Archive for July, 2008

Ten years

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Tenth anniversary clock, originally uploaded by bmcalist. Ten years ago today, I walked in the doors of al.com for the first time, wearing shorts and sporting hair way too long. It was my first time in the building, as my interview was done over the phone. My first task: typing ...

That’s my girl!

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Taylor surprised us this morning. She knows and is excited about the fact that, when her cast comes off, she's going back to the pool. So, this morning, we were talking once again of how she might be getting her cast off on Wednesday. Excitedly, she said, "When I get ...

Another tooth!

Friday, July 11th, 2008

We knew that that 2nd tooth wasn't long for this world. Brian told me about her showing it to her Sunday School teacher last night (I won't go into detail but suffice it to say, we knew it was coming out soon). So, this morning arrives and she begrudgingly gets ...

Broken arm update

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Taylor had a followup appointment with the orthopedist today: her arm will not require surgery. In fact, it's healing "perfectly" she says, and if the healing continues just as well, she may get to ditch the cast by the end of next week. It looks like Taylor may not have ...

The Mike & Michael Show

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

My brother Mike and his 3-year-old son Michael had a jam session recently. Michael's got some talent on that harmonica. If Michael keeps practicing, he'll have to find himself a real guitarist to keep up. (I jest! I jest!) Enjoy. It's cute.