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The Republican Platform Committee has been meeting in San Diego to set their platform for the 1996 election. Immigration has been a key topic of debate. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/immigrationlogo-sm1.jpgPassport immigration stampImmigration entry stamp on the inside page of a passport. Note that I have deliberately left the background inky and blotchy.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hospital.jpeghospitalhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bible-koran-fundamental-difference-in-approach-crop_display.jpgbible-koran-fundamental-difference-in-approach.jpg.crop_display2016-08-02T21:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2016/06/25/unexpected-ways/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pretty-church.jpgPretty-Churchhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_1758.jpgIMG_1758https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_1804.jpgIMG_1804https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_1803.jpgIMG_18032016-07-09T12:30:56+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2016/05/07/still-here/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/21340696319_79ef710807_z.jpg21340696319_79ef710807_zhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/21340696319_79ef710807_m.jpg21340696319_79ef710807_m2016-05-07T15:29:55+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2016/03/15/why-the-mosque/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/screen-shot-2016-03-15-at-8-40-07-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-03-15 at 8.40.07 AMhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/muslim-kids.jpgmuslim-kids2016-03-15T13:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2016/03/13/at-the-mosque/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/graffiti_spray_painted_on_wall_of_islami_0_26925700_ver1-0_640_480.jpgGraffiti_spray_painted_on_wall_of_Islami_0_26925700_ver1.0_640_480https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/omaha.jpegomahahttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/me-as-matryoshka.jpgme as matryoshka2016-03-14T23:20:26+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2016/03/05/broken-arms-and-plans/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRenderhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_0969.jpgIMG_09692016-03-05T23:05:10+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2016/02/18/sunshine-and-happiness/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_0669.jpgIMG_06692016-02-22T13:57:37+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2016/01/20/look-for-something-good/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1623cd2d-def0-4e85-80d4-dc7c81d91438.jpg1623CD2D-DEF0-4E85-80D4-DC7C81D91438One of the fond memories: vacation with the family in the mountains.2016-01-27T14:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2016/01/02/turn-it-off-turn-it-on-again/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0414.jpgIMG_0414https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0399.jpgIMG_0399Having fun with my mom2016-01-03T04:59:50+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/12/31/old-year-resolved/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/new-years.jpgnew-yearshttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0358.jpgIMG_0358https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0458.jpgIMG_0458https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0313.jpgIMG_03132015-12-31T23:36:11+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/12/21/the-longest-night-2/2015-12-22T02:18:58+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/12/21/cats-and-contentment/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/056167ee-c85a-4c9b-80f6-1947f3736599.jpg056167EE-C85A-4C9B-80F6-1947F3736599https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/9799c668-da74-4cb1-b963-1a7b28fbaa16.jpg9799C668-DA74-4CB1-B963-1A7B28FBAA16See how he puts up with my husband?https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/68be073c-67a5-428a-9429-51bebcc72e761.jpg68BE073C-67A5-428A-9429-51BEBCC72E76https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/daa9aafc-d311-462e-98b2-03a72d4d7ea7.jpgDAA9AAFC-D311-462E-98B2-03A72D4D7EA7https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/a784c405-e131-4f71-b6c1-5ed2d2615b4d.jpgA784C405-E131-4F71-B6C1-5ED2D2615B4Dhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/68be073c-67a5-428a-9429-51bebcc72e76.jpg68BE073C-67A5-428A-9429-51BEBCC72E76She has had her moments of patient surrender.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_5849.jpgIMG_5849https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_5483.jpgIMG_5483https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_5105.jpgIMG_51052015-12-21T15:56:55+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/12/20/im-so-tired/2015-12-21T05:13:39+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/12/15/the-holiday-rush/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0182.jpgIMG_0182It's the requisite holiday concert band picture. I barely recognize my own boy in that sea of blue and khaki!2015-12-16T04:36:14+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/12/06/that-christmas-feeling/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/love-05.pnglove-05https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nativity_tree2011.jpgNativity_tree20112015-12-06T16:32:36+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/12/06/fish-and-houseguests/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/12341239_10154600763118538_4204765820719576556_n.jpg12341239_10154600763118538_4204765820719576556_nMovie night with the students. See how happy everyone looks?!2015-12-06T15:38:18+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/12/04/holidailies-day-3/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image.jpegimageI seriously wouldn't go back for anything. Look at those three cuties that didn't even exist 15 years ago!!