let’s table that one

once upon a time Missy had a give-a-way.
I entered, and then forgot about it.
I had a really bad weekend and came back from it, to find a post in my in box telling me I had won!
yipeeee!
The item arrived and I have been promising Missy forever that I would get some really cute photos of [...]

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renewing the gratitude list

months ago I was posting a list of ten things to be grateful for every week.
Sometimes it was simple stuff, like oatmeal cookies.
Sometimes I tried to be profound.
I got lazy after a while and stopped posting those lists.
Well today, in the face of my husband losing his job to the concept of  “reductions in force”  [...]

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ginny’s first date

This weekend we had plans.
as you know, plans change.
Saturday was supposed to be a relaxing day spent puttering around the house.  Getting some things done that have been waiting for us for a while…..starting with our home office which desperately needs to be dug out again.
however….
We got up Saturday and realized we had just one [...]

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we have a water baby

I already knew Ginny liked the water.  She loves to be held in the bath, tummy up and floated around the tub.  She loves to splash.  She even liked sitting in our neighbor’s little water play mat.  She has never shown the slightest fear of water.
But none of that was a guarantee that she would [...]

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weird question

so, I’m sitting in a hard wooden pew.
At the funeral of a fine upstanding man of God.  His Granddaughter is one of my dearest friends and we needed to be there for her. But we also respected Grandpa, so it was a no-brainer.
My husband is sitting next to me holding Ginny.  Ginny is quietly sucking [...]

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a different way to celebrate the fourth of july

Last year, Fourth of July weekend was a bit of a bummer.  We were dealing with a broken adoption match and the heartbreak was intense.
This year was much different.
We now have Ginny.  Our sweet, loving, adorable girl who has changed our lives.  You would think we would be big into the fireworks and freedom celebrations.  [...]

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ginny’s first easter

Ginny’s first Easter.  It was pretty calm as major family holidays go.
She is too young to understand any of it.  But the grown ups in her life had fun pretending it was special to her.  Really it was just special to us that she is in our lives now.
Thank you Mel & Steve and thank [...]

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update on Ginny’s RSV

okay, we saw the doctor Wednesday and she said that Ginny was very very much improved and that she is gonna be fine.
the big thing now is to keep from re-infecting her, or adding any new infection on top of the one she has just fought off.
So Martin and I are sort of in a [...]

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reaching out

Based on my Follow-up to Mother’s day post, a reader asked me this question.  I liked her question and the opportunity it gives me to share (because I believe this is a very common issue), so I’m turning it into a full post.
This is W’s question:
“I’ve been lurking here for a short time and I [...]

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gratitude (week three)

It’s time for me to buckle down and write up 10 more things I am grateful for.
21. music.
22. people who need me.
23. a really good steak.
24. those times I manage to touch somebody with a message and they let me know.
25. my husband’s sense of humor
26. home-made oatmeal [...]

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