June 2014

  • I became a Gramma for the first time Tuesday, June 17*, 2014 at 9:23 pm. The details: Pitocin was introduced about 7 am, an epidural was given as soon as possible, :). At 7 pm she was only 50% effaced and the baby was at -2. They discussed adding her to the c-section rotation (she’d…

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  • The Pool is Cool

    We moved to this house 17 years ago. There were many reasons we chose a house in DeKalb, and there were even more reasons we chose this house in DeKalb. The neighborhood pool being at the top of the list. Our two streets meet in a V and nestled in the crook is a fenced,…

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  • A Borrowed Blog

    A Borrowed Blog

    I follow a blog called Southern Roots and Northern Blossoms by my friend Shannon Anderson.  She is a wonderful writer and blogger. (I copied that line directly from her blog about Jodie Llewellyn, but hey, it’s true!) Shannon saw a post on Jodie’s blog that Jodie originally saw on a blog called Brin’s The Book Blogger Test.…

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  • Notes from a Garage Sale

    I didn’t used to hate garage sales. When I was a kid, my stepmom had a porch sale every weekend until she was reported and had to shut down. A shame, really, since she had a steady stream of customers. And smart since you always find the stuff you meant to sell after the sale.…

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  • Studio Ghosts

    As most of you know, for someone who doesn’t “work”, I am always doing something. My most recent something was to participate with The Allegory Project as both an author and a designer.  I had the opportunity to interpret the six In Print Writers’ Organization story submissions to be shown at the Studio Ghosts show…

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