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/us.jpgusThe Picture: Andrew on the left, me on the right, an aunt and a niece with us. That's not our baby, by the way. That was before offspring. Interestingly enough, I look surprisingly like my sister.2015-12-04T13:06:35+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/12/03/holidailies-day-2/2015-12-04T01:24:42+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/12/01/holidailies-2/2015-12-02T04:54:23+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/11/26/thanksgiving/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/thanksgiving-2013.jpgThanksgiving 2013Our first Thanksgiving in Nebraska. We celebrated with the small group and their families. One of my favorite Thanksgivings!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/family.jpgFamilyThis is a rare picture of my sister and her husband, my parents, Andrew's parents, and us all together. It was 2009, I think.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/nanny-and-papal.jpgNanny and PapalMy grandparents. My grandma was being silly wearing that crazy hat.2015-11-27T02:21:54+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/11/14/witches-and-salem-and-halloween/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tent2.jpgtent2https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_98661.jpgIMG_9866https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_98592.jpgIMG_9859https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_98542.jpgIMG_9854https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_98532.jpgIMG_9853https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_98562.jpgIMG_9856https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_98632.jpgIMG_9863https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_9866.jpgIMG_9866https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_98591.jpgIMG_9859https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_98541.jpgIMG_98542015-11-14T22:16:06+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/11/03/what-i-learned-on-a-big-long-road-trip/2015-11-03T23:17:21+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/10/18/its-here/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2q.jpg2Q==The concentration. They didn't even see me there taking the picture.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/9k.jpg9k=https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/10891458_10152738886342182_4495315290004366915_n.jpg10891458_10152738886342182_4495315290004366915_nThe heavenly day when they received their very own laptops--a combined Christmas gift from grandparents and parents and worth every penny!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_7646.jpgIMG_7646Yep, they even play it at the library!2015-10-19T01:35:36+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/09/21/i-think-im-a-clanging-cymbal/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_9574.jpgIMG_9574https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_9573.jpgIMG_9573https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_9572.jpgIMG_9572https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_9571.jpgIMG_9571It was a lot dustier than it appears.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tiny-cymbals.jpegtiny cymbalsIt'd be nice if this were the size of my symbolic cymbals.2015-09-21T22:14:49+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/09/05/take-a-stand/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_9591-e1441468915443.jpgIMG_9591https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_9590.jpgIMG_9590https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_9588.jpgIMG_9588https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ejerusalem1.jpgEJerusalem12015-09-05T18:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/08/21/random-thoughts/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_9533.jpgIMG_9533https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_9535.jpgIMG_95352015-08-22T02:22:30+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/06/17/forgiveness-changes-everything/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_8798-e1434593514897.jpgIMG_8798https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_8802.jpgIMG_8802https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_6234.jpgIMG_6234https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_6780.jpgIMG_6780https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_6776.jpgIMG_6776https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_6820.jpgIMG_6820A big, fancy church in Honolulu.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_7416.jpgIMG_7416https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_7476.jpgIMG_7476We were about to have a family conflict over the appropriate way to take the photo.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_7928.jpgIMG_7928https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_8295.jpgIMG_82952015-08-18T13:13:20+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/08/16/the-choice/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/us-flag.jpegUS flaghttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cross-and-flag.gifcross and flaghttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cross.jpgcrosshttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cropped-1918-2.jpgcropped-1918-2.jpg2015-08-16T16:00:14+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/about/about-this-blog/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3123.jpgFamily PhotoMoving day, June 20132015-07-01T22:17:26+00:00weekly0.6https://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/06/26/alls-quiet-on-the-western-front/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/red-cloud.jpgRed Cloudhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/us.jpgUshttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/storm.jpgstormhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/three-of-us.jpgThree of ushttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fun.jpgfunhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dressed-up.jpgDressed uphttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1918-2.jpg1918-2https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1854.jpg1854https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1845.jpg1845https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1918.jpg19182015-06-29T11:14:58+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/06/01/a-calling-to-sacrifice/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/superman-clipart-9i4e9jeie.gifsuperman-clipart-9i4E9jeiEhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8873.jpgIMG_8873https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_8872.jpgSenior PictureBecause no post referring to me at the age of those students would be complete without a senior picture of me at the age of those students.