Planet Earth DVD Series — Recommended!

We joined Netflix a little while ago, and we've been enjoying watching movies together as a family on a regular basis since. The movies on the whole have been great, but the last 3 DVD's we've watched have been a cut above the rest. If you haven't yet seen the BBC series Planet Earth, then [...]

Menu Plan: Week of January 5

We've had company since Christmas Eve — first my family, and then Jeff's — and the last visitors left this afternoon. So now the house is quiet, a little emptier, and I can now contemplate a return to our normal routine, such as it is. I cooked only a couple of times in the past [...]

You Don't Have to Guess My Weight

I'm 5 feet 9 and a half inches tall, so I carry my weight pretty well. And I've also never been particularly bothered by people knowing how much I weigh. To me my weight is just a number. And the number isn't as important to me as how I feel in my own skin. My [...]

My Goals for 2009

I've haven't ever really sat down and written out bonafide goals for the New Year before, so this is a real first for me. Of course I've made "resolutions" before…resolutions that lasted a week, tops. But resolutions aren't quite the same as goals. To me resolutions are more like wishes — you want something to [...]

2008 In Review

This last year had its share of ups and downs, but it was overall a good year. I thought I'd post a short…okay, not-so-short month-by-month review of 2008 at the Five J's. January 2008: Jerah and Joely cut their hair and donated it to Locks of Love. They've kept their hair fairly short ever since, [...]

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