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Siblings
I have three younger sisters. We all have unique personalities, a variety of interests and a bond that's so close that we can predict - with a fair measure of accuracy - each other's reactions to almost any situation. My love for my sisters is deep, strong and without reserve. I trust them with my children, with my secrets and with my heart. I ( Read more... ) -
Paddy Pans
"Tomatoes and squash never fail to reach maturity. You can spray them with acid, beat them with sticks and burn them; they love it." ~S.J. Perelman, Acres and Pains, 1951
I'm sorry S.J. Perelman. I'm going to call a "BS" here. Apparently my assessment last year was fairly apt: I really do seem to be the only person on earth who can't grow squash.
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Nine Months...
Elizabeth is...nine months old. Can you believe it? Doesn't it seem like just yesterday, I was complaining of swollen ankles and contemplating naming her Gertrude?
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Seven Years - Part 2
Chad called me that night. We talked for hours about anything and everything.
"I'd really like to take you out on a date. Are you available this Friday?"
"No. My friends are getting married on Sunday and their rehersal dinner is on Friday."
"Oh. How about Saturday?"
"Saturday we're doing a girls' pamper party then going out to dinner."
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Seven Years - Part 1
Let's take a trip back to 2002...
I had just gotten out of yet another in a series of long-term relationships. Frustrated with dating guys who wanted to play around, I embarked on a mission to meet Mr. Right rather than Mr. Right Now.
I told my friends that I was open to blind dates. What followed was a deluge of disastrous encounters.
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Note to self
I'm going to a baby shower this weekend and am looking at easy gift ideas. And then I got lost in the craftiness...
I need a spot to post so...
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2009/04/felt-hair-clips.html
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2009/03/as-promisedcloth-blocks.html
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2009/03/cloth-baby-rings.html
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With Wings
Elizabeth had a rough night last night. Poor pumpkin seems to have her father and brother's allergies. Congested, sneezy, puffy, she didn't fall asleep until nearly 4:00. In the morning. Which means that Mommy and Daddy pulled an all-nighter.
Early this afternoon, with one 20 minute nap under our belts, I strapped both kids in the car and went ( Read more... ) -
1345
I just downloaded my LJ into a PDF. Apparently, I've written 1345 pages - at 11pt font - over the last six years. Do you realize how many books that is??? -
Tomato, Tahmahto
You knew it was coming didn't you? The signs were all there...refusing to believe what a to-scale grid said I could plant, the first rush of tomato buying madness at the nursery, the websites, the films...they all pointed to a repeat of last year's downward spiral.
Even I knew trouble was brewing. Just three days ago, Joseph and I stood in the ( Read more... )
