2009 Blog Archive Index
January:
01/30 Waiting for the Punch
Line
01/29 Ashley and Me
01/28 Supermom Doesn’t
Exist
01/27 National Mentoring
Month
01/26 The Double Bind
01/23 Crumbtop Apple Pie
01/22 Armed and Dangerous
01/21 Neither Easy or Quick
01/20 Nic Has a Dream
01/19 A Doozy of a Winter
01/17 Blowin’ the Stink Off
01/16 Cold Busters
01/15 A Thread of Grace
01/14 The Teddy Bear
01/13 Skating on Thin Ice
01/09 Whadda You Wanna
Do?
01/08 The Dead of Winter
01/07 How to Fold an Egg Roll
Wrap
01/06 A Woman on a Mission
01/05 Crowded Christmas
01/01 New Year’s Sunrise
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April:
04/30 Ah, Spring!
04/29 It’s a Whole New World
04/28 Our Boys Are Men
04/27 Toothbrushes and
Tennis Shoes
04/24 Out on a Limb
04/23 Washing Windows
04/22 Promise
04/21 Photo Shoot Gone Bust
04/20 Ditch Walk
04/17 Good Neighbors
04/16 Deadlines
04/15 Heaven’s Scent
04/14 Family Resemblance
04/13 The Little Tramp
04/10 Good Friday
04/09 Munchkinland
04/08 Sunlight Song
04/07 Seven Inches
04/06 The Portalift
04/03 The Life and Times of
the Thunderbolt Kid
04/02 Almost
04/01 The Risen Savior
February:
02/27 Waiting for the Ocean
View
02/26 Sunny Califorina, Here
We Come
02/25 Sand Woes
02/24 Foyle’s War
02/20 Numbers...Ugh
02/19 Signs of Spring
02/18 Camp Sunnyside
02/17 Pride Cometh Before
the Mess
02/16 Itsy Bitsy Spider
02/13 Friday the Thirteenth
02/12 September is Only Six
Months Away
02/11 Exterior Decorating
02/10 Sloppy Hope
02/09 Perseverance and
Creativity
02/06 Who Are the People in
Your Neighborhood?
02/05 Like It or Not, You’re
the Expert
02/04 Pet Me, Pet Me
02/03 Driving in a Deep
Freeze
02/02 Hopeful February
March:
03/31 Windblown
03/30 Home
03/27 Waiting
03/26 Heavenly Thoughts
03/25 Garrison Keillor and I
Should Be Grateful
03/24 A Nail Biter of a
Night
03/23 Rumblefish
03/19 Oh, Brother!
03/18 Wishing for the ET
Underwear Days
03/17 Anne Socks
03/16 I Can Sing
03/13 The Same Day after Day
03/12 Balance
03/11 Cold Snap
03/10 Iowa in March Top Ten
03/09 Top Ten Differences
Between California and
the Midwest
03/07 Happy Trails
03/06 The Pelican
03/05 The Power of a
Diminished Life
May:
05/29 The Help
05/28 My Heart Bleeds Joy
05/27 Count Blessings
05/26 Two Steps Forward and
One Back
05/23 Different Dream Review
05/22 Tears of Joy
05/21 The Great Bee Invasion
of ’09
05/20 First Proofs
05/19 I Am Truly Blessed
05/18 Odd Couple
05/14 Dizzying Heights
05/12 Colorado, Here I Come!
05/11 Chilly Morning
Reminder
05/08 Just In Time
05/07 The Petal Dance
05/06 Further Up and Further
In!
05/05 Messing with God’s
Palm Pilot
05/04 Time Capsule, 2009
05/01 Snake Warning
June:
06/30 Hometown Girl
Makes It Big
06/29 Happy Landing
06/26 Five Things I Learned
from My Dad
06/25 Coffee Club Update
06/24 Changes in My
Hometown
06/23 Hot, Hot, Hot
06/22 Baby Toads and Deer
Flies
06/20 Here’s the Proof, Sibs
06/19 Doc
06/18 Grandma Fern’s Wilted
Lettuce
06/17 Life Is Good
06/15 Toads in Paradise
06/12 One Year Ago
06/11 Somewhere Over the
Rainbow
06/10 That Was So Awesome!
06/09 Beyond Barbies and
Kleenex
06/08 The Wedding Dance
06/06 Repairwoman on Duty
06/04 Busy Road
06/03 I’m Becoming My
Grandma
06/02 And Me Without My
Camera
06/01 Rest for the Weary
July:
07/31 Summer on a Plate:
Fresh Peach Pie
07/30 Summer Vacation
07/29 Big News
07/28 Busy, Busy, Busy
07/24 Camp Photographer -
No Sweat
07/23 A Dirty Business
07/22 Mountain Climbing,
Berry Picking, and
Dogs in the Women’s
Bathroom
07/20 One-Two-Three-Hop
07/18 God’s Deep Magic
07/17 The Bear Buffet
07/16 A Series of Almost
Disasters
07/15 It’s Gonna Be Alright
07/14 What a Good Sister I
Am
07/13 The Best Weekend Ever
07/10 Parenting in the
Shadows
07/09 Old People Going
Through Hard Times
Together
07/08 Shades of Blue
07/07 Fairy Tale Moments
Available Now
07/06 We’re Showing our Age
07/03 Outliers
07/02 Strawberry-Rhubarb
Pie
07/01 Lessons from a Teeny,
Tiny Toad
August:
08/31 Free as a Bird
08/28 Poked, Prodded, Bled,
and Squashed
08/27 DifferentDream.com
Is Up and Running
06/26 Don’t Give Up!
