marked all as read in google reader…

all of ‘em. I’ve been frazzled, busy, having fun and doing end of school year chores and making plots and plans for summer, trying to buy a new vehicle and following election results (!!!). Me and what seems like 150 of my closest people are all in varying states of transition, which is mildly stressful [...]

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marked all as read in google reader…

all of ‘em. I’ve been frazzled, busy, having fun and doing end of school year chores and making plots and plans for summer, trying to buy a new vehicle and following election results (!!!). Me and what seems like 150 of my closest people are all in varying states of transition, which is mildly stressful [...]

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think, think, think

My Thinker is 9. This picture captures him in a moment of play – moments I cherish as we slowly make our way towards adolescence. Today was all happiness and light with him. A simple a joyful celebration that he belongs to and with us & that we belong to and with him. Thinker is [...]

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Baby Story

There was a time when Little Bear was a baby, see? Born at 9lb 3 oz, he wasn’t ever little for along and stopped looking like a newborn fairly early. (a babe in his great-grandmother’s arms at mother’s day.) He has an April birthday and by early summer this was fairly characteristic. (yes, I’m here, [...]

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Style

Here’s an article about childbirth and epidurals that just made me have to take a few deep breaths. That’s okay, both sides had their say, so I am cool with running the story as is – except for the following: Why do major media outlets put information about childbirth under the style section??? This happens [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Late Night Edition

Happy Birthdays Jen and Heather – Here endeth the holiday season of my family of origin.

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Have some cake…and other sundries.

Welcome to my birthday party. Please help yourself to cake. We have been iced in all day, but my husband is making a pizza/beer run despite the very cold temperatures in our parts. Look at our yard.That was actually on Friday after the snow storm when the temperature was reasonable for people to step outside. [...]

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Waiting

Well, while my brothers and sisters in Christ are awaiting the celebration of our Lord’s coming and while all our children are awaiting the mysterious and magical arrival of Santa down on chimneyed or chimneyless homes, I am here at home waiting to open my birthday presents. It all started 3 days ago when a [...]

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As My Little Puppy’s Birthday fest week draws to close…

We say a big amen and Thank You for this small person’s three years. These years have changed our family more than anything we could have imagined. Little Puppy made Thinker a big brother, made Matt and I “boy experts” – (LB made us “boy yogis or sages, perhaps); he rocked our world – yes, [...]

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My big plans

I had some big plans. In my fantasy world of way more free time than I really have I was going to overcome my overstimulation and nominate writers for all kinds of awards. I have made absolutely no progress at all on my blogging learning curve and am annoyed at myself. Also, I now have [...]

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