Day 20: Your biggest insecurity. Being a good mom and parent. Coraline is my first (and likely only) child. I freely admit: I was virtually clueless going in. The most consistent contact I had with babies up until then was hanging out with or babysitting my nephews. Now, if I’d…
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Cabbage Patch Kids and Black Market Doll Adoptions
Song Lyric of the Day: Cabbage Patch Kids / Growing in the garden / Cabbage Patch Kids / Growing in the sun Cabbage Patch Kids commercial, circa mid-1980s When I was a wee youngling, my mom bought me a Cabbage Patch doll. Mom went through hell to get her, practically…
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Mother’s Day 2012
Song Lyric of the Day: That’s my daughter in the water / Every thing she owns i bought her / Every thing she owns / That’s my daughter in the water / Every thing she knows i taught her / Every thing she knows Loudon Wainwright III / “Daughter“ When…
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31 Day Blog Prompt Challenge Day 11
Day 11: A photo that makes you laugh. I’ve done really well taking pictures of Coraline every day so far this year. Getting them uploaded to my Flickr account is another story. In taking all these pictures, I’m always amazed at the range of expressions she makes. From shy smiles…
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Photoblogging: Hangin’
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31 Day Blog Prompt Challenge Day 6
Day 6: A favorite memory. Ah, so many favorite memories to choose from. For this blog prompt challenge, though — and because I’m such a mom now — I’m going to have to say the first time I heard Coraline cry. After a pretty great pregnancy that ended up including…
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31 Day Blog Prompt Challenge Day 2
Day 2: The person (or people) that make your world go around. I don’t want to run the risk of forgetting to list someone, so I’ll go with the weenie answer of my friends and family. But I will admit this little beauty is at the center of my world:
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Road Tripping With Abuelo
Song Lyric of the Day: You show the lights that stop me turn to stone / You shine It when I’m alone / And so I tell myself that I’ll be strong / And dreaming when they’re gone Ellie Goulding / “Lights“ On Saturday, Coraline and I drove with my…
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Photoblogging: Conducting Music
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She’s Not Just a Member of the Hair Club for Babies …