Diggy Monster

aaaaand one more

Mandy — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:45:51 +0000

random pics

Mandy — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:34:21 +0000

apple picking

Mandy — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:33:32 +0000

for mom

Mandy — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:14:59 +0000

First Blood

Mandy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:18:56 +0000

Jack slipped trying to climb stairs at a neighborhood play group today, and ended up biting his tongue. At first, I had no idea how many teeth he was missing, but after they were all accounted for, a mom with 3 older boys came over and calmly pried his mouth open as we held him down and looked in. We gave him a popsicle to help calm down the pain (and the blood stopped, too), and as he reached out to lick it, I saw 4 little teeth-prints on the top of his tongue.

In related news, Charlie’s Soap got the blood out in 30 seconds, with absolutely no problem. I heart Charlie’s.

Watch–but be warned

Mandy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:17:17 +0000

There’s some intense stuff going on here. This is a video and discussion that examines Palin’s church. Please read through the entire post. In brief:

If Sarah Palin may hold apocalyptic end-time beliefs or believes that she has a divine mandate to initiate an end-time conflict, American voters have the right to know about the doctrines taught in Palin’s Alaska churches. These churches are closely associated with a movement, called the Third Wave or New Apostolic Reformation, which holds views that are highly controversial, particularly among other conservative Christians who are most aware of this fast growing international phenomenon. The activities of the movement have been condemned as heresy by the General Council of the Assemblies of God, to which two of Palin’s churches currently belong. Accusations even stronger than `heresy’, decrying the “Third Wave” religious movement, have been launched from Fundamentalist and Evangelical Christian groups.

Our focus on Palin’s churches does not “bash religion” and has been praised by conservative Christians for its academic rigor. We are examining the religious views promoted at Palin’s churches because the Third Wave / New Apostolic Reformation movement rejects pluralism and its followers believe they have been anointed by God to lead a unified superchurch into the final age - both of which have public policy implications.

Sarah Palin has every right to hold whatever religious views she chooses but, by the same token, the American people have every right to know what Palin’s religious beliefs are - especially to the extent that they may include the view that all other religious and philosophical views but her own are under the influence of demonic powers and that believing Christians must conquer the Earth and cleanse it of evil in this final generation.

some more pics

Mandy — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:35:59 +0000

some pics

Mandy — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:16:03 +0000

Up to–WIPs

Mandy — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:06:03 +0000

So I have been working on some projects the last few weeks, in my free time (ha! hahahaha!)

a quilt for a certain lovely lady

And finally finishing my diaper bag. I had almost gotten it done, only to have gotten my head all turned around and accidentally sewed the handle into a Mobius loop. I got so frustrated, I dumped it in a corner and left it there for months. I want to start a new bag, though, and needed to get this one done first. SO here it is! It’s Amy Butler’s Nappy Bag, and the fabric is a Japanese import.

Disarray

Mandy — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:58:28 +0000

You know that state of disarray, when you’ve got a ton of things going on but nothing can seem to be finalized? That last dish doesn’t make it into the dishwasher, the laundry is still in the washer ( a day. ok, maybe two days, but just that one time), and there have been 2 months without more than a weekend free (glorious, full-of-friends-and-fun months, but still no free weekends, save one).

I love the busy-ness, but by the end of this summer I will be one tired cat. Speaking of… better check the litter box.