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dscf2278-e1433135816143.jpgThe kids and meI feel guilty even insinuating that motherhood has been less than stellar for me when I see these sweet faces. They were so little and so cute!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_4307.jpgOlga and meOne of my best Ukrainian friends and me, years after I moved away from Ukraine.2015-06-01T17:02:00+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/09/12/a-big-waste-of-time/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/images1.jpgimageshttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/images.jpgimages2015-04-04T15:25:56+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/09/21/what-if-people-talked-about-soft-drinks-the-way-they-talk-about-coffee/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/batman.jpgbatmanhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mt-dew-demon.jpgmt dew demonhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mr-pibb-raccoon.jpgMr Pibb raccoonhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/coke-baby.jpgcoke babyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cat.jpgcathttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mt-dew-sad.jpgMt Dew sadhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/mt-dew.jpgMt dewhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/emily-and-me.jpgEmily and meAt the beach, in case you didn't notice.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sunset2.jpgSunset2How interesting that the beautiful lamp silhouette appears just in front of the sun...https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sunset.jpgsunset2015-04-04T15:24:48+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/10/07/whats-your-goliath/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/elah-valley-from-azekah-tb011606733-bibleplaces.jpgElah-Valley-from-Azekah,-tb011606733-bibleplacesThe Elah Valley, where the story took place.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/goliath.jpggoliathBring it on!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/stones.jpg?????????????????????????????????????https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/david-vs-goliath.jpgDavid-Vs-GoliathTraditional Sunday school picture to complement the storyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2_goliath-dead.jpg2_goliath-deadNow grab the sword and off with the head!2015-04-04T15:23:54+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/12/08/holidailies/2015-04-04T15:23:24+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/10/29/anything-else/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/running-in-rain.jpgrunning in rainhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cat.jpgcatNobody make any sudden moves. The whole place is about to blow to smithereens!2015-04-04T15:21:55+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/12/09/how-an-introvert-survives-a-party/2015-04-04T15:20:41+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/04/02/religious-freedom-and-jesus/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/rainbow-cake.jpgrainbow cakehttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pic.jpgpic2015-04-03T16:08:11+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/03/07/we-made-it/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/spring.jpegspringThese flowers are some of my favorites because I saw them every early spring in Ukraine. In Russian, the name means "under the snow" and I sometimes saw them growing up through the snow!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/emma.jpgemmaSpring...with a little snow in the background.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_7806.jpgIMG_7806https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_7805.jpgIMG_7805Snuggle up!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_7592.jpgIMG_7592https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/baby-blanket.jpgbaby blanketI did create some stuff this winter. This is a baby blanket made with the most beautiful colors in the world (in my opinion).https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/animals.jpganimalsCrochetin' it up! Sweet stuffed animals I made my kids for Valentine's Day.2015-03-07T20:53:45+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2015/01/15/family-away-from-family/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/csl-front-cropped.jpgCSL-front-croppedCalvary Shadow Lake, where we attendhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/church.jpgchurchThe main campus of our church, Calvary Christian Churchhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/us.jpgushttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/thanksgiving.jpgthanksgivinghttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/hannah-and-me.jpgHannah and mehttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/my-bday.jpgmy bdayhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/10269349_10153655882623538_8366338173802576301_n1.jpg10269349_10153655882623538_8366338173802576301_nWe've celebrated quite a few birthdays together...https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1512310_10152738885962182_9093211036740177275_n1.jpg1512310_10152738885962182_9093211036740177275_nhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_63322.jpgIMG_6332https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1474401_10151961192592182_296110410_n.jpg1474401_10151961192592182_296110410_n2015-01-15T16:47:09+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/11/25/the-best-way-to-travel-with-kids/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_4174.jpgIMG_4174The picture from our three-hour trip home from last year's ICOM. Note the priceless expression of the middle one. One of my all-time favorite travel pictures.