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Oct 15, 2011
3 CommentsSome Stories Just Have to be Told
Do you ever have a morning that seems like it was pulled straight out if a sitcom, except you’re the one living it, and it’s just not that funny? Friday morning was like that for me. Our morning routine yesterday was the same as usual, except that we were running about 15 minutes behind. We...
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Oct 12, 2011
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Oct 06, 2011
1 CommentHappy Birthday, Mackenzie
It took me five days to announce Mackenzie’s birth. In true form it has taken me another five to write about her birthday. Sometimes we are so in the moment, so busy with the business of life, it’s hard to take time to document it all. And sometimes you start the day with a poopy...
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Sep 21, 2011
3 CommentsWordless Wednesday
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Sep 16, 2011
5 CommentsAnd Then the Sun Came Out
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout Down came the rain and washed the spider out Out came the sun and dried up all the rain So the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again That nursery rhyme is a metaphor for my life these days. Or the old infuriating saying, “Try,...
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Sep 14, 2011
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Sep 13, 2011
2 CommentsBirthday Invitations
Mackenzie will be ONE(!) in just a few short weeks, so we mailed out her birthday party invitations the first weekend of the month. We are planning a small get together at the park with friends and family, but since so many of our family members live out of state and can’t be there, I...
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Sep 07, 2011
2 CommentsWordless Wednesday
Sunday morning Daddy and Mackenzie time is the best. Her first word to me this morning was, “Ma!” She kept saying it throughout the day today, and I kept saying, “Yes, Mama loves Mackenzie.” Early this afternoon she said, “Ma-m!” I was ironing and turned to her and said, “Yes, that’s me! Mama.” The next...
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Sep 06, 2011
3 CommentsTuesday is for Trying Something New
Today was Mackenzie’s very first day in real day care. It went so much better than I expected — for both of us. Over the last couple of months I have waffled back and forth between wanting to go back to a regular job and wanting to be home with Mackenzie full-time. I pursued some...
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Sep 01, 2011
No Comments11 Months
Mackenzie is eleven months old today! Whoa! She’s excited, can’t you tell? That might just be because she mailed invitations to her birthday party this week. She was such a helper and loved waving the envelopes around. A few of them must have been for extra special people, because she insisted on biting the corners...
