Archive for 'life'
Mimi
Mimi: golfer, line-dancer, bush trimmer and card-player. Great-grandmother who flies alone with a broken foot and three flight changes. Oh yeah, and she’s two years away from 90. You go girl.
Still haven’t gotten my prize…
Last night I flipped off the bedroom light, hopped into bed and pulled the pile of covers on top of me. Something on my face started to sting and I turned to Brian and asked (jokingly) if he was lacing my side of the blankets with razors or something. He laughed, said no and [...]
Princesses. Or, more than just snow falls
These first nine days of 2010 have been FULL. Yes, of snow, but more than that for the Martins. Two birthdays and an anniversary (9 years of marriage) meant one fancy dinner date (cancelled- thanks, snow), singing happy birthday 5 times (once in Goshen with extended fam, once on each of the kids’ actual birth [...]
my sister is married!
My sister got married last weekend! All three of our kids were in the ceremony as flower girl and ring bearers.
See more pictures from the awesome event here.
my sister gets married in 9 days
Crazy. I’m really excited about this. I like the guy she’s marrying (though I hope I get to know him better over the years) and I see how happy she is with him. It’s going to be a wild ride next weekend getting lots of details together (all three of the kids are in the [...]
snippets
I’m on a reading streak these days. I like getting into them, but I realize how dangerous they can be for me. How easily I could spend my time reading and reading.
Saw a fantastic movie the other night: The Lives of Others. Foreign film with English subtitles that was on a list of Top [...]
over and soon
The holidays are past, with both sets of parents visiting and showering us with love. Brian’s parents came sans their old pup, Rusty, which meant we were free to go enjoy a trip into Indy for the kids’ upcoming birthdays. We had a great time at the children’s museum and the kids still talk about [...]
Read in 2008
Quentins by Maeve Binchy
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
I Heard that Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark
Edward’s Eyes by Patricia Maclachlan
Messenger by Lois Lowery
The Invention of Hugo Cabret: a novel in words and pictures by Brian Selznick
The Perfect Man: A Novel by Naeem Murr
Mary Modern by Camille DeAngelis
Strangers by Dean Koontz
The Kite [...]
past due
I know that I have been remiss in posting updates here. So many things have been going on…visits from family and friends, my sister got engaged!, and a great many church things fill our weeks.
But, somehow, the kids managed to walk around uptown on Halloween as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo (or, once he [...]
Looking for a church?
If you live in Cloverdale, Coatesville, Greencastle, Fillmore, Brazil, Bainbridge, Roachdale or Stilesville, check out Wellspring Christian Church.