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_4173.jpgIMG_4173https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_4171.jpgIMG_4171https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_4172.jpgIMG_4172https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_4169.jpgIMG_4169https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_4168.jpgIMG_4168https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_7173.jpgIMG_7173Is that a mushroom cloud in the distance? Just keep driving, just keep driving...https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_7372.jpgIMG_7372My boy is the cutest boy. https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_7375.jpgIMG_737514 hours is a long time. The road felt like it went forever.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_7374.jpgIMG_73742014-12-09T23:04:43+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/08/23/i-was-a-cemetery-telemarketer/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/telephone-book-1.jpgTelephone Book 1Imagine lugging a bunch of these around in your car all summer! Fun times!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/book-stacks.jpgbook-stacksThis looks all too familiar.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/trinity-college-dublin.jpgTrinity College, DublinMaybe if my library looked like this one at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, I would have enjoyed it more. https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/newport_cemetery.jpgNewport_Cemeteryhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/scary.jpgscaryScary cemetery! No way I'd work in THIS one!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cemet.jpgcemetNot really the cemetery where I spent my free time that summer. I'm not including pictures of that one, mostly because I did not care to take any!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/omaha-beach-cemetery.jpgOmaha-beach-cemeteryhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/eastern_catholic_cemetery.jpgEastern_Catholic_cemeteryI see some Cyrillic writing, but I didn't take this in Ukraine. It's cool, though!2014-09-22T06:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/08/31/like-riding-a-bike/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/oldladysnow1.jpgoldladysnow1Hopefully, it won't come to this.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/oldlady.jpgoldladyWhat my girls saw when I got on the bike today.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/crash_p1.jpgcrash_p1No crashes occurred, although there were a few near misses.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bicycle-crash.jpgbicycle-crashI did not ride this kind, and I did not end up on my face. So all in all, a good experience.2014-09-22T06:25:10+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/08/18/i-was-the-perfect-mother/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lulu-e1408261435403.jpgLuluI visited my former roommate in Ukraine a few years ago. She somehow looked almost exactly like she did when we lived in that apartment building behind us 15 years ago. How could that happen?!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/silly-family.jpgsilly familyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/i-love-mom.jpgI love momhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/me-in-simferopol.jpgMe in SimferopolSpeaking of random stuff, here's a picture of me a million years ago. You are welcome!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/on-the-mt.jpgon the mthttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/airport-family.jpgairport familyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/us.jpgUshttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/kids-and-me-vacation.jpgkids and me, vacationhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/luba-and-me.jpgLuba and MeThis is one of those roommates. See how well we get along, even now? https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf1290.jpgDSCF12902014-08-19T16:22:13+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/08/13/things-id-never-say-if-i-didnt-have-kids/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/em.jpgemYou said WHAT?!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_0329.jpgIMG_0329https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4528.jpgIMG_4528You said WHAT?!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4505.jpgIMG_4505This littlest one is so silly!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4529.jpgIMG_4529https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4913.jpgIMG_4913https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_4504.jpgIMG_4504https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5118.jpgIMG_5118Don't ask me embarrassing questions like that ever again!2014-08-17T13:37:53+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/07/31/why-you-can-go-home-again/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/skyline_logo.jpgskyline_logohttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/gabbie-brianna-and-me.jpggabbie, brianna, and meMy two beautiful former coworkers. Look at those faces! See how much fun we had at work?https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/graeters.jpgGraetersGratuitous picture of our trip to Graeter's. Because what trip to Cincinnati is complete without a trip to the world's best ice cream place?!