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Swell Maison: June 2011
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Quirky tales from our quirky life. Saturday, June 4, 2011. We] like to move it, move it. Well, it is officially official. We have known about this for a while, but with the good old military things can change, so we haven’t said too much in the electronic world. But we are 99.9% certain we are moving to…. Can you tell that we have been missing the Mexican food? We’ll be leaving here around the middle of July to spend 4 months in San Antonio for training before heading to…. Home to John R. Brinkley. He ha...
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Swell Maison: May 2011
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Quirky tales from our quirky life. Tuesday, May 24, 2011. I just wanted to post this really quick before running out the door, but last week H decided to roll over! He has been sooo close for so long, but he finally figured out how to do it, and now we can’t get him to spend any time on his tummy. He just flops right over onto his back. Please ignore my weird voice. Well, it sounds weird to me at least. Let’s hope this works. First time attempting video online. Ever. I’m so 2008. Links to this post.
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Breathe In Breathe Out: April 2013
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Friday, April 26, 2013. Right now I’m trying really hard not to eat cake. The thing is, it seems like eating cake might make my day better and, you see, I have so much of it. I had my own little Cake Wreck. Yesterday. I didn’t take pictures because it was just your run-of-the-mill crumb and frosting collapse. He said, “How about a vampire party then? I said, “Ok, you can have a Minecraft party.”. Yeah, that fell apart too. Honestly, at one time I was good at this stuff. We once had a pirate-themed. Talk ...
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Breathe In Breathe Out: September 2012
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Sunday, September 23, 2012. Adventures in Accidental Parenting. Parents, does it always happen this way? One minute you’re having an innocent spaghetti dinner with the family and the next you’re in a full-on birds and bees discussion. And then, as if to prove a point, your box turtles start going at it in the next room. But lately they’ve been asking, “What does the bad S word mean? 8221; “What does the bad B word mean? Kory: Then you don’t want to know anything more. We could tell something clicked in h...
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Swell Maison: Don't Buy This. Ever.
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Quirky tales from our quirky life. Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Don't Buy This. Ever. And that, my friends, is where we went wrong. As of his last appointment nearly a month ago, Holland just now weighs 28.9 lb, putting him in the 89th percentile for his age. He is also 34.5" tall- the 98th percentile. It's not going to happen. The Snugride 35 is not just heavy. It's also W-I-D-E! Remember before your baby arrived and you would go out to eat with your friends? You can still do that with a baby (whew! We have e...
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Breathe In Breathe Out: January 2013
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Thursday, January 24, 2013. Nothing Says "I'm Sorry" Like . . . So Chunky had a fight with his special friend. He came home Tuesday with a disjointed tale of lunchroom rejection. I gave him the “Sometimes Girls Need Space” line, which I’ve used on him more frequently this school year. After some discussion, I suggested to Chunky that he draw his friend an “I’m sorry” picture. He liked the idea but chose bedtime to create his work of art. I slumped into his room, aggravated that he was still drawing at hi...
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Breathe In Breathe Out: March 2012
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Monday, March 26, 2012. Pinterest Boards and Falling in Love with Characters. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. I wasn’t going to join Pinterest. I was just going to make fun of my mom’s newest obsession. But then my friend, Brandy Vallance. Told me she’d made a Pinterest board for her novel after reading about the idea on agent Rachelle Gardner’s blog. I checked out her board for. And knew I had to make boards for two of my completed novels and an inspiration board for my work in progress. But really, how...
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Breathe In Breathe Out: A Breather
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013. I couldn’t resist having my picture taken in front of this tourist trap with the word Curio in the name. The store was jam-packed with old-fashioned curio cabinets like the enchanted one in my recently completed novel. I confess I might’ve studied the contents to make sure nothing inside hinted at a magical universe. I tend to take a more honest approach to life. Breathe In Breathe Out has featured my messy journey through womanhood, motherhood, and my writing pursuits. It’...
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Breathe In Breathe Out: October 2012
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Friday, October 26, 2012. A Halloween Bug Story, Part 2. Last week in A Halloween Bug Story. I told you about our adventurous walk and the critters we encountered. Well, we’ve had quite a week with Chunky’s doodle bug, which for some reason he didn’t name until Wednesday when he took it to school for show and tell. But let’s back up a few nights. Abject wailing brought me running to Chunky’s room one evening early this week. I found him curled into a roly-poly type ball on the floor. 8220;I lost him!
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Breathe In Breathe Out: November 2012
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Thursday, November 29, 2012. A Little Disaster Preparedness is Always a Good Thing. I could always stand to brush up on my. We don’t have hurricanes in Colorado. We do have blizzards, but all the preparation they require is a trip to the store for milk and chocolate chip cookie ingredients. Nevertheless, I like to be prepared for emergencies. That’s also why I made arrangements to lie low this weekend while adjusting to a new migraine medication that has a lot of possible side effects. It’...Conside...
