Tag Archives: Family

Simple Sunday – Sunny 62 Degrees, Mimosas, and Gingerbread Houses

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Shoes

We were lucky enough to be invited over to a friends house to make gingerbread houses today.  This being a tradition of theirs, I felt honored to be asked to attend.  Each person brought some candies for decorating. The gingerbread … Continue reading →

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BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Shoes

Humm, I thought as I slowed down my driving and cocked my head like a confused puppy, my car has never made that noise at me before.  Maybe it will just go away, my irrational mind rationalized. It was the … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Cranes, Coffee, and a Shared Towel

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Shoes

On my walk with the dog this weekend, I noticed the building near our place had grown. When I got back Gray Leopard, a stray cat I have been wooing and have hopes of taming and adding as a member … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Home

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Shoes

This morning as I woke up in my bed in the apartment we are currently calling home, a black lab slyly licking my left foot that was poking out of the sheets and a small black cat purring happily on … Continue reading →

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Four Plates on the Table

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Shoes

This morning I was the first one up.  I started the coffee and tended to the needs of Haley and Delilah, our dog and cat.  I took my favorite coffee mug down from the cupboard and stood in the kitchen … Continue reading →

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Carterisms: Condoms and Naptimes

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Shoes

Recent Carterism #1:  Earlier this week Carter spent one on one time with his Grandma. I promised my mom that before we left the state, she would get some one on one time with each grandson.  When I went to … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – A Perfect Fit

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Shoes

After the commencement ceremony we had dinner and drinks with some friends at a local restaurant.  Cody wanted to try on my cap.  I think it is a perfect fit!

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Walking

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Shoes

Tomorrow I walk. Tomorrow I don a cap, gown, and hood and will walk. In retrospect it has been both a short and a long year.  I have learned a lot and feel, for the most part, prepared to move … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Scatting

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Shoes

Allow me to tell you a few things I recently learned about wombat scat from my eight year old son. Wombats communicate with each other by way of their droppings, or scat. A single wombat can leave over one hundred … Continue reading →

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Waking Up Six

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Shoes

He has kept a running countdown for a couple weeks.  He talks about the cake and the friends and the presents and the ice cream but that is not why he is so eager. Carter has been counting down to … Continue reading →

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