On, Friday, September 30 around 9am, Tonya was thinking about me and cleaning. She said:

It’s true. Me and cleaning have not been getting along lately. I tried to work with him a little bit last night and accomplished a fair amount. But I’d just like to take this time now and warn anyone who will be coming to my house this weekend for the birthday party to end all birthday parties. If you see a room that’s more messy than others, it’s cleaning’s fault, not mine.


SMWB wondered "end all birthday parties? as in, there will be no more after this weekend?"

njc smirked "I really, really, really want to be at the birthday party to end all birthday parties since this is apparently my last chance to be at a birthday party. Oh, and ‘cause I really think John’s cool and ‘cause I want a Tonya hug."

Then, jamie whined "Did you know Cleaning and I have been having problems too? I totally think he’s an ass. I HATE Cleaning. I told him get off my back and he was just like, “Look at that sink full of dishes, Jamie.” Logic heh? It’ll beat you every time. Cleaning kicked my ass. And I’m DRUNK. I love you Tonya!!!!!!!!!"

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On, Thursday, September 29 around 10am, Tonya was thinking about ugggh. She said:

I hate to clean.


A hush of silence fell across the room. CPH interrupted "Cleaning hates you."

SMWB remarked "dubsTF? last i heard, you and cleaning were getting along famously."

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On, Wednesday, September 28 around 9am, Tonya was thinking about cleaning vs. Veronica. She said:

Last night, the CPH and I were supposed to clean. Instead, we sat in front of the television watching the last four hours of last season’s Veronica Mars. The new season starts tonight and I wanted to make sure the CPH was all caught up. I didn’t want to have to wait around while he was finishing up last season.
If you haven’t checked it out, you really should. That said, I hope this season doesn’t suck ass.


Someone coughed quietly. amy said "i might like to watch one of those this weekend!"

SMWB interrupted "yawn."

geron divulged "so who’s at the door, Duncan or Logan?"

The crowd gasped! Tonya whispered "I hope it’s Logan. Even though, I think that it might make Veronica more happy to see Duncan."

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On, Tuesday, September 27 around 4pm, Tonya was thinking about looking back. She said:


This is what the CPH and I looked like in 1997. Goodness, I look young! (We’re in the background)


amy said "I think John looks even more young than you!"

A hush of silence fell across the room. heater wondered "is….that….scarpit in the background?? :)"

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On, Tuesday, September 27 around 9am, Tonya was thinking about apathy. She said:


John and I in Canada at his younger cousin’s concert. The band is filled with sheltered christian teenage boys who are getting lots of attention from teenage girls. Things like that make my heart happy.
Funny how you’re gone for a week and then you come back and you just don’t know what to write. Canada was great. It was relaxing, for the most part. The weather was amazing (jacket weather the whole time we were there). It’s a nice place to visit, but I’d only want to move there if I could take everyone I loved with me there. Otherwise, it’s just too far away.
Speaking of people I love, we have friends coming from a far this weekend to celebrate the CPH’s birthday. Just four days until they arrive. Hoorah!


amy said "I’m so jealous. The trees there are already pretty fall colors."

The crowd gasped! SMWB remarked "“hoodoos”? those canadians are adorable."

A hush of silence fell across the room. Jay remarked "That is a great pic of the two of you….you look so happy. :)"

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On, Monday, September 26 around 8am, admin was thinking about being back. She said:

Sorry if i worried a few of you. The CPH and I were in the great white north for the past week. I’ll have more to say later. There’s just way to much to do when you come home from a week long vacation.


jamie preached "You should tell a body when you’re going to be out of town!! DO you know how many times I came to your blog for a pick-me-up and instead received a let-me-down-further? Do you??? DO you know how many keystrokes I wasted on your out-of-town self? I tell you what…."

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On, Friday, September 16 around 9am, Tonya was thinking about knowing. She said:

Just in case you kids want to be in the know, Green is the new Black. Mark my words.


Someone coughed quietly. Jay remarked "I actually read that Black was back. Apparently it was out…which I just don’t see how such a slimming color could ever be out."

