I’ve been busy these past few days celebrating Abigail’s sixth birthday. I’ll try to catch up as I can…Earlier this week, Anita Sharpe at Worthwhile encouraged readers to quickly name Six Things that Inspire You . I can make a list of things that inspire me but I think that a better word might be […]
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Sources of inspiration
June 26th, 2004 · 2 Comments
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Sink or swim
June 21st, 2004 · 2 Comments
Last week I took Abigail to the pool. It was Mommy-and-me time, but I also had a goal in mind. I wanted to see how willing she was to swim. I didn’t care exactly what she remembered from her lessons last fall or what she could or couldn’t do. I wanted to know how willing […]
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My secret selfishness
June 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on My secret selfishness
As I commented on Katherine’s blog the other day, in response to her question, my five favorite fruits are raspberries, raspberries, raspberries…oh, yes, strawberries and blueberries…. In the photo above, the berry appears close to my wedding ring, and although I love Ted more, much more than any fruit, I feel passionate for anything raspberry. […]
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Hot and uncomfortable
June 18th, 2004 · 1 Comment
Hot. It’s been hot and uncomfortable. My ears begin to burn the moment I step into the sunshine. I pity my plants who have nowhere to hide from the heat. To keep the kids cool, I inflated a new pool – a big blue elephant with a shower snout – and let them splash about […]
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My new alarm clock
June 14th, 2004 · 1 Comment
I got out of bed and ran downstairs to take its picture as it ran out of our yard Pretty isn’t it? Maybe one of these would help motivate Katherine to get up in the morning…or maybe she just needs a bedside copy of The Little Engine That Could I think I can…I think I […]
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