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By Kate, 16 February 2010

Lily & June’s cuteness powers combined.

Lily is baby crazy! Best part is when she slaps away Jesse’s hand. HANDS OFF MY BABY!!!!

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By Kate, 18 January 2010

Written by a Yemeni named Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif. One of the first men transferred to Guantanamo, Latif has been there for over eight years.

“Where is the world to save us from torture?

Where is the world to save us from fire and sadness?

Where is the world to save the hunger strikers?

But we are content, on the side of justice and right,

Worshiping the Almighty.

And our motto on this island is, salaam.”

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By Kate, 16 January 2010

Utah has officially and simultaneously the highest consumption of porn & plastic surgery. (Ok, it’s Salt Lake City that was specifically ruled the most vain city… but, seriously? they didn’t even beat out L.A? Yikes.)

What is wrong with us? We are so creepy.

AND… not that anyone that shops at Walmart is ever classy, but this is a classic Utah snapshot brought to us by the true geniuses that created People of WalMart.com.

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By Neil, 14 December 2009

We have decided this year instead of giving gifts we were going to start an interior decorating at birthing centers business.

We are very proud that our couch could be a part of welcoming June Ransom into the world.

We are also proud that we hooked Laura & Jesse up with our amazing midwife-tastic friend Briana. She is amazing. And so is Laura (see above & below)! What a champion!! Whole thing wrapped up in under 5 hours AT HOME!!

Welcome, welcome little miss Junie!!

(Neil has been wandering around all morning singing “Junie, Junie, we hope to see you soon-ie.” True story.)

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By Kate, 6 December 2009

Aren’t you glad that Neil was born? Meeeee too! Pearl Harbor day would not be a happy occasion if it didn’t coincide with a celebration of the birth of Neil.

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By Kate, 5 December 2009

For family (we hosted, for the 2nd year in a row, my ENTIRE family for Thanksgiving!)

For friends (generous, generous friends & hosts)

For food (Fab Frugal Food)

For fun (don’t I look like a natural dog-whisperer?) That is Henry, the dog we pet sit for free vacation space. Henry is the best dog ever. His average walk is about 30 ft. out the door. He then sits & refuses to move until taken back inside. My kind of pooch!

For my husband (well, I give thanks for him)

After all of the Thanksgiving hullabaloo we are looking forward to a nice quite Christmas!

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By Kate, 20 October 2009

Internet, I am turning 29 years old on October 29th. If making one of these or these looks fun to you, consider yourself invited!

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By Kate, 14 October 2009

This is one of the shots we mistakenly left out of our earlier Lily-fest post. As our friend Jeremy pointed out, it is quite hi-larious. It is also a testament to the liberating joy of the ability to turn over a cranky child to its rightful owner when times get tough.

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By Kate, 14 April 2009

Easter has come & gone & my internet fast has come to an end. Lucky you.

As always, I took Easter as an opportunity to bust out my glorious Easter bonnet. Normally I am joined by a few of the 60+ crowd in the congregation I attend, but this year I stood alone. Luckily, this bonnet was a particularly glorious gift from Neil that was resplendent enough for all to enjoy.

We had a fabulous time in Utah & got to see many good friends & have many good times.

We got to enjoy a delicious Iraqi feast and a rousing game of darts with the Alhasnawy family.

We dyed some delightful Easter eggs & stuffed about 1 million with candy.

We also had an Easter fiesta complete with a visit from the Easter bunny & a full-tilt Easter egg hunt in the garden!

Does anyone else have a good explanation for a Muslim from another country on why pastel eggs & bunnies & candy have anything to do with the Christian holiday Easter? Because, I sure don’t. After about 10 minutes blabbering about how Christian holidays often were meshed into Pagan celebrations, and what a Pagan is, and how eggs & bunnies represent fertility… I finally just gave up and said, “I don’t know, it’s just a tradition I suppose.” In retrospect, I should have started off with that.

We also got some fabulous gifts from my dad, including, but, not limited to, this chick CANDLE and purple hat.

It was great fun. Back to slaving away at school & diverting my studies with internet endeavours. Hoo-rah!

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By Kate, 23 January 2009

Since we’re on a fashion kick… you know how Michelle Obama’s inaugural outfit was gushed about in the press?

Well, I’ve had that coat for years. Bought it at Savers, back when I combed through their racks for a living. It has gotten plenty of strange looks & comments. Now, Obama sports it & banana coats from the 60s are in.

YES!