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Fa la la la la...la la la la
"So this is Christmas, and what have you done?"Not enough apparently. Because I made my To-Do list on my lunch break today and I was not in love with it. And one of the joys of the job I have chosen...
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Farewell Christmas
Do you have this problem? Looking back on Christmas pictures, I find that I am not in a single one. It's like I wasn't even there. Poor single dad Dallas, alone on Christmas with his small daughter....
View ArticleA Beautiful Mess
I don't write about my faith much. It's still a growing sprout. After a childhood and adolescence of devotion, I got hurt like a gut punch to the stomach by church. It's taken me a really long time...
View ArticleI love Fresh Starts
Oh, golly. I just don't know where to start. I want to do a resolution post, because I'm a resolution kinda gal. But I'm still resolving, so I guess that post can wait. Instead, I'll share some...
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It's a...
Today, I am 20 weeks pregnant-halfway there! This pregnancy has been much rougher than Darby's was and much different. All along, I felt this baby was a boy, (Though both of my baby dreams have been...
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Another day in paradise
Last week, fog descended on the PNW and made me feel like I was living in a Bronte sisters novel. It was lovely and mysterious but after 4 days of living in a cloud I was ready for it to leave. The...
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Tidbits and Sunlight
This week, all of a sudden, I became a truly pregnant woman. The bump bumped and I found myself frenetically making pineapple upside down cake, (hello fifties housewife and I made it with cake mix and...
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Mama/Photographer
Do you know, I have three essay-ish blog posts going right now. And my overactive brain was up past my body last night, thinking out more. Three quarters through, thoughts that need to be wrapped up...
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Checking In
Wanna get all photographerish with me? So you know when it's super sunny outside and you're like, "Yes! Sun, let's take some pictures!" And then the pictures are not that great? Direct sun actually...
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Two and One Half
Just like that, she's half way to three.She and I were playing yesterday and I thought, 'Man, this is what I need to catch." Exactly who she was right then. Often, when I consciously think to...
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Easter was good.
Easter has become one of my favorite holidays. It's all spring and bright colors. Less pressure than Christmas, food almost as tasty as Thanksgiving. Easter became my holiday this year. I went big...
View ArticleLove Letter
**********Dear Dallas,When I was a girl, (have you heard this story already?), I dreamt of falling in love, of traveling the world, of settling into the perfect home, (the one I pester you about with a...
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Hats
We love hats. Luckily, I have a few. And when it is raining, and a toddler is bored, hats and a camera can be good fun. I attempted some selfies. Darby thought baby sister needed some tea. My...
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Boston
I hate this stuff. I hate the news loops that make me feel like a voyeur instead of a sympathizer. I hate that something that is an inspiration, a tradition, now carries a weight of fear. I hate the...
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Time is a Thief
Last night, my girl in her pink flannel pajamas jumped and jumped and jumped on our big bed. Her blonde hair rising and falling, her smile wide, she called, "Daddy jump with me! Daddy, hold my...
View ArticleFor Funsies
Have you seen this? My new favorite... And see, sippy cups come in really handy : ) Happy hump day.
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Sun and Spring Time
To all who think the rain never leaves this forsaken Seattle area, please let me submit to you this image:So there. We had the nicest weather in the country Sunday and Monday. I didn't even know...
View ArticleCelebrating
I am 34 weeks and one day along in this pregnancy*. I haven't written nearly as much about this baby so far as I did with Darby. In some ways, despite the constant kicks this little sprout gives me,...
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Up too early on Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day friends! Checking Facebook this am, I saw one of my mommy friends had already been up washing sheets and cleaning puke. You know you're a mother when...And I was was thinking about...
View ArticleStuff and Nonsense
ThoughtsI should be outside, planting some seeds. But my neighbors are burning a pile of Lord knows what, (do you know, Lord?), and I am not going to breathe that richard of a grey cloud in. I must...
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