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/infinity-time1.jpgInfinity-Time1https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/skyline.jpgSkylineFeeling good and hungry? Skyline time!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/deb-and-me.jpgDeb and meOur first selfie together. Wait! Is it still considered a selfie for me if I'm not the one holding the camera?https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cincinnati.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAThis is the view of Cincinnati I saw, but I did not take this picture. I was busy driving.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/vinnitsa-ukraine-city-views-16.jpgvinnitsa-ukraine-city-views-16This one really isn't packed. I've seen them with people hanging out the doors. Saw a babushka beat a man with an umbrella to force her way on one once.2014-08-03T22:02:52+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/07/17/15-ways-marriage-is-better-after-15-years/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wedding-pic.jpgwedding pichttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/family-photo.jpgfamily photohttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/us-black-and-white.jpgUs, black and whitehttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/emma-turned-three.jpgEmma turned threeThis was Emma's third birthday, the time when things started getting easier on the kid front.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/explosion.jpgExplosionWatch out! There's been a fight...or 500 fights.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/us-fall.jpgUs, fallI love this picture of us! Thanks, Rob Amend, for the great family photos. Remember how Emma hated you during that photo shoot?https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/keep-calm-and-enjoy-fifteen.pngkeep-calm-and-enjoy-fifteenhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/andrew-and-me.jpgAndrew and meAw! We look sweet together after all these years.2025-04-23T19:56:50+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/07/03/we-crashed-a-family-reunion/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-1-12.jpgphoto 1-12The Brownieshttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-2-10.jpgphoto 2-10https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-3-10.jpgphoto 3-10Brownie, anyone? Come on, you know you want one!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-2-81.jpgphoto 2-8https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-5-6.jpgphoto 5-6https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-1-10.jpgphoto 1-10Lookout Mountain in Denver. Not pictured: Buffalo Bill's grave...or maybe not. There's controversy over whether he's actually buried there or not.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-2-8.jpgphoto 2-8https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-1-11.jpgphoto 1-11We went to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. You can see Denver in the background.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-2-9.jpgphoto 2-9https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-3-9.jpgphoto 3-92014-07-04T01:52:43+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/06/28/why-big-sky-country-isnt-just-montana/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-1-71.jpgphoto 1-7A rainbow!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sunset.jpgsunsetDid I mention that the sunsets are gorgeous, too?https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-5-1.jpgphoto 5-1https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-3-7.jpgphoto 3-7https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-5-5.jpgphoto 5-5Look at those clouds!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-4-4.jpgphoto 4-4All this and not even a thunderstorm warning!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-1-9.jpgphoto 1-9https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-1-7.jpgphoto 1-7https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-1-6.jpgphoto 1-6Almost looks like a blanket being pulled up over the town.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-4-6.jpgphoto 4-6It must be raining out there, on the horizon somewhere.2014-06-28T16:48:11+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/06/22/winter-is-coming/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/unknown.jpgUnknownhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/winter-cartoon.jpgwinter-cartoonhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/g1373836152750033787.pngg1373836152750033787Prettymuch what we expected before we moved here.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/franciscogoya_the_snowstorm.jpgfranciscogoya_the_snowstormJust a little chilly. Maybe put on a jacket.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-21.jpgphoto-21https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-20.jpgphoto-20https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-19.jpgphoto-19https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-4-3.jpgphoto 4-3Winter view of almost the same spot as the above picture.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-3-31.jpgphoto 3-3https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-3-3.jpgphoto 3-32014-06-23T00:08:34+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/05/22/stay-on-the-path/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/snakes1.jpgSnakesTa Da! (One is complaining about the sun in his eyes)https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/wyoming-devils-tower.jpgwyoming-devils-towerhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3221.jpgIMG_3221https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/chimney-rock.jpgChimney rock2014-06-15T03:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/06/14/five-fun-things-about-a-small-town-festival/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/funnel-cakes.jpgFunnel Cakeshttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/corn-dogs.jpgCorn DogsBright, colorful, sugary, savory: what's not to love?https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/whispy-clothes.jpgwhispy clothesI'm afraid if I put on one of these whispy lace blouses, I might just float away. Like a ghost or something.