters Block
February 17th, 2010
I have been working on a new painting off and on for almost a month. I am nearing the finish line and with any luck will have this one done this week!
I have another in the wings so no rest for the weary. They must be ready to hang the end of March, which kicks off my professional art career!
Hopefully no painters block will be heading my way any time soon.
Heartbreak
January 26th, 2010
Watching the Vikings lose the other night was heartbreaking.
I don’t usually get emotionally involved in sports, but the combination of Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings was the perfect storm for me this year to lose myself in the drama.
It was the most amazing season I can remember and well worth the heartache at the end.
Watching one of my generations best athletes compete at the level he did at 40 was a wonder to behold. To see Brett grit it out under immense personal stress on the National stage was riveting. For our sake, I hope he makes the decision to come back one more year, America desperately needs people like Brett Favre to cheer for. Hard work, determination, risk, heart, and good old fashioned unbridled passion are qualities we should celebrate in those we call leaders.
I don’t pretend Brett is perfect, I don’t think he is above reproach, but when this guy was squeezed, good things came out. I wish I could say the same for myself, but watching Brett makes me want to be a better human being.
Thank you for following your heart Brett. Thank you for risking your reputation to do what you were made to do. Thank you for being faithful to your wife and kids and holding your head high to the end. Thank you for giving Minnesota your best and bringing the best out in those around you. Thank you for playing with everything you had and leaving it all out on the field. Thank you for sharing the gift God placed in you and not hiding it under a rock.
It was an incredible year Vikings fans, heartbreaking at times, but worth every bit of the pain.
Can’t Have Coffee
December 16th, 2009
Emily reacting to the fact that she can’t have my coffee.
She is definitely Daddy’s girl.
Determined
December 1st, 2009
This is what happens when we tell Emily “no”. She understands the word no but has decided that since it doesn’t fit into her plans, she will repeatedly enlighten us to the error of our ways. She is determined to make us understand her plight and disdain with the word no at any cost. I can say without a doubt this child is the most strong willed I have ever seen. She is destined to be a great communicator or a great dictator and the outcome is very much in our hands.
The last few nights Emily has decided that 2 A.M. is the perfect time to get up and catch up on new Hulu videos. We made the mistake of watching Benji with her Saturday night and she is determined to do it again.
We are determined to never do that again.
The girl knows what she wants and is not above keeping the whole house awake to get it. She fussed at us last night for almost an hour before she gave up the fight. Elizabeth retreated to the piano studio couch at some point in the middle of the night, which left Emily outnumbered and yelling at us is vain.
Too bad for her she has parents that are just as determined to not raise a spoiled brat.
Seems like just yesterday we were actually encouraging her to speak.
