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Well first I feel like I need to give a shout out to all the Oregon readers. Who knew I translated all the way out to the Pacific Coast? But there are apparently a few of you because you were all excited about the Olympians shoes that match the Ducks. So, go Ducks. And truthfully I'm just stalling because I'm overwhelmed at how to fit the last few days into one post. It's going to be a Read More

Dear Caroline, You are nine years old today. Nine. How is it even possible that we've already come to the last single digit year? Especially since we just brought you home from the hospital like two days ago. I think the thing that has hit me the hardest about nine is when it dawned on me that nine is the halfway mark. In just nine more years you'll be eighteen and headed off to college Read More

So we had a good weekend this past weekend. Even though I was so tired by Saturday night that I went to bed at 9:30. Which would make the twenty-year-old me very sad at the lameness but makes the forty-year-old me think that at least I'm not as lame as P who fell asleep sitting up on the couch at 8:25. But we can both blame the sleepover. On Friday night, Caroline's school had this little Read More

Before I say anything else I just want to say thank you for all your sweet words and prayers about the loss of Nanny. It was all very much appreciated. Last week was a hard week and I was thankful for all the love. I can't remember if I've mentioned this before but Caroline has the same teacher for third grade that she had for first grade. And in first grade this teacher helped the class Read More

The other night P was grilling fajitas and was going back and forth from the kitchen to the back porch. Caroline was happy to just mill around outside and enjoy her current favorite hobby, collecting bugs of any kind. I was in the kitchen tasting the guacamole when I noticed P looking out the windows. He motioned for me to come take a look. This is what we saw dancing around our back porch Read More

I was going through old videos the other day because I harbor grand illusions that one day I will get all manner of memorabilia from Caroline's childhood organized and labeled. Judging from the eight packs of photos currently stuffed in my desk drawer, it's not likely to happen anytime soon. But I came across this video and it seemed appropriate to post it since Easter is this Sunday and it Read More