Category Archives: children

melancholy peace

Is that an oxymoron? Cuz that’s what I felt this morning … peace, tinged with melancholy. Peace that my baby girl, um … I mean miss teenager, was on her way home. Peace that I wasn’t working and could be there for her arrival. Peace that I could stand outside with Piper during field day [...]

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my girls in bronze

Do you remember this and this?  {I used the links to my old site, because the posts on this site made the font and viewing not so fun!} When we got home from our spring break vacation, these were waiting for me in the yard!  If you look closely below, my office is on the [...]

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did my baby really turn three?!?

I asked my friend last night, “How long can you keep a kid in a crib?  High school?” I can’t believe she’s three.  And she’s really a toddler now, isn’t she?  This last baby I so desperately wanted, but didn’t even know it. I’d been blessed with three beautiful children.  Healthy.  Perfect.  Gifts from above. [...]

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kid couture

{via cool mom picks} The world would be a happy place if every child I see this spring were wearing these!

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for my girls

So … I should preface this by saying … most of my ‘deeper’ posts start out days ahead of time in my head. I just feel a bunch of thoughts coming on and unfortunately for you dear readers … they usually end up here in a spewed-out mess of jambalaya! This post started in my [...]

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