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Happy Gus...
Causing Gusper to giggle is a favorite pastime around here. Watch, as we catch Bepcalling him a hobbit and playing peek-a-boo with him!
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Demographic Winter. Demographic Bomb
Overpopulation is a myth! Worldwide, birthrates have declined by 50% since 1970. In Western nations, women aren't having enough children to replace current population. In the year 2050, there will be...
View ArticleBlogging is Vintage...
...or so says my oldest daughter.She's even thinking of making a blog-button about it, whatever that is. If she makes one, I'm sure I'll sew it on here. Somehow.She's lamenting to me about the fact...
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Kim's having another giveaway!
Kim, at Life in a Shoe, is hosting a giveaway of some awesome (so I've heard!) Charlie's Soap. I would LOVE to try some of this, as we've enjoyed making our own laundry soap for half a year now, and...
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Didja ever...
Play Scrabble by yourself?Just lay all the tiles face-down. Draw yourself 10 to start with, and then just add as needed to your tray. Use up all of the tiles if you can.
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Kei's birthday dinner
It was an honor to celebrate our Kei's 17th birthday this past week. She is an unbelievable young woman, and it was a very precious day. We had some out-of-town friends over, and had a delicious dinner...
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Fall must be in the air...
Summertime has been chock-full of delightful eating experiences. I just love the barbecue season, even though we rarely use the old Weber; it's just as easy in the PNW to use the oven. Of course, we...
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Fall might be in the air...
But the weather around here has been amazing. I woke up to The. Most. Sparkly. Morning. So I took a handful of kids and we went to Lake Washington for a few hours...We brought sandwiches and sat...
View ArticleEngstrom Family update
Engstrom Family 101...*Gus is command0-crawling like a pro. *Pickle is as sparky as ever - and super cute. *Eej taught himself to read. Who is that child? *Roo has a very advanced sense of humor and...
View ArticlePosting, posting, posting
Oh, my little blog has been so neglected of late. That silly Facebook has drawn my attention and spare moments to its own attendance. But I've been thinking.I've been pondering the past 6 months and...
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Birthdays gone Crazy...
For his 14th Birthday recently, Bear wanted to have a handful of friends over for a paintball battle. They arrived in camo, fully loaded, ready to go. Sadly, by the end of the war, only 3 of the ten...
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Media Fast
Spring is here and with it the annual Engstrom month long media fast. See you again in June....
View ArticleMedia Fast Over - New Domain Name!
The media fast only lasted a month, but our main blog writer has lost interest in our blog. The allure and ease of Facebook has taken another great blog author. May she rest in peace. (But since we are...
View ArticleSome Encouraging Words from John Piper
Pastor John from 1981:First, a woman who fears the Lord is not anxious about the future. Look at verse 25. I love this line, and I praise all you women who are like this: "Strength and dignity are her...
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