Someone opened their mouth to speak, but SMWB pondered "what’s the new green? please don’t say black. i don’t like wearing black."

Someone opened their mouth to speak, but jamie protested "Hey, I totally read that navy is the new black this season!"

A hush of silence fell across the room. jamie said "Hey- I read that navy is the new black!"

njc pondered "hmm, maybe navy is really the new green. or vice versa."

SMWB said "navy? i can deal with that, although i’d rather be wearing green or brown."

The crowd gasped! njc divulged "Don’t you see? By wearing navy, you WOULD be wearing green. Don’t ask me about brown though. I think that might be the next pink."

The crowd gasped! SMWB whined "pink? no way i can pull that off."

Then, njc yakked "Sure you can. I saw the birthday picture Tonya put up. Very nice. . ."

Everyone looked at the floor. Then, SMWB said "i’m going to regret putting that sweater on one day."

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On, Thursday, September 15 around 10am, Tonya was thinking about tonight. She said:

Tonight, the CPH and I are heading up north for a Sufjan show. Our good friend, Liz Janes is opening up for him and we are very much looking forward to the night. As I think about tonight, I’m reminded of the last time I saw Sufjan at a sold out show in Chicago last November. Now that was a fun night – Crowded room, standing room only, 2 very tall ciders in me by the time Sufjan began his songs, bonding with my now good friend Nathalie. And now, Sufjan is like 200 times more popular than he was 3/4 of a year ago and I’m really happy for him that he is, but I really hope there’s a place to sit down while i listen to him. Cause i just can’t do it any other way.


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On, Wednesday, September 14 around 9am, Tonya was thinking about last night. She said:

Last night, the CPH and I had James and his lovely wife, K* over for some dessert before we all headed out to Hollywood Bar and Filmworks for a late viewing of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Thing is, our friend ME was wrong about the showtime and no amount of half price margarita’s could make up for the other movie options. So, instead we went to Deano’s, got a nicely priced bottle of Reisling, some saki and one strongbow (mmmm strongbow) and headed back to the R*’s house.
It sure is nice making new friends. Even if those new friends perpetuate your husband’s loving obsession with The Big Lebowski.


Someone coughed quietly. James mumbled "“There’s a lot of ins a lot of outs, fortunately I am sticking to very strict drug regiment to keep my mind, you know, limber.” "

njc whispered "Do you think we’ll ever get to share half-price margaritas and cheap movies again? I sure do miss you."

Tonya preached "Don’t worry, we’ll be together again eventually. If Heaven is not a place of half-priced margaritas and cheap movies, I’m not sure it’s a place I can get into. And by Heaven, I, of course, mean a farm house in the mid-west or a tropical island with you."

Someone coughed quietly. SMWB said "sorry, but if margaritas are going to be an integral part of this grand plan to get everyone living near each other, i’m out."

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On, Tuesday, September 13 around 10am, Tonya was thinking about listenening, once again, to the sweet words of denison whitmer. She said:

Last night, a couple friends and I drove north to listen to one of my favorite singer/songwriters play a few songs at a local Borders. I couldn’t sit still because I was a little embarrassed to be singing along to every single song that he sang, so I perused the aisles where I could sing along from a distance. Despite my feeling of anti-socialness (I was tired from a day of sneezing), I had a great time. And can I just say? – I sure do love my friends who understand when I don’t want to be social and can still make me feel loved from far away.


Then, njc wondered "Can I make you feel loved from this are away? It’s pretty far away, but I sure do like you."

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On, Monday, September 12 around 9am, Tonya was thinking about if kind words really mean that much. She said:

I’ve been listening to a lot of Elliot Smith these past few days. The CPH made an mp3 disk not too long ago which has every Elliot Smith collection in our catalog, including some live stuff. As I was driving to work this morning, I’m listening to the hollers and the claps at the end of his live songs and I’m amazed at all the people who loved his work.
And I wonder if just a few more people tried to be his friends, would he still have felt so isolated and hopeless to have stabbed himself in the stomach?
Thinking about this really wants me to be kinder to strangers.


heater remarked "i was skimming through “the world according to mister rogers: important things to remember” and i came upon this quote by fred rogers: “the more i think about it, the more i wonder if God and neighbor are somehow one. ‘loving God, loving neighbor.’ -the same thing? for me, coming to recognize that God loves EVERY neighbor is the ultimate appreciation!” i think mr. rogers is someone that i would have enjoyed sitting with for a conversation."

