From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Exuding Rainbows and Light

August 29, 2008

My dear sweet middle child, Jamie, turns 4 years old today. He is my sensitive, intuitive, clone of his mom beautiful child. Exuding rainbows and light, he sees the world in a way I wish I could maintain every day of my existence.
He is, perfect.
I first started blogging in 2004, just a week or so [...]

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Nie Nie Day

August 28, 2008

It’s ironic, in a sad way, that I was writing about burns and tragedy yesterday. For, you see I just found out that today is Nie Nie Day, as declared by Design Mom, and Nie Nie Day is in honor of Stephanie of Nie Nie Dialogues. On August 16, 2008, Stephanie and her husband Christian [...]

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Skin To Skin

August 26, 2008

The other night I went to bed, slid into my tiny space next to my baby and my husband, and couldn’t get to sleep. This is not necessarily something new for me, but that night was different. I put my cheek on my baby’s arm and just took in his milky, perfect skin. I caressed [...]

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Going Green is Going Great

August 25, 2008

Have you checked out 5 Minutes for Going Green yet? When I’m not spending my time here posting pictures and waxing poetic, I’m wrangling fabulous a bunch green writers, and am continuously amazed at the great articles they come up with day after day. Just in the last couple weeks we’ve had:
A fresh look at [...]

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Allow Me If You Will

August 24, 2008

I’m so in love with my camera family, that I just have to post some pictures for you. Do you mind?
These were taken at a recent day at the Lincoln Park Zoo, which is like the best place ever. I wish I lived next door.
We all had a big family outing because this guy was [...]

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A Bright And Blurry Window

August 20, 2008

I’ve been really enjoying watching the olympics lately–the exciting endings, heart breaking defeats. The Phelps effect. All so beautiful, to see what normal people can do with extraordinary skill, if they put their mind to it.
But even more moving has been to watch the footage of all the mothers of the athletes. I cry with [...]

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When Scissors Attack

August 19, 2008

How silly of me to want to grow out his hair, when his brother CLEARLY had other ideas.
The funny thing is, I don’t know if he’s going to let me fix it without a major fight.
He LOVES it. His brother LOVES it (well, it’s his work, and he’s standing behind it no matter what).
At first [...]

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Used To Be

August 18, 2008

I’ve been neglecting this blog this month, but as I see the start of school looming around the corner, I feel the tiny twinge of a new season coming upon us. The weather may not change, but it will be a new season for our family. Two boys in school, newness all around. Every reason [...]

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Red Hot Mamas

August 11, 2008

As some of you may know, I’ve been working with the girls of ruby & roja design and we’ve just launched our new site. So shiny, so pretty, so red!
I adore working with such talented and amazing women, they inspire me and show me that moms can have their own business, can do it from [...]