Stew Or Casserole

January 30, 2012

Two weeks ago, my friend Jen’s sweet little cousin (really, more like nephew) passed away only a few days after his fifth birthday. He’d fought leukemia for fourteen long months. When Jen told me the news, I was so sad. It’s awful that he’s gone. It’s awful that his brother will grow up without him. It’s [...]

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Maddie Flower

January 16, 2012

Even though it’s winter, my backyard is in bloom. We have a large green bush with a group of non-edible red berries on it. The berries are only growing in one spot, and it happens to be right in front of my bedroom window. Annie loves to go out and look at the fruit trees, [...]

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Saturday Sadder Day

November 14, 2011

The sky put on a show on Maddie’s birthday. I did my best to smile and celebrate Maddie. I spoke about her to anyone who would listen. I looked at pictures of her. And of course, we ate cream puffs and sang Happy Birthday. Annie liked the cream puffs WAY more than she did last [...]

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She Would Be Four

November 11, 2011

On November 11, 2007, you arrived, making me a mother more than eleven weeks ahead of schedule. I wasn’t ready to meet you, but it was still one of the best days of my life. Even with the fear and the uncertainty, it was still an amazing day, because you were finally here. Becoming a [...]

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History Is A Gallery Of Pictures

November 9, 2011

The night I devoted to picking out and printing photos for our gallery wall, I was up until 4am. It was tiring and I was indecisive, but I am happy with the final result: I love walking into our hallway and seeing photos of my family. I’m transported back to the moment each was taken, [...]

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Fairness

November 8, 2011

After Maddie was born, I did NOT understand how anyone could love more than one kid. I was certain that I could never love another kid as much as I loved Maddie, so how could all these other people claim to love each of their kids the same? I obviously learned that it’s possible and [...]

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