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on 06-26-2009

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This Summer I am reading a book by Julia Cameron titled, The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity . This book is "a course on discovering and recovering your creative self." I am only on chapter 3 so far because it is Summer and life with the kids is busy. I am hoping to finish it before school starts in the Fall!

There is a paragraph from chapter 2 that I'll leave you with. It is one that I have read a few dozen times since reading it first earlier this week. There is just something about this that rings true for me...

"My grandmother knew what a painful life had taught her: success or failure, the truth of a life really has little to do with its quality. The quality of life is in proportion, always, to the capacity for delight. The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention."

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on 05-06-2009

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My lovely wife and the mother of my sometimes devilish but mostly angelic children, comes home today from a business trip. Somehow Little Bit got this idea in her head that we needed to get sno-cones before she arrives. Last night it was going to be sno-cones after we picked her up from the airport but since she is three years old she decided she wanted one on the way home from school instead. This is how another one of our humorous car ride conversations went...

Little Bit: Daddy, I want to get a sno-cone right now.

Me: I thought you wanted to wait until Mama came home?

Little Bit: No, I want to get one right now.

Me: Well since we are going to eat Tex-Mex tonight with Mama we should wait and get sno-cones after dinner.

Little Bit: NOOOO! I want to get them before dinner!

Me: We are not going to ruin our dinner by having dessert first.

Little Bit: But I want to have dessert first!

Me: I understand but since I am the Dad and I have the money to pay for the sno-cones that means I am in charge. We'll get sno-cones after dinner.

Little Bit: No, I am in charge! (laughing) I am the Mom!

Me: Oh really? So you have some money to buy the sno-cones then?

Little Bit: Yessssss. I have some right here! (pulls change from her cupholder)

Me: Haha. That's only four pennies. I think you are a little short.

Little Bit: Well you can pick me up then!

Me: (laughing)

Little Bit: (singing to herself) I am in charge...I have some money...I am in charge...

Me: You are funny.

Little Bit: I wish I was a fish...

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on 04-30-2009

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Today is my Dad's birthday and Willie Nelson is lucky to be sharing it with him! Happy Birthday, Dad!

Here is a video of one of my kids' favorite songs sung by Willie - Rainbow Connection. Happy Birthday, Willie!

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on 04-24-2009

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Yesterday I finally pulled the trigger on a new video camera. I wanted something small with HD and that takes memory cards instead of discs. After researching the Flip MinoHD and the Kodak Zi6 I decided to go for the Zi6 since it was cheaper with better features and ratings.

Last night I put together this short video in iMovie (also my first time to use iMovie and that software rocks!) with a little help from my kiddos. 

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