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  • This Is 55

    After My First Mountain  There is nothing to do except brace myself.  It’s so cold.  I’m so sick of this wind.  It isn’t just blowing—it howls, whistles, whooshes, then slaps the side of the… Read more

  • Lost at Sea

    I don’t have any pictures of me and my dad when I was little or old. I’m sure there’s some around, but I don’t have any. Sometimes I wonder how… Read more

  • Patience is golden

    Monday morning. Dad’s packing, Betty’s finishing watching The Best Little Marigold Hotel. Lindsey’s playing with Jack and Fiona in the back yard and Billy’s laying at my feet as I… Read more

  • Some of the things I’ve learned raising twins from one year to eighteen months , I wish I could have read!

    Yes I turn on cartoons once in a while, today an old Disney animation about a toad. I go in and play with the babies every few minutes. They don’t… Read more

  • Dad’s visit Day two

    There’s two rules for the fake stream at the discovery museum, one, no climbing in the stream and two, have fun. I am in the process of getting Fiona’s shoes… Read more

  • PMS and Dad’s visit DAY ONE

    This will be one of those blog posts that people read and say “oh my gosh, you seem really stressed!” I do feel stressed today and I just can’t understand… Read more

  • Countdown to Dad’s visit

    I started reading The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls yesterday. I’ve only read the first twenty five pages, and I’m not sure if I like it. My gut reaction is… Read more

  • Walks to the park and trying to remember things about my dad when I was a kid.

    I put Fiona in the carrier on the walk down to the park this morning. I held Jack’s hand as he traversed the curbs, picked up handfuls of wood chips,… Read more

  • Jacks Walk

    “The poison oak leaves are already turning orange” I say. My feet landing on the trail feeling the weight of Jack and the osprey carrier. Today was Jacks turn to… Read more

  • Jack has Fiona’s Back

    Last night in the nursery, after Jack and Fiona had their baths, Jack did the most amazing thing. It was time to put pajamas on, I wanted to put Fiona’s… Read more

  • Thoughts on Fiona’s hearing loss

    We had fun today! It’s been the perfect day and the babies are taking an afternoon nap. Today was the last day of summer school. In the fall Fiona will… Read more

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