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Random
I love Craigslist. Yesterday I got three gates and a walker for Scotland- $15.00! A couple of days ago Scotland crawled up the stairs from the basement to the kitchen. Yesterday, was one of those dream mothering days. I can’t really descibe it, it was just a day full of smiles and laughter. (Except for…
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Women
My list of blog topics grows longer and longer, oh how writing clears my mind and sharpens my understanding. I truly need to write. Several of the topics revolve around the theme of women. My dear friend Claire and I often talk about women and our roles, challenges, and strengths on our runs together. I love…
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Simple Tasks Completed= Great Joy!
Gretchen Rubin says in “The Happiness Project” that completing nagging tasks brings great happiness. Tonight was proof of that. In three quick hours I finished the touch-up painting on the windows in our bedroom, the alcove in our bedroom, the door in our bathroom, and the baseboards in the living room and kitchen. These were…
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Holden Arboretum
“A Gift for Mom:” This was Tom’s catch, and the winner of the day. After seven years in the area we finally made it to the Holden Arboretum. It’s one of the largest arborteum/botanical gardens in the United States. So while we enjoyed several hours there we only saw a slice. We’ll definitely be going…
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Finally!
When we moved in, our front door looked something like this: No, wait, it actually looked like this: I wasn’t a fan of the strange red sign, so I removed it, and fixed the hanging sign (among a few other things): Finally, I’ve done what I’ve been wanting to do for years: Vinyl lettering on the…
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Scotland: 7.5 Months
Scotland- 7.5 months Two teeth crawling on hands and knees- fast! lots of hair growth- both in length and thickness immitating speech- when I say “Say: Babo, babo, babo.” (Daddy in Italian) He’s respond: “ba ba ba.” His favorite, however, “Mamamama!” high pitch experimentation pulling himself to a stand everywhere. He took three steps along…
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Home, Sweet, Home
Last night Scotland and I arrived home from a 10 day visit to see my sisters in Utah. We had a wonderful time, and accomplished some of what we set out to do. There is always more but, as I am slowly learning, having a child severely restricts how much one is able to accomplish…
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Thoughts
It’s gray and chilly (52 degrees), I haven’t written a blog post in over a week, my baby’s asleep, and my mind is a racing. Be warned this might be a long one. Fall: I’ve been looking forward to fall for a couple of weeks now. Mostly for silly reasons. The bulk of Scotland’s wardrobe…
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Scotland- milestones
Today, Scotland pulled himself up to a stand. He’s been pushing himself into a sitting position since Monday. His first tooth broke through yesterday. Change has arrived!
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Labor Day Weekend with Myrtle
Scotland and Myrtle a few months ago A blog I read mentioned that fall begins in two weeks and then it’s the holiday season and the year is up. His quick way of rolling up the year was unsettling to me, perhaps for that reason we’re making the most of our extended weekend. Yesterday, we…