Changes

October 26, 2008

The last few days have been pretty eventful, unfortunately not in a good way. Heather was let go from her job on Thursday. This, as you can imagine, has made things pretty stressful considering that Heather has been our family’s primary ”breadwinner” for the last year and a half or so. Making matters even worse is that Heather’s [...]

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UI Application, DE 1101I

October 23, 2008

UI Application, DE 1101I: California Unemployment Insurance Application Today my company and I parted ways. I’m…well, I’m stunned. I’m really sad about how things went down. I loved my job, I loved my clients, and I love (PRESENT TENSE) my former co-workers. I wish things had turned out differently, but, alas. Until now, I’ve always [...]

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My Fire Season

October 23, 2008

California Octobers have the kind of weather that our colder northern neighbors would most likely envy. Most days the temperature sits around 80 with a warm breeze. But those warm breezes can also bring disaster. This October, there have been wind-blown wildfires that have destroyed beautiful hills and homes. When I took this picture, I [...]

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PUPPY VS. BABY!!!

October 22, 2008

Seeing my nephews last week got me thinking about the days before Madeline, and how, back then, I really didn’t see the difference between being the parent of a baby or the owner of a puppy.              In my then child-less mind I totally thought Rigby was the equal of my nephew Spencer in every way. This, as you can imagine, [...]

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Doomed

October 22, 2008

We’re all about the developmental milestones around here now. Maddie is now able to sit up! She can’t yet get herself into a sitting position, but if we put her in it, she’s good to go. It’s so stinking cute. Madeline has become quite good at crawling. TOO good, in fact. She still hasn’t figured [...]

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Twenty Dollar Made Me Holler

October 20, 2008

I threw my back out this weekend. It was a combination of sleeping on it wrong, picking up Maddie, stress, and lurching after my daredevil nephew. This morning it hurt so badly I could hardly breathe. I’m no stranger to back pain, but this time I definitely hit a new pain level. I was pretty [...]

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