Archive | Wordplay

John ~ 08 March 2010 ~ 7 Comments

“double cross” sounds like an Olympic event

solo-performances

Nothing like ending almost six weeks of blog silence with one of these bad boys. Enjoy

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Abby ~ 01 August 2009 ~ 10 Comments

duck & dolphin

duck & dolphin

We hosted the Li family—Michelle, Nathan (7), and Anna (2)—for the past week and a half. They drove down from Houston on a sort of sequel to the Fourth of July road trip they took last year. That weekend, we both took what turned out to be our last complete family photos, ours with James [...]

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John ~ 26 July 2009 ~ 8 Comments

for the faint of heart?

for the faint of heart?

I realize that my last puzzle was a bit of a challenge for many of you, and I am glad that many did, in fact, attempt and finish it. But I’m also aware that many probably rolled their eyes and did not even bother to print the thing out. When my friend, Michelle, who is [...]

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John ~ 21 June 2009 ~ 14 Comments

puzzling

Amusing things I’ve read recently: “Josiah!  Just a guess… I haven’t even looked at the puzzle, but it’s my brother’s name and seems to fit the categories.  Maybe I’m right?” “Well, I had just a few minutes to spend on the puzzle this evening, and apparently, he will be Amado Varfanseartlibamacies Gjertsen.  Fantastic choice–I love [...]

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Abby ~ 10 June 2009 ~ 27 Comments

and the name of the baby isn’t…

Now that many of you have struggled valiantly to discover the name of #3, you are probably wondering how in the world we came up with such a humdinger. We had a really, really difficult time choosing the name. Without giving away the name just yet, I’m going to try and trace our thought process [...]

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