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Asante Sana

Thank you very much = Asante sana. Philippians 3: 3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership…

Whirlwind Weekends

the month of may was filled with whirlwind weekends!   the first weekend was Brett’s performance in Pilgrim, and Kenya planning. the second weekend was Mass Mailings weekend for my Kenya brochures and Mother’s Day lunch in Georgetown. the third…

.cherry blossom 10.

On Sunday, I ran the Cherry Blossom Ten-Miler in D.C.!  It was a gorgeous morning.  Cool, sunny, mildly windy, and with all the cherry blossoms in bloom. I was really excited because I haven’t run a race in D.C. since…

Budget Cuts, New Policy

  Our client at JFW sent this to us today.  Read it for kicks out loud to/with another person.  You will definitely laugh. EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 2, 2009  NEW OFFICE POLICY Dress Code: 1) You are advised to come to work…

Attention, Grocery Shoppers!

H-Mart Ever heard of it? Located at 9639 Lost Knife Road in Gaithersburg, this place is definitely worth a trip. Today, on lunch break, my friend Melinda and I visited the store to check out their produce.  It was unbelievable:…

hit the road, jack…

Can you believe it?  This past Saturday, we had an unusually wonderful hint of spring.  It was a high of 70.  Seeing as Peter was in Costa Rica, and his baby blue BMW needed to take a little spin, Mom…

"Dessert-ed"

So, my girlfriends Britt and Steph and Lauren and I are hosting a Valentines Day Party for our single friends.  It is called “Dessert-ed.”  Get the gist?  🙂 Here is the poem that Britt and I wrote for the invitation…

sherpa land

Sherpa Land.  That is what I have been calling Maryland right now.  It is absolutely freezing cold!  And to make matters worse, our work building banned space heaters from the suites/offices, so now the joke is that we all are…

Good Reads

Check out my new Sidebar Widget.  Good Reads will link you to all the books I am currently reading!  I really am enjoying using Good Reads.  You get such great ideas from other friends…plus reviews!  And it is useful because…

For Judy on January 1

Many of you think that the Jansens are super-hyper-obsessive about eating healthy. Let me break that lie with the truth that on New Years Day, the Jansens make deep-friend doughnuts.  In Dutch, “Ollie Bollen.” Alas, we are not hosting our…

T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G.

T stands for Trees at Sunset in Phoenix. Whenever we go to Phoenix, I always marvel at the wide open spaces.  This picture was taken at sunset at the Las Sendas Golf Course. H stands for Happy Birthday Wishes from…