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On, Thursday, September 8 around 9am, Tonya was thinking about something simply out of curiosity. She said:

Girlfriends,
If you (as an unmarried woman, of course) had met a boy nearly a year ago AND until he moved away from your town you saw him at least once every two weeks AND now that he’s moved far away you still communicate by email on a fairly regular basis AND you have admitted to your friends more than once that seeing this boy with another girl or the boy not talking to you but talking to other people if you are in the same location might make you jealous – How would you feel if he admitted to you that he might have “more than just friends” feelings for you?

Just out of curiosity.


A hush of silence fell across the room. amy remarked "should me and john be worried?"

Tonya remarked "Not unless you’re worried for someone else. I know the boy in this situation and he’s being all afraid to express his feelings."

The crowd gasped! heater pondered "honestly, i think i would be happy, excited, but scared. and i would probably wonder “why now?” but overall, i think the news would probably make my day. :)"

JR interrupted "I’m not a girlfriend but I think the boy is safe to express his feelings. It might not be reciprocated but it won’t come out of left field either. That’s my two cents"

Someone opened their mouth to speak, but Tonya divulged "Actually, James, I’ve always considered you one of the girls! I kid, I kid."

Someone coughed quietly. anonymous boy said "To set some things straight: 1. We hung out regularly for three-four months, not a year. 2. She knows I’m interested in her. I’ve made that clear. She may not know how attracted I am, but she knows. 3. The main fear in revealing how interested I am is that she is extremely shy. A friend said that she has suddenly grown quiet after talking to her about me because she’s embarrassed."

Then, CPH pondered "Wait. Is this about me?"

dh yakked "yeah, john…i’m pretty sure it is."

dh yakked "yeah, john…i’m pretty sure it is."

dh yakked "yeah, cph…i’m pretty sure it is."

dh said "i’m on repeat repeat repeat."

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On, Wednesday, September 7 around 9am, Tonya was thinking about wishing the second most wonderful boy a happy birthday. She said:

The SMWB turns 28 today. He’s just like a little brother that you can talk into playing dress up with your mom’s most girly clothes. See?

Happy Birthday, Little Eric.


A hush of silence fell across the room. amy said "Yeah, Happy Birthday !!"

Someone opened their mouth to speak, but SMWB said "damn, i look good in that!"

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On, Tuesday, September 6 around 10am, Tonya was thinking about betrayal. She said:

Yesterday, I was on the computer for less than 5 minutes and didn’t turn on a televison until nearly 11pm. Before that, news of the tragedy in New Orleans had been, pretty much, all I had been thinking about.
And now, as I try to catch up on the news, I feel, just a little, like I have betrayed all those engulfed in this horrible mess by not spending every waking moment reading and crying and wondering what I will tell my children when they ask me, for their fifth grade social science assignment, to explain my feelings about what happened at the end of August in 2005.


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On, Friday, September 2 around 9am, Tonya was thinking about what she loves most of all. She said:

Walked out this morning with a sweater on.
God, I love the beginning of the fall.


Someone coughed quietly. SMWB said "fall. yeah."

James said "I second that."

Someone opened their mouth to speak, but heater divulged "i can’t wait until the air smells fall-ish. mmmmmmmmm."

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On, Thursday, September 1 around 10am, Tonya was thinking about reconnecting. She said:

Last night, the CPH and I drove way far north to go visit an old friend from high school. He has been in Indiana for over eight years now and we somehow found each other about a year ago now.
He’s a youth pastor (big surprise!) and he totally fits the bill.
After dinner, we threw around the idea of planning a reunion for our youth group. Anybody out there that attended Owensboro Christian Church youth group from 1992 to around 1997?


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