Archive | November, 2011

Words, two of them together

By on November 23, 2011 in Boy Powers

It started last week with Bye-bye, Dada. Two words together. Not one word repeated sixteen times followed by a quick breath and a new thought and another word, also repeated, as in Mama! Mama! Mama! Up! Up! Up!, but a little phrase. A first sentence. A combination of thoughts. And now it goes on all [...]

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{Me @ SMB} Home, Sweet Arizona

By on November 22, 2011 in Me @ SMB

This post by me on feeling, finally, like Arizona is home went up yesterday over at Scottsdale Moms Blog. Enjoy!

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Yes, sweetheart, there is a Santa Claus. Maybe.

By on November 21, 2011 in Girl Powers, Parenting

It’s a question I knew would come, of course. Like How are babies made? or Can I borrow the car?, it was filed away somewhere under Questions I Should Be Prepared For (crossed-referenced under Buy More Chardonnay). But I didn’t expect it at three. Mom, is Santa real, or just a guy dressed up in [...]

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{Me @ SMB} iLove my iPhone

By on November 8, 2011 in Me @ SMB

Yesterday I professed my undying love for my iPhone over on Scottsdale Moms Blog. Enjoy!

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Things That Make Me Happy (then & now)

By on November 7, 2011 in Me

This post is brought to you by the fact that for the first time since starting this blog, I have a working scanner. Watch out! I was an earnest and diligent journaler from about the age of 14 until I was 21. I stopped writing in journals rather abruptly in the fall of 2001 and [...]

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Counting in Moments

By on November 1, 2011 in a pic & a quote, Girl Powers

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. ~ Rabindranath Tagore Photo by my lovely and talented friend Margaux. Face paint by my charming and equally talented husband.

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