From the monthly archives:

September 2008

Linky Link

September 29, 2008

By now you’ve probably noticed it looking a bit shiny and new around here, and I’m so thrilled to have this new design! The green, the life, the happy, the wood, it’s all so me. The girls at Ruby & Roja made me pretty, and if you are wanting a fresh look definitely check them [...]

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Blockage: 5 Steps To Overcoming Writer’s Block

September 24, 2008

Being flooded in and losing internet for almost a week means that I got out of my writing groove. I’m reluctant to report that it’s very easy for me to get out of this groove, and it happens when I’m not writing regularly and doing things like taking a shower or raising my children instead. [...]

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Inspiration

September 19, 2008

While we recover from the flooding and work to get internet service back, allow me to show you some oldies but goodies…
Originally published October 1, 2007…

Last night at 1am after I finally got all my boys in bed, I managed to crawl into the shower and just breathe. The shower is my own special sanctuary, [...]

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Makes Perfect Sense

September 18, 2008

While we recover from the flooding and work to get internet service back, allow me to show you some oldies but goodies…
Originally published September 28, 2007

Overheard just now…
Jamie (to Charlie): “You’re a poopyhead.”
My Sister: “Don’t say that, say you’re sorry.”
Jamie: “I’m sorry poopyhead.”
Sis: “No, say he’s not a poopyhead.”
Charlie: “He’s not a poopyhead.”
Sis: “No! Jamie, [...]

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Adventures In Babywearing: Part 4

September 16, 2008

In case you hadn’t already heard (and weren’t following along with her labor via Twitter), my dear friend Stephanie at Adventures in Babywearing had her sweet baby girl yesterday morning. Her name is Ivy LaRue, and you can see from her photo that she is absolute perfection.
I’m too sick to visit Ivy at the moment, [...]

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Flood? What Flood?

September 15, 2008

If you follow me on Twitter, you know that we’ve had a rough weekend. With Ike having descend upon the Country, many have it far worse than us right now. But we are not without our special brand of drama. This is a picture from yesterday looking out from my driveway:

Yeah, we’re experiencing a *tiny* [...]

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Video Interview: 5 Minutes for Mom

September 12, 2008

I finally had the courage to post this, despite the fact that I’m all shy and puffy on camera (note to self: professional video shoots are best when not straight off a 4 hour flight).
Come see my video interview where I talk about what it’s like in my world.

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Where Were You When?

September 11, 2008

A collection of tweets from just this morning…where were you when you discovered what was happening, this day, seven years ago?

To those that lost their life that day, we remember you. We will always remember.

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Living Between The Trees

September 10, 2008

We’ve been living a life of uncertainty for quite some time now. Beyond not knowing if our autistic children would ever live normal lives, we have had a couple years of major trials and tribulations. Any seemingly good thing that has come along has quickly been countered by an even bigger bad thing. Or so [...]