Category Archives: marriage

Hooray for the MacBook

With encouragement from my husband AND my mother, I bit the bullet this past weekend and MADE THE SWITCH.  After years of hobbling and cobbling together photo, video and sound editing with borrowed and downloaded software on my PC… it … Continue reading

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“People With No Kids Don’t Know”

HERE.  Whether you have kids or don’t, I DARE you not to laugh! [7 mins, which feels like 2, I promise]: (HINT: To watch from your email inbox, click on the title of this post to it.  I *promise* it … Continue reading

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Non Fiction

Being the morning after a late night gig, today my family charitably let me sleep in a little.  (Y’know, like ’til 8:06.  Not bad.)   As my bleary eyes opened, I was blinded by the most beautiful sight a mother could … Continue reading

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Just A Little Bit

I admit it;  I have it ALL.  I get it.  I mean, if you know me, you know I pinch myself every day in near disbelief over how good we have it.  Especially now that we have the HOME.  And … Continue reading

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Best Valentine Ever

Although I have not managed to blog about it yet, our boy is READING and WRITING. And it is EXHILARATING!

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Mom I Was Thinking

GAVIN (at the dinner table, eyeing his sister): Mom?  I was thinking.  We should have only ONE kid in this flamly.  And it should be ME. (Paul and I look at each other.) GAVIN (continues):  Eeny miny MOE! Catch a … Continue reading

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A Smell That Bugs Won’t Understand

What do water, milk, lemon juice, anchovy paste and wasabi have in common? They are all the ingredients to Gavin’s latest invention: ANTI-BUG SMELL! This blog post could also be titled, “You Know Your House is A Total F*ing Mess … Continue reading

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Ali & Anthony’s Wedding

What a privilege and joy to be a part of Allison and Anthony’s Wedding this past weekend, at the stunning Salisbury Estate in DesMoines, Iowa. Here is my video synopsis in three and a half minutes, as captured by cell … Continue reading

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Bless Us, Thank You, Amen

Every night when we sit down to supper (loving prepared by Daddy), we hold hands, take two breaths and say, “Bless us. Thank you. Amen.” (CJ kind of looks around at us now that she’s sitting at the table too.) … Continue reading

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Some Clarity, Some Levity

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Because my past two posts were so heavy, I wanted to follow up a bit.  I’d also like to thank and and hope to assuage the concerns of those loved ones who’ve already weighed in on my postings. 1) I’m … Continue reading

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