Video woes

So this week has been an interesting experience in video-editing-gone-wrong.
I love working on videos but get little opportunity to do so. I have been a faithful user of Final Cut Express, but I must say that this current project was the first time I considered defecting.

My Macbook Pro (Computer A) has Final Cut 4, and [...]

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Brain overload

Well the past few days are a great example of what happens to my brain when I am overloaded. When I’ve got one (or more) major projects due and a deadline approaching and I end up in scrambling mode, there are a number of clues that are a dead giveaway that my brain is in [...]

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Chocolate soup dessert

Today we had some friends over. I tried to make this dessert that’s supposed to be like a chocolate lava cake. I made it before and it had a big smiley face written next to it (which meant it was delicious), but I made it years ago. So I made it again today and put [...]

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Changing an electric toothbrush

My family knows that I am quite inept at some things.
For example, tell my kids I will be driving them somewhere and they instantly cringe and ask tentatively, “Uh… can Daddy drive us?’ I am notorious for getting lost.
Another area is how I am mechanically inept. God knows this, and this is why he planned [...]

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Meal organizing

My husband and I had a great date tonight where we talked about the overload factor.
Like many families, we struggle with balancing many things:

my over-full-time job (ministry is never done)
Albert’s part time job with a 40-mile commute
Albert’s volunteering in the local school doing tutoring and assisting in classes
Daniel’s fencing training and competitions
Megan’s being in two [...]

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