Tag Archives: Children

Living With a Cold Blooded Killer

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Shoes

She wears a coat one shade darker than the darkest of nights.  Her eyes, two glowing green orbs, unblinking in their concentration.  Her ears alert to the whispers of whispers.  The faintest rustle of a leaf, the smallest twitch of … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – What’s in Your Lingerie Bag?

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Shoes

Since becoming a mom I find myself washing more non-lingerie items in my lingerie bag that actual lingerie.

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A Little Bit of Magic

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Shoes

Last night while you were tucked in fast asleep, my dear I polished a silver dish for you to keep, my dear Your baby teeth, proof of the passage of time, my dear With each loss of a tooth you … Continue reading →

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Of Carter and the Peach (or on days like this I think I deserve a medal just for making it through)

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Shoes

I am still not sure what alerted me that something was wrong.  It must have been a small noise he made or a change in his movements.  I was in the kitchen cutting up a hot dog (of all things) … Continue reading →

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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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Simple Sunday – A Simply Lovely Mother’s Day

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Shoes

My mom came down for the weekend and we went to the zoo in a continuation of Carter’s birthday celebration.  In our house a person’s birthday gets celebrated for at least a week or more, with festivities spread out and … 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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Our Little Patch of Dirt

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Shoes

We planted our veggie garden last weekend.  This is the second year we have planted one and even though we don’t really know what we are doing it is a lot of fun.  Plus last year we actually got some … Continue reading →

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Memories of Rosy

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Shoes

There is now one dog dish where once there were two.  The spaces in between the walls of our house seem more empty.  A seventy pound German Shepherd, apparently, can take up a lot of space.  I can still hear … Continue reading →

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