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Monthly Archives: July 2008

15 years

At this exact moment, my oldest child is 15 years old. It’s hard to believe that for a full day before she was born I had contractions that I thought would tear me in halfff, paced the floor and prayed for the pain to stop. At 8:53am, when B. came into the world [...]

one year

Yesterday was the one year anniversary of my hysterectomy.  This past year I’ve felt so much better that the severe pain and complete misery for days on end are distant memories.   It was the perfect choice for me and I’m so glad I did it when it was suggested by my gynecologist.

my week

This past week felt like the longest week!  We had training at work on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning.  It was off-site and really got my internal schedule mixed up, I think.  All day Wednesday I thought it was Thursday, so I got to have two Thursdays.  Lucky me.
I spent a lot of [...]

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: We Travel Well
1. What part of the world and country do you live in? United States, central Oklahoma.
2. What is the furthest from home that you have been, and where is it? I’ve been to Canada, Mexico, Florida and Washington. I’m not sure which is farther away since I’m right in the middle.
3. [...]

a hard lesson learned

My youngest daughter learned a valuable lesson today.  She learned that it’s not always ok to say everything you think and feel whenever you think and feel it.  Especially not on myspace.  Sometimes it’s best to keep things to yourself or to let it sit for a while and gain perspective before putting it out [...]

birthday

Today is my niece Megan’s birthday. She would have been 22 years old this year.

hats

I think this is one of my all time favorite photos of J. - she’s wearing the black shirt. She’s posing with my 13 yr old niece. They were trying on hats and modeling at the quick shop where we always stop when driving on the turnpike late last Friday night coming back home from [...]

the area

Youngest daughter: Mom, I’m not supposed to be this big in the area. This padded bra really works!
The area. Ha!  She’s twelve.  I had a hard time keeping a straight face when she said that a few minutes ago.

photos

Tonight, I looked at some of Mom’s photos from her trip.  One of my favorites was from when she was in Santorini, Greece.  It looks a lot like the top photo on this guide about traveling to Santorini that I found. Mom’s photo has a bush with hot pink/almost red flowers on the side of [...]

home

Mom is home from her three week trip to Europe.  Her plane landed last night.  She and Dad got home in the wee hours this morning. I’m so glad she’s home and cannot wait to hear about her adventures and see the photos.  She slept most of the day today and is usually jet-lagged [...]