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/native-american-stuff.jpgNative American stuffhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-4-1.jpgphoto 4-1https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-3-1.jpgphoto 3-1Why are these things always powered by John Deere engines? There must be a story there somewhere.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-2-1.jpgphoto 2-1https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-1-1.jpghot dogWhat? A hot dog wrapped in bacon and stuffed with cheese, and all of it is fried. I don't know if I should eat it or use it to oil the hinges in my house. Cholesterol crazy...but also sounds kinda good.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-5.jpgphoto 5https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-4.jpgphoto 4All the way around. Yes, indeed.2014-06-30T00:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/06/08/hannibal-a-hermit-crab-and-a-hairy-dog/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3157.jpgIMG_3157https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3148.jpgWater towerDon't judge. We were at a stop light when I took this.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3147.jpgMissusThis is our youngest with Missus, her hermit crab.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3136.jpgPaint the FenceHe's a stranger to hard work.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3132.jpgHannibalIt was extremely sunny. We had trouble finding a spot to take a picture because the sun was apparently burning everyone's eyes and blinding them. At least that's what they claimed.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3128.jpgGracieGracie behaved herself very well. I'm sure her fur made her pretty uncomfortable, but she and my daughter made the trip without complaining.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3126.jpgHannah and MeReady to go!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_3116.jpgThe Old DoorThe kids stopped for one last picture as they closed the door on our old house.2014-06-09T04:11:52+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/06/05/location-location-location/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/storm-party1.jpgstorm partyThis is some of the group. We holed ourselves up in the basement and watched Madagascar. We wanted to watch Twister, but our internet did not cooperate.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/radar.pngradar, Omaha area, 6 pmWe are in the yellow box, near Omaha. The weather guy said they describe the storms as train cars because one rolls in just as the last storm cell rolls out.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/house-with-hail-damage.jpgHouse with hail damage, Blair, NELooks like maybe this house in Blair saw some hail last night...you know, just a little.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hail-damage-cars.jpgHail Damage, cars, Blair, NEMight be a good time to buy a new car if you live in Blair. That is, as long as you don't mind a few dings here and there. Or maybe a broken window.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/whistler.jpgwhistlerOK, the school secretary did NOT look like this, but she might have had this face when she ordered us all downstairs for the tornado drills.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/campus.jpgcampusThis is the campus of the college where we work. No, it's not normally that dark and brooding!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/storm-party.jpgstorm partyThis is some of us holed up down in the basement watching Madagascar. We really wanted to watch Twister, but our internet did not comply.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/omaha-ne.jpgOmaha, NEThis was taken in Omaha, just north of where we live. Looks like something from the Left Behind series.2022-11-01T23:25:58+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/05/30/we-live-in-a-sod-house/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/us-map.jpgUS MapIt's right there, in the red.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pony-express.jpgPony ExpressWe got the complete tour of this real life Pony Express station--all one room of it!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3437.jpgHannah I can totally imagine her a pioneer!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3428.jpgKids at the soddySod home preserved the way settlers actually lived in it. This is the real thing!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3252.jpgIMG_3252After I made them climb up for the picture, I saw a sign that said to stay off the wagons. Laura Ingalls would smack me if she knew I'd broken the rules!https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_4012.jpgchurch?Actually, the churches here are very trendy, even more than the ones we left. That's material for another post, though.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3443.jpgCorn PalaceThis is indeed a real place. The Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. It is a wonder to behold. If you've never been, you should go.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3441.jpgIMG_3441https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3421.jpgAlexHowdy, partner.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3420.jpgEmmaShe's just sweet!2014-05-31T01:57:37+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.com/2014/05/17/go-west/https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_4503.jpgThanks GodI found this in the snow in our back yard. My daughter wrote it.https://lauramckillipwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_3264.jpgOregon Trail Marker2014-05-20T01:49:39+00:00monthlyhttps://lauramckillipwood.comdaily1.02025-04-23T19:56:50+00:00