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Happy Birthday Naima!!

Naima turned 7 today! Here are some of my favorite pictures of her over the years: I hope Naima had a happy birthday! We will do some of her favorite things any way. Sleeping. Going to the park. Eating.

Freedom and Flowers

With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy? -Oscar Wilde Before we get into the meat of today’s blog, we need to start with… Happy 4th of July! I hope you had an continue to have an enjoyable 4th of July! +++++++ Time to hit up… Read More »Freedom and Flowers

05-12-08

There are 3 sets of images to be found in the collection of pictures in the folder 05-12-08. The first set are pictures from a Mother’s Day celebration at my Mom’s house. The second set are a collection of pictures of flowers at my Mom’s house. A Mother’s Day Peony… Read More »05-12-08

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! Today we celebrate the good news of an empty grave. I’ve always kind of favored Luke’s version of the Resurrection. Here it is from The Voice: 24 Early on Sunday morning, even before the sun had fully risen, these women made their way back to the tomb with… Read More »Happy Easter!

03-25-08

These are the pictures from the folder 03-25-08: By restoring these photos to the Photography 139 Photo Gallery, I was able to restore the following classic blog entries to their former glory: MY HAPPY EASTER THURSDAY NIGHT WITH KOUNTERTOP (PT.1) A NEW GIG RELAY FOR LIFE The picture of me… Read More »03-25-08

Saturnalia

Hitting up the backlog, here are a few pictures I took on Christmas: The tree pictures were taken for consideration for my Merry Christmas post.

2-10-08

The following pictures were in the folder 2-10-08: The tin was made by Sara. It was product from her Etsy store. You may have noticed some of her tins around my house as decorations. The painted fish bowl was a Christmas present from Becca. It was one of my favorite… Read More »2-10-08

Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to take a moment to wish all my friends, family, and subscribers a very Merry Christmas! To quote Linus: And there were in the same country shepherds, abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon… Read More »Merry Christmas!

Relationship Goals

I hope all of you had a marvelous Thanksgiving weekend! I had a particularly great Thanksgiving weekend myself. On Thursday morning I got up and went down to the church (Boone First United Methodist represent!) to take photos of our annual Thanksgiving. This is the second year in a row… Read More »Relationship Goals

Won’t Take that Credit; I know Where We Get It; Them Blessings Be Comin’ from God Above

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Rather than my standard picture of an inflatable turkey, thought (with apologies to Lecrae, I’d give thanks for some of the many blessings in my life. Count it up, count it up, count it up. Line ’em up, line ’em up, line ’em up. Blessed with a… Read More »Won’t Take that Credit; I know Where We Get It; Them Blessings Be Comin’ from God Above

01-08-08

This huge collection of photos was found in the folder called 01-01-08: I don’t know if it the holidays or recently seeing some old friends, or a recent death to a close relation of a very close friend or if it is just because it is that time of year,… Read More »01-08-08

Veterans Day

I’m sure I have something moving and poignant to say on Veterans Day, but they say if somebody has already perfectly encapsulated your feelings, just quote them. Therefore I turn this blog over to a dear friend of mine: I hope your Veterans Day was a great Veterans Day!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! I hope all of you had a wonderful Halloween! To cap it off, I want to give you my personal candy bar power rankings. Best Candy Bars in the World 1. Whatchamacallit 2. Peanut M&M’s 3. Twix Caramel 4. Snickers 5. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Worst Candy Bars… Read More »Happy Halloween!

11-29-07

Most of the images that are located in the folder 11-29-07 were all taken at Iowa State: Man! I miss being able to turn out the lights at work! Those were the days! By adding these pictures to the SmugMug Gallery I was able to restore the following gallery: HOPE… Read More »11-29-07

10-31-2017

The pictures in the folder 10-31-07 display both a terrifying display of brute strength and a terrifying display of Halloween costumes. By dusting off these pictures and adding them to the current Smugmug Photo Gallery, I was able to restore the following blog posts: COSTUMES HP LASERJET 4100 I have… Read More »10-31-2017

Happy Birthday to…

One of the smartest and most talented and most interesting people I know! Happy birthday Steph! For those of you who don’t have the good fortune to know Stephanie, she is in the bunny glasses. Unrelated, for some reason Michelle from day job made this video. Enjoy: As always, if… Read More »Happy Birthday to…

Valley Lodge is Closed

Since a few people have been asking, I am making a formal announcement. THERE IS NO CHRISTOPHER D. BENNETT BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA AKA BENNETT-FEST THIS YEAR! The reasons are multiple and complicated, but it is probably your fault. If you search your heart, you know it to be true. So there… Read More »Valley Lodge is Closed