God bless France

So, I’m sitting here, reading this story, and I’m trying to not tear up:
This year dozens of members of Les Fleurs de la Memoire have shown up at Colleville-sur-Mer for the annual Memorial Day ceremony, which begins with a flyover by U.S. fighter jets in the missing-man formation.
A French priest recites the Lord’s Prayer, then [...]

Quote of the Month

Debbie Wolfmeyer, District 150 School Board Member: “It is not my role as a Board member to meet with individuals or groups.“
This in response to Diane Vespa and other concerned District 150 parents trying to reason with the school board members to reconsider their ignorant vote to shorten the primary school day by 45 minutes [...]

A Nice Rest & Some Indy Watching

It has been a busy week in the trailerhood. Shelby’s fingers have healed up nicely (Thank you to all you well wishers!). Heyzeus seems to have settled in and we have all adjusted. The kids are taking a more active roll in caring for him, which is really nice. I love being [...]

‘Gay scientists isolate Christian gene’

Finding the cause is, after all, the first step to finding a cure.
Sorry, C.J. I couldn’t resist.

Happy Memorial Weekend!!! (Gabrielle)

I have just one word for you- Fwhewh. Well, I don’t know that it’s so much a word as it is an approximation of a sound effect, but hey, it’s all yours.
This weekend was wild. I was already feeling like I needed some time to recover from my vacation and now I feel like I [...]

“Life. Don’t talk to me about life.” (Raquel)

I was going to write a blog post about our travels. I even planned to keep a short travel journal which I could post as soon as we got someplace with a wireless connection. I kept it for two days, and then alternated between being too busy and too tired to write and/or post anything.So [...]

I Just Noticed… (Raquel)

We’re 6 days past our third blogiversary. That’s three years of inflicting our weird and random thoughts on cyber passersby. Yay for us!

Memorial Day Camping (Gabrielle)

When I heard that the Prices were inviting the entire church to camp in their backyard for Memorial Day I thought they were crazy and that it sounded like fun. I then simply assumed that we wouldn’t be joining them. The last time the S. Ben-Ezra household camped together it went super bad and I [...]

Local: Junior League doing good works at Grand Prairie

Via Press Releases:
May 27, 2008, Peoria, IL – The Peoria PlayHouse Junior gazebo at the Shoppes at Grande Prairie will undergo renovations and revitalization this Saturday, May 31, 2008. The project, which will make the space more inviting and interactive, begins at 10:30 a.m.

Memorial Day Camping (Gabrielle)

When I heard that the Prices were inviting the entire church to camp in their backyard for Memorial Day I thought they were crazy and that it sounded like fun. I then simply assumed that we wouldn’t be joining them. The last time the S. Ben-Ezra household camped together it went super bad and I [...]