Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Yeah, You can Write it, But No One Is Gonna Read It.
You know the longer I live on this planet the tighter it seems to fit, and I'm not talking about clothes size, or expanding waist lines. I'm talking about freedom. Freedom to choose, or not. Freedom to participate, or to watch from the sidelines. It seems that everyday our freedoms get restricted...
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Getting Lost
I have lost many things in my life. I have lost people. I have lost faith. I've lost hope and I've lost my mind once or twice. I lost my self-confidence (but i found it again with the help of love) I lost a child. I lost my childhood. I've been lost, and I've been found. I've looked and longed, and...
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Friday, April 28, 2006
Happy Birthday
Today I turned forty. The big four-oh. I am not truamatized by this number, in fact my day has been really good. Rachel came bouncing down the stairs this morning, “Mommy! Do you know what day it is? It's your birthday!” I love that she is excited about my day. The weather is good and I feel really...
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Thursday, April 27, 2006
Dying
There is an irony in the new life of spring for me. While I celebrate the coming of the “new year” with planning my garden and watching the tree buds swell, getting ready to break open in to leaf. I also grieve. Spring has traditionally been a time of loss for me. And as I get older each birthday...
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Three Bucks
Two $1.50 bulldozers on sale at Toys R' Us. My girls sitting at the top of the hill in my backyard. Deciding to race. Rachel counts down from 3, 2, 1, GO! She pushes her truck down the hill, Emily flings hers overhand, sending it bouncing all over the place. They run down the hill to gather their...
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Monday, April 24, 2006
Good Lord!
At the library this weekend, with my fussy children in tow, I was in line behind an enormously pregnant woman. She was at the checkout and looked, well, not very well. Her cheeks were flushed, she was having trouble concentrating and her two children were playing at her feet. The first librarian...
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Sunday, April 23, 2006
Ten Years Off My Life!
Well I still have a little time before the seeds are ready for planting, but it was time to clean up the garden and get the kids good and dirty. So we went out. A big shovel for me, and little ones for the little ones. The wheel-barrow tire needed inflating, but I was prepared for that. The girls...
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Saturday, April 22, 2006
One Sweet Moment
I spend Easter Monday at my brother's house with the girls. I don't spend much time with my brother, sister-in-law and niece. I'm not sure why, but family dynamics are always a little difficult to pin down. ( Although it might have something to do with him thinking I'm going to hell...) My brother...
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Asking For Help
On Saturday Morning I asked for some help getting breakfast ready. Wait, let me back up a bit... On Saturday morning I was volunteered by my husband to make ham and eggs for the family. I asked for some help, you know, get out the plates, make the toast, herd the children – that kind of thing. While...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Which Came First, The Dog, Or The Name?
The other night we were out with friends and like all proud parents, they had pictures of their pride and joy. Their dog. This isn't any dog. This is a very special dog. It is (brace yourselves) a Miniature Golden Doodle. A cross between a toy poodle and a golden retriever. Now, here is my question....
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