there was alot of talk of “Mississippi” throughout the course of our trip. the people we were house-sitting for were going to Mississippi, and we also saw the Mississippi River. one day, after returning from a grocery trip to town, i was talking with Levi and he asked, “did you go to Mrs. Sippy’s house?”
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Monthly Archives: September 2007
what we say / what kids hear
fishing flip-flop
in my last post i stated that levi was not all that interested in fishing… but that was before the boat! sunday afternoon, he and kevin (our neighbor) spent hours fishing from the rowboat, and levi caught 6 bluegill! on our way home last night, he asked matt, “daddy, can we go fishing tomorrow?”
miriam was...
dogs, bats, and fish
we are currently spending a long weekend in western/central illinois, house-sitting and dog-sitting with our neighbors at a rural 30 acre property. yesterday we did some historical sight-seeing in a nearby town, mark twain’s boyhood home. we toured a cave which twain references in his tom sawyer story. it was cool… except for the BATS!...
walking dance party
not sure how much i will be able to blog over the next few days, so thought i’d leave you with some quality entertainment in the meantime. this is taken from a “French Idol” audition, and i think it’s awesome. my personal favorite part is when he throws in a little Usher (any...