Monthly Archives: December 2008

Merry Christmas!

By Erin | Published: December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas, everyone! Stay tuned for… The biggest FedEx fiasco in the history of modern shipping. Traveling with both of the cats (Oliver learning to open doors). Happy gift-times with family. Loads of good food and sweets. A tea kettle shaped like a pig.

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Maker’s Diet: Overview

By Erin | Published: December 20, 2008

I’m posting a letter I wrote to my god-sister Natalie to explain the Maker’s Diet. January is just around the corner, and I know I can’t wait to detox from all the great holiday food I’m about to completely stuff myself with! === Dear Natalie, I told you I would write to give you some [...]

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Don’t read this. It’s crazy-talk.

By Erin | Published: December 18, 2008

I’ll just come right out and say it. The holidays always make me think about babies. As in, having them. Did I really just type that? It started a few years ago, when Jesse’s cousin gave birth to the most adorable little brown-haired baby girl I had ever seen. I spent the whole family Christmas [...]

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Cats in Chicken Costumes

By Erin | Published: December 17, 2008

For Halloween, we found chicken “hats” for Oliver and Gracie. They were not amused. Thought I’d share the love with you. Also, it appears Gracie is finally packing on some extra weight! Her giant arm is back to normal now, too. We’re hoping her weight gain continues.

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“We couldn’t break the columns down/no, we couldn’t destroy a single one/and the history books forgot about us/and the Bible didn’t mention us/not even once.”

By Erin | Published: December 16, 2008

I’ve had a lot on my mind lately, but everything is too big to put into words just yet. Everything is a little too big still. I feel 2009 is going to be a changing year. Things have been calm here. Things have been steady-as-she-goes here. Things have changed, but nothing has changed course. I [...]

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