I think it’s safe to say that most everyone has a special memory or keepsake from his/her childhood. Mine is my Quiet Book. It’s a book that my mother made for me before I was born so it’s technically older than I am (and that’s pretty old). Considering that, it’s still in pretty good [...]
Monday, February 1, 2010
Cause I’m leavin’, on a jet plane, don’t know when I’ll be back again… Oh wait, wrong song. I got confused for a moment because that is how I’ve felt this past week as I’ve packed my bags for the hospital. It feels kind of like I’m getting ready for a trip, although it will be a [...]
Monday, January 25, 2010
Today I am 38 weeks pregnant. 9 1/2 months, 266 days, 95.0% through. In other words, I could give birth at any moment now. That’s really good to know considering I’m tired. Tired of getting up four times a night while I experience contractions and think “this is it!” (only to have the pains go away [...]
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Have you ever wondered what’s behind the red doors? I’m referring to the red doors of the Elizabeth Arden Luxury Spa and Hair Salon, of course. I’ve heard of the famous red doors before and I’ve often passed them in various high-end shopping centers, but before yesterday, I had never glimpsed what lay behind them. Thanks to [...]
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
While putting together my baby shower a couple of months ago, my sister asked me if I had any baby pictures of the CPA and me. I had plenty of me – no problem. But it wasn’t until that moment that I realized I didn’t know what my husband looked like as a little boy. And [...]
Monday, January 4, 2010
We live in a tiny, tiny house. But we’re also very fortunate we have a second bedroom in this tiny house which, up until now, has been used as a guest room. Actually, it’s been a lot more than that – it’s been home to my cat, and then our dog, and even to [...]
Friday, January 1, 2010
Well my friends, it’s that time again – time to look at the year and see what has taken place. This is actually one of my favorite posts because it gives me a chance to see that what, if anything, I accomplished during the year. So here goes: January - The CPA and I were on [...]
Monday, December 28, 2009
Christmas was quite different in our household this year. We usually head to my Georgia home to spend time with the folks but given my current situation, travel was ill-advised. So the CPA and I had planned on a nice, low-key weekend by ourselves here in DC. I was totally fine with that too, especially [...]
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Am I the only one who’s completely blown away by the fact that tomorrow is Christmas? That means that today, Thursday the 24th, is Christmas Eve. Wow. Where did the month go? For that matter, where did the year go? It seems like only yesterday we were in Georgia for the holidays, making wreaths and [...]
Monday, December 21, 2009
I spent a good portion of my Friday running errands and making sure we had plenty of milk and other staples in preparation for the big blizzard of 2009. Of course at the time, we had no idea that we actually would have a blizzard, or even much snow for that matter. The weather guys [...]
Tue, Jan 12, 2010
Picking up where I left off… I had been at Temple Square in Salt Lake City for about nine months when I received notice that they were sending us away for a while. Since Temple Square isn’t a typical proselytizing mission (going door to door), they wanted us to have the experiences that other missionaries have. [...]
Fri, Oct 2, 2009
Everyone’s tastes vary so differently when it comes to art. Knowing this, I am amazed that the CPA and I have any art work in our house at all. He tends to go for traditional pieces while I often choose art based on the room in which it is going to be displayed. Normally we [...]
Tue, Jun 30, 2009
The more the CPA and I talk about starting a family, the more we think about our house and how it will work with our plans. While it’s premature to design a nursery, of course, I couldn’t help but think about it the other day as we were sitting in our spare bedroom. I casually [...]
Wed, May 27, 2009
When you’re trying to have a baby, it suddenly seems that everyone around you is pregnant or has children. You run into women pushing their strollers on the street and you see expectant mothers at the grocery store. Maybe they’ve always been there and you just begin to notice them or maybe it’s true that [...]
Thu, May 21, 2009
I remember when, in the summer of 1994, I received the letter telling me that I would be serving my voluntary mission at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was excited because it was a place I had never been and because it was different from other missions I had heard about. Instead [...]
Wed, May 20, 2009
This week I’ve been dogwalking for one of my favorite clients. They’re one of my favorites because number one, the dogs (two black labs) are adorably sweet and are just great dogs. And number two, they live in a fantastic location. All of the houses have beautiful, landscaped lawns and are surrounded by towering trees. [...]
Tue, May 19, 2009
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post called “How Do You Know When to Get Married?” Afterward, I received a sweet email from a reader asking if I would pose the same question about having children. While I have written previous posts about my personal experience and how I finally decided that I was [...]
Tue, May 12, 2009
The CPA and I had been dating for a while when we got engaged. Because of this, we felt that we knew each other pretty well. The more I think about it, this seems to be the nature of relationships – when you’re with someone for a while, you begin to think you know all [...]
Thu, May 7, 2009
The CPA and I are always looking for cool places to visit in the city. We’ve seen museums and gardens and statues, things that have historical significance and things that have been added in recent years. But when we went to visit the Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences, we had [...]
Thursday, February 4, 2010
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