Category Archives: Little Feet

Watch Out For That Zebra!

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Shoes

Do you have zebras in your Home Depot? Yesterday Carter and I went in search of the perfect flower pots.  It is never easy to find something when you have an exact image of what you want in your head.  … Continue reading →

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With the Warmer Weather Comes the Bathroom Badgers

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Shoes

I start to notice signs of their arrival as soon as the warm weather comes.  A torn piece of leaf in the living room.  A wilted dandelion in the hallway.  A partially eaten pinecone and dirt.  Lots of dirt.  They … Continue reading →

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And Then There Was Carter

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Shoes

Four years ago, 2 hours and 14 minutes shy of Mother’s Day, Carter was born.  He took one look around, expressed his distaste for the cold bright world he was born into by crying about it and then promptly peed … Continue reading →

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Fat Ears and Red Eyes

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Shoes

The boys go to school.  They come home.  When I ask what they did that day I usually get one of two responses: “I don’t remember” or “Nothing.”  Getting anything out of the boys about how their day went at … Continue reading →

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The Worst Day of My Life

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Shoes

Six years ago today our first child was born.  It was an emergency C-section.  I was twenty-six weeks pregnant.  We ended up at the hospital because I had spotting and intense lower back pain.  The nurse on the phone did … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Me (Cha, Cha, Cha)

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Shoes

Today is my birthday.  We had a great day planned starting with coffee and a snack at home, breakfast out at a local restaurant, a trip to the first farmer’s market of the year in our small town, and then … Continue reading →

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The Jar of Death (or The Death Jar if you are into Star Wars and play on words)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Shoes

A couple weeks ago the gray curtain of clouds pulled aside to revel a fiery yellow ball in the sky, center stage.  The boys and I, drawn by its warmth and light, gravitated to the great outdoors.  The boys dusted … Continue reading →

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When is a Weed Not a Weed?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Shoes

Answer:  When you are a child. Yesterday was the second day of spring.  Between the multiple moving shades of gray, there in the sky was a glimmer of pale blue; memories of short wearing and popsicle eating floating just beyond … Continue reading →

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Cougar Sighting

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Shoes

In the past month I have received two emails from Carter’s school alerting me that a cougar was sighted in a neighborhood near the school.  His school is a fifteen minute drive from our house.  The email went on to … Continue reading →

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Iron

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Shoes

I have used my iron more in the past few months than I have in the past five years.  Combined.  Now before you all get to thinking that I have become ultra domestic, please don’t.  You know I would never … Continue reading →

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