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Cross-posted from Cherry Blossoms {The Blog}. (Seize the Day and Forget It) At my baby shower, as is common at many baby showers, my guests wrote me cards of advice. The advice varied wildly from “be careful not to spoil the baby” to “hold him always.” (I’m both paraphrasing and exaggerating that last one but […]
Read More Carpe Diem e ObliviscorCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms {The Blog}. Q: Ever feel like you’re failing at everything? A: Yes. It’s a superpower, really, and I’m writing a book about it. Whether it makes me a hero or a villain is up to my readers. The line between sanity and insanity is a fine one. I’m also convinced the […]
Read More The Plan B FriendCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms {The Blog}. The State Fair is over for another year. A perennial favourite, we went with thousands of our closest strangers and had a blast! One day is not enough time to see and do everything. Until next time …
Read More Texas State Fair 2017 – a photoblogCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms {The Blog}. Did you know that DFW is on the migration path for monarch butterflies as they go between Canada and Mexico? Every fall the city of Grapevine hosts an event not only to celebrate these majestic insects but to facilitate their journey. My family attended the Butterfly Flutterby today and […]
Read More Butterfly FlutterbyBad weather in our lives can come from numerous sources and there’s very little we can do about it. We can fortify our homes, shelter our families, and batten down the hatches, but we can’t control the duration, location, or severity of the storm. These storms can come from a variety of origins. Sometimes storms are […]
Read More The Storms of LifeRed asked why their trash can was in their sink. I explained that I’ve been trying to get rid of the smell in their bathroom for a couple of days. “Here,” I said, holding the can toward him. “I cleaned it out this morning and even now it still smells like pee.” Red agreed with me […]
Read More True StoryWe celebrated our anniversary early, in Michigan, but that didn’t take place of enjoying our special day. Yesterday, in addition to being the day that Red came home, was a really great day. After my morning lessons, Boy Blue and I picked up Red and Gramdaddy from the airport (my father-in-law flew out with the […]
Read More Twelfth AnniversaryNope, not pregnant. Thanks for asking, though, it’s really helping my diet. (Did you hear that rumour going around a couple of months ago that I was pregnant? Yeah, that was really funny. I think I should make a whole blog post about all the blasts to my ego lately. When put all together they’re […]
Read More I Know How It Feels To GlowWhenever I get really sick of hemorrhaging all our money on rent and gas out here, I move us across the country. With the help of realtor.com and careerbuilder.com (and google maps, of course!) I choose different areas and pretend for a couple of days that we are moving there. I have had three such […]
Read More FantasyIt seems like every other day another friend announces her pregnancy. Well, that’s an exageration, but what’s not an exageration is that a good fraction of my friends are, indeed, pregnant. (Congratulations to Jamie whose husband just broke the news.) I’m so happy for them. I’m so excited in anticipation of the little peanuts’ arrivals, […]
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