Off to Atlanta

After three calls, probably constituting an hour of my time yesterday (and Jake’s, since he had to come home from work and be physically on the phone for me to get any info,) we now know that we have to go to Atlanta.
We’ve been eagerly running to the mailbox every day in search of an [...]

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Growing Up . . .

Our little girl is growing up. How do we know? Take a look . . .

Drinking out of a big-girl cup and insisting that she is not “Mommy’s Big Girl” but “Daddy’s Girl” (since she has the shirt and all.)

Painting her own toenails. (Okay, I officially painted them the other day — [...]

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A Place I Never Thought I’d Be . . .

Yesterday was a first for me.
I went to an abortion clinic.
Not for an abortion, and it wasn’t actually a functioning clinic. The health department shut it down a while back because of code violations, and it was bought by a Christian businessman and will be turned into a memorial eventually.
I know some people who’ve had [...]

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The gender verdict . . .

After a long session of waiting for the baby cooperate and open its legs, the ultrasound verdict is in:
It’s a boy. No doubt about it.

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A not-so-fun week

Last week, I lined up baby-sitting for the week and planned to work at Sav-a-Life every day. We were painting, upgrading, etc. I went as planned on Monday & Tuesday, feeling worse by the hour. On Wednesday morning, I could barely hold my eyes open in the bright sunshine as I took Ava to her [...]

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Good with your Hands?

Mom showed me this the other day, and Jake & I both think it’s the coolest thing.
 Enjoy!

In other news, I am happy to report that Jake watched The Phantom of the Opera with me and even admitted it was a good movie.

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