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New adventures. 25 Feb 2013 | 08:41 pm
There is not enough time or thank you's to sit down and give the response that all of these comments deserve. Friends, I am so thankful for the little community that seems to have gathered here. It is...
Learning to swim. 29 Mar 2012 | 05:16 pm
It is the 29th of March, 2012. Somehow it is both expected and hard to believe that one year ago, today, Elodie was born. Pink, screaming, child full of will and opinion. In these life-changing mome...
Jump Ship. 26 Sep 2011 | 04:20 am
One time, my Mother told me that from the time she was a little girl, she always recognized fault in other people around her, and swore to change those wrongs in herself. From an initial stand-point,...
Hello, and Goodbye (wasting time). 5 Aug 2011 | 02:00 pm
This weekend, my parents offered to take baby E for her first overnight away from home. Michael was thrilled. I was sick. We made plans for Friday night, our first "date night" alone since March. ...
Happy (hot) Weekend. 30 Jul 2011 | 11:22 am
We had some relief and the temperatures dropped to the low 100's, but next week we're looking at 109, again. I think this might just be the weekend that I take your advice, and get a kiddie pool for u...
the Swallowtail. 26 Jul 2011 | 03:04 pm
Every Summer, the Swallowtail caterpillar plows through entire harvests of dill. I have not one year seen my Mom and Grandma's gardens escape their presence. This year, I planted an unusually large a...
The long, hot days of an Oklahoma Summer. 25 Jul 2011 | 11:33 am
This Summer has been abnormally hot, even for our scorching Oklahoma Summers. When June came around, our temperatures reached the 100's and have stayed that way. There seems to be no end in sight, and...
to Be near you - (round three of the Styleathon) 19 Jul 2011 | 06:06 am
When people speak from their hearts, before our minds have had a chance to reason, the voice is loud...clear, and a statement of initial chemistry. Fireworks. I like to write from this place, and have...
Goodbye, little friend. 9 Jul 2011 | 11:19 am
When I was a little girl, I used to form unhealthy attachments to inanimate objects. I would hold tight to the memory of where it came from, who had gifted it, or how long it had been in my life. My t...
Why I choose to wear my baby. 6 Jul 2011 | 10:24 am
When I was pregnant with Elodie, we were one person. Quiet moments in the backyard, watching the world around us unfold, I would tell her what life was like out here. The breeze, the birds, the drops ...
