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a kidlet update: alex

Once the lone star of this (sadly neglected) blog, the last year has been a huge adjustment for Alex.  At first, when Emily Kate didn’t do much he was fine, even thrilled, with her presence.  But as she started to grow more active and more personable, to the point that she was taking not only attention but [...]

in my backyard

I grew up in a safe, idyllic town.  Probably everyone I know feels safe when they go home to the place they grew up, but my town really was.  I waited for the bus by myself, walked to the drugstore, and rode bikes all over the place without wasting a minute on thoughts of predators, [...]

for this I am thankful

In addition to all the things that make me happy, as well as my friends and family and snow and vacation… I am thankful it is almost the end of NaBloPoMo. From 2008_11_25

a fitting finale

I come to a lot of what I think are profound realizations in writing on this blog (for as pathetic and sparse as my writing has been the last three months).  Probably none of these tokens of brilliance are anything that someone else hasn’t figured out already but just like my two year old, I figured [...]