break dance...

Another dance you'll never see in real life...

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spartan snow

I got a chance to go up in the new MSU stadium tower this morning . I was poking around on the 8th floor and found the press box. It was kind of surreal and peaceful to see the field and stands covered with a blanket of quiet, undisturbed snow. Behind me I had a fantastic view all the way out to the West Side of Lansing.

Fun at the doctor's office...

Ellie usually hates visiting the doctor, but she's old enough now to really enjoy the endless supply of paper on the table. This was a special treat... before they stuck that thing in her ear!

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catching up

With Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the new year all passing by in a whirl, I have a few pics to post and catch up with day-to-day life here. We had about a foot of snow before Christmas, as you can see in the first pic, which melted all at once during a freak 60-degree day, as you can see in the second pic, and then I went on a very brief excursion to Philadelphia for one day of the ALA Midwinter conference (American Library Association - and third pic.) That particular photo was taken from my 27th floor balcony.
It was nice to get a full night's sleep... although I missed Justin and Ellie, and was exhausted from the whirlwind travel.
Other than that, work has been busy, church has been a little crazy, and we are still trying to get ourselves together for a Christmas / New Year's / Thank-you-note picture that needed to go out weeks ago. Ellie is now nine months old- hard to believe. It will be April and her first birthday before we know it.

adventures in opticianry

Just when you thought it was safe to go into the optical profession... In the over 30 years my dad has been in business, I have to say this is the strangest thing that's ever happened at his shop. Luckily, no one was hurt... but I think someone is about to lose a driver's license.

Original story from the New London Day

15 minutes...

Stephen and Stacey's dog is not the only one who is a "local celebrity." This little blurb ran in our campus paper, the State News, this morning. Good thing you can't see the picture!
Hello, my name is Sara Miller