Kite-ishness

“Let’s go fly a kite. Up to the highest height. Let’s go fly a kite and send it soaring. Up to the atmosphere, up where the air is clear, oh! Let’s goooo….fly a kite!”
Ah, yes.  The infamously catchy song at the end of the film version of Mary Poppins.  Once you begin humming it, you [...]

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Slow Lane: 1st Mile

My Dad actually made this very swing for me when I was 19. He sent it with me when I got married, which I loved. Joshua surprised me the other day by hanging it in a small tree in the backyard. He then made me cover my eyes and did a big [...]

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Little Parts that Make Up the Whole

I haven’t posted in a few days. Have been very busy trying not to be busy. It really does take a bit of effort for me, but once achieved, it is worth it. Completely and thoroughly worth it.
I suppose that is the main thought behind the title of my blog. Learning to [...]

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A Bit of Monday Cheer

I was sitting at my desk yesterday, looking out my window and spied a few flowers in bloom. Upon investigating I ran for some garden shears and a vase and ended up with this little piece of Spring:

Just a bit of post-Mother’s Day cheer.
Happy Monday.

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Mom

*an old snapshot of my very own mother…check out those shoes*grin*
Sometimes this day feels a bit unreal for me. I have been a mother for almost eight years, but it still seems so new. I wonder if motherhood will ever get that broken-in, well-worn feeling or if I will always feel a little [...]

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The Merry Month of May

Oh, my. May is here. It really is here. I was wondering come February if May was only a mirage. Alas, it was not. It is very, very real.
May is a lovely month. Full of promise, plans, and school finals. Ah, yes. I’m so glad I’m a [...]

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Rolling along

I am a bicycle addict.  I adore bicycles.  All kinds, all shapes, all sizes.  I only own two to my name at this moment, but I plan to get at least two more over my lifetime.
I desperately would love a bike like THIS…

And another one like this…

Aren’t they just fabulous?  The one on top is [...]

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Portrait of a Bear

His name is Barrett. But we call him Bear. He’s two. And he’s cute. Too cute sometimes, but I guess that’s our fault.
He can be so precocious and obstinate, but he also voluntarily kisses me more than the other two. They have their own very special ways of connecting with me, [...]

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a.m.

That’s the only title I can seem to figure out for this post. For it is indeed the a.m.
Very, very a.m. As in, I never got to sleep last night a.m. And, I should NEVER have had that last cup of coffee a.m.
Oh, well. Lessons learned [...]

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New Banner

I guess I just needed a change.  I know it may look a bit goofy, but I’m in the creative process to develop a banner I really like.  In the meantime, I thought, Why not?
They are my dear dad’s little feet when he was around 3 yrs. old.
The full picture below:

Isn’t this such a great [...]

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