tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18809663096996802282024-03-05T14:58:21.954-05:00MamaLoafJillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comBlogger562125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-65687757257264841722014-08-18T22:00:00.000-04:002014-08-20T07:57:22.181-04:00<br />
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They've grown by leaps and bounds this summer.<br />
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Sometimes I wonder if there is something I need to read or hear or see, or some experience I need to have before she arrives.</div>
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The answer then, for me, is to keep busy. I've spent this entire last week waiting.<br />
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I read once that it's not fear that paralyzes us but instead hidden fear. I have to remember to share the responsibility.</div>
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It was probably the most unusual package I ever mailed.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-27619362483778381612013-12-19T20:38:00.002-05:002013-12-19T20:38:56.168-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Would you believe it if I said 2014 has already thrown its first curve ball?Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-36099593203323875432013-09-28T23:00:00.000-04:002013-09-29T19:58:06.813-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think we'd all agree it was nearly a perfect day.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-54518401352125546532013-09-27T22:00:00.000-04:002013-09-29T19:56:29.199-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've always had an aversion to the squeaky wheel.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-476316445036842182013-09-26T22:30:00.000-04:002013-09-29T19:55:30.742-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have reached a certain equilibrium in my productive energy where the addition of something new means something else must go.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-1990391342306658802013-09-23T22:00:00.000-04:002013-09-24T14:32:27.237-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I needed to find an angle, to identify the problem. She refused to acknowledge my feelings as valid. Knowing that, I start to let go.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-28860285207266124592013-09-04T22:00:00.000-04:002013-09-24T14:34:20.301-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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He didn't want to talk about it, but the little bits he did volunteer sounded like
he had a really good time.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-18526031763806252202013-08-30T23:00:00.000-04:002013-09-02T16:02:46.056-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was a day of accommodating fun, but we stretched it out as far as it would go and we all enjoyed the benefits.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-70304452645153847392013-08-29T20:53:00.000-04:002013-08-29T20:53:05.922-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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She told me sewing is good for the soul.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-37111577324497780812013-08-23T23:06:00.005-04:002013-08-23T23:06:39.621-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We celebrated a day early, but I think he may have to see the doctor on his birthday.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-7126998955809616032013-08-22T21:30:00.005-04:002013-08-22T21:30:58.496-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're doing our best to get through. By day's end, he was back on track.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-88553685031934769672013-08-21T22:30:00.000-04:002013-08-22T15:23:46.367-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It just seems that everything gets shot to heck when the kids are sick.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-14506722558781805372013-08-20T22:30:00.000-04:002013-08-21T16:50:23.815-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two (more) nosebleeds, 2 fevers, 2 sick boys, 2 tired parents. It's too early for this.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-55206658712266983762013-08-19T21:55:00.001-04:002013-08-19T21:55:05.583-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had already abbreviated our plans for Cape May because of his cold. Two monumental nose bleeds later, we cancelled completely. So much blood, and I could only wonder what the Civil War must have smelled like.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-88749339153811120492013-08-18T22:00:00.000-04:002013-08-19T22:00:45.486-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today, I got the piccolo solo. I don't play the piccolo.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-88805089389625836152013-08-17T21:52:00.000-04:002013-08-19T21:52:20.076-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gratitude is like a splash of cold water, snapping me out of the murky mire of fear (things that aren't) and waking me to the goodness of life (things that are).Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-82897309436029403332013-08-16T22:30:00.000-04:002013-08-17T11:25:50.782-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is no benefit to dreaming stifled.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-66675934242623764332013-08-15T22:15:00.001-04:002013-08-15T22:15:13.323-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ace of Base totally has it right...life is demanding without understanding.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-42312822928290546112013-08-14T22:30:00.000-04:002013-08-15T10:15:48.441-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is tremendous power in keeping quