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Strawberry fields

by Lesley on March 21, 2012

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TweetI want to let you in on a secret, baby girl. One of the very best times of the year is happening right now. If you pay attention, you’ll notice it too. Everything is still dead, but when I open up the bathroom window the chill morning air has a hint of warm hope. The calla lilies are [...]

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The goings ons

by Lesley on March 11, 2012

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TweetReading: Secrets of the Baby Whisperer for Toddlers and the latest issue of Real Simple Listening to: For the Honor by Elevation Worship Thankful for: breakfast yesterday at Orphan with my little family Hoping that: the Spring time change will allow us to trick Anna back to her 7:00am wakeup rather than her recent 6:00am [...]

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TweetMatt told us about Osama bin Laden’s death. We’d just gotten back from a spontaneous date night to Louie’s Chinese Restaurant where we’d talked about the baby room and eaten a lot of pork eggplant. I immediately flipped on the TV just as reporters were speculating about Obama’s upcoming announcement. Could it be true? Could [...]

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Carol of the Bells

by Lesley on December 24, 2010

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Tweet I am soaking up our last month on 39th Street. A surprising sadness is creeping in now that we have closed escrow. The painting and boxing has started, helping me to look forward to moving into our new house. But I am also wallow in the bittersweet emotions of leaving an apartment we love [...]

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Showers with a chance of hot chocolate

by Lesley on January 18, 2010

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Tweet The rain didn’t stop falling all morning. From the warmth of my bed I listened to it patter, smiling at it’s confident tune that reminded me I had nowhere to be, no one to impress, no deadlines to meet. Nine o’clock turned quickly to eleven o’clock, as I settled deeper into my flannel sheets, [...]

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