Monthly Archives: January 2009

update from mayo

By tracie | Published: January 21, 2009

Howdy! I’m back in the hotel room between appointments and thought I’d post a quick update. Just routine stuff today and a meeting with my doctor up here, who I love! Only thing that came back odd so far is my white blood cell counts are highly elevated. Could mean an infection somewhere, or just [...]

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christmas vacation photos

By tracie | Published: January 21, 2009

I’ve been working on sorting through and editing the way-too many photos I’ve taken on recent vacations. I started with a relatively easy one … our Christmas vacation in Mexico. There are still over 200 some photos, but I started with 900ish … so believe me, although it may not seem like it as you’re [...]

Posted in mexico {christmas 08}, taylor, vacation | 1 Comment

we christen thee … starfish beach

By tracie | Published: January 20, 2009

We found the mother lode! Is this not a perfect picture of two little girls that spend every waking hour exploring? Starfish, lizard training, moth catching … oh my! We had a great time. Great … doesn’t even describe it really. Peaceful, relaxing, soul-filling joy … that’s a little better. I have good news! The [...]

Posted in exuma {1.09}, eye update, mom-of-the-year, vacation | 1 Comment

thoughts on raising children

By tracie | Published: January 19, 2009

I’ve talked about some of my recent struggles in trying to stay mindful of my children’s lives and the effects my ‘busyness’ has on them. I’ll try to spare you a book here … But this is a sign we have near the house in Exuma. I passed it the other day and thought, “Wow, [...]