08/25 How Hard Can It Be?
08/23 Mondy Morning Jig
08/21 Announcing the Delivery
of a Bouncing Baby
Book!
08/20 From Techologically
Challenged Dog to
Skypette
08/19 Technology Woman Is
on a Roll
08/18 Prairie Mamma vs.
Technology Woman
08/16 Pseudo-Camping
08/14 Keep Moving Without
Us
08/13 Eggplant Pasta Bake
08/12 Awash in Eggplant
08/11 These Are the Best Days
08/10 Excess Baggage
08/07 Geranium Whispers
08/06 Working and Playing in
the Land of Make-
Believe
08/05 Not My Best Day
08/04 Sheer Torture
08/03 The Trouble with the
Daughter
08/01 Building Unity
September:
09/30 Statistical Highs and
Lows
09/29 My IRS Agent
09/28 Last Fall/This Fall
09/25 The McFarthest Spot
09/24 Tallgrass
09/23 New Identity
09/22 My Golden Fall Day
09/21 Perfectly Happy Again
09/20 Another Dirty, Rotten
Rodent Perspective
09/19 I Hate Mieces to Pieces
09/18 Henry Gibson, Too?
09/17 Good-bye, Mary Travers
09/15 Time for a Troop Surge
09/14 The Rodent War
Continues
09/11 War is Hell
09/10 Celebrate Life!
09/09 Some Things Never
Change
09/08 How to Be an Adult
09/04 I’m Not That Kind of Girl
09/03 So You Want to be a
Work at Home Mom
09/02 We’e Not Done Yet
09/01 Suddenly, Unexpectedly
October:
10/30 Hungry for Fellowship,
Thirsty for Support
10/29 Thank You, Miss Cara
10/28 Soy Beetles & Culture
Shock
10/27 Denzel Washington, My
Hero
10/26 Life at Kid Level
10/23 Mushy Friday
10/21 Ordinary Blessings
10/20 Muriel & Me
10/19 Going to Church in
Style
10/17 Paradise Found
10/16 No Water, No Books, &
Unwelcome Surprises
10/15 Flight Delays, H1N1,
and Bathroom
Adventures
10/14 A Productive Day
10/13 Little Rose
10/12 Pins and Needles
10/09 A Different Grace
10/08 Big-Hearted
Generosity
10/07 PTSD or Worry Wart?
10/06 October Moon
10/05 God in the Boat
10/02 When Did It Happen?
10/01 High on Stat Buddies
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November:
11/30 Please, No More Pain!
11/27 News from the
11/26 I Can Call My Kids
11/25 Grandma Conrad’s
Never Fail Pie Crust
11/24 Pumpkin Bread - Yum!
11/23 Waiting for the Fog to
Lift
11/20 The Christmas List
Conundrum
11/19 First, the Bad Book
News
11/18 Spinach Salad
11/17 Sidewalks
11/16 Simple, Sweet
Pleasures
11/13 A Harvest of Peace
11/12 Man of Steel and
Woman of Aluminum
11/11 Flexibility
11/10 Sioux City Sue
11/09 Perfect Timing
11/07 There Will Be Beauty
11/06 Smashing Pumpkins &
Meth Labs
11/05 Giving Thanks
11/03 So Much for
Organization
11/02 Sheep Shearing School
December:
12/31 Don’t Waste His
Grace
12/30 Parmesan Cheese Ball
12/29 Finger Lickin’ Fifteen
12/28 Wintery Mix
12/25 Her Name Was
Dorothy Dunlop, Part 2
12/24 Her Name Was
Dorothy Dunlop, Part 1
12/23 Our Granola Crunchies
12/22 Survivor Guilt
12/21 St. Housewhere
12/18 Welcome Home, Anne
12/17 All Warm and Snuggly
12/16 Killer Cheesecake
12/15 No Technology Detox
for Me
12/14 John Adams
12/11 Secret Recipe: The
Best Orange Rolls Ever
12/10 Still Alice, Still
Dorothy
12/09 The Philo Snowcam
12/08 Tracks and Tunnels
12/07 Glory
12/04 Sunshine Addicts,
Unite!
12/03 In Memory of Evan
Newport
12/02 One Year Ago
12/01 Some Things Only a
Big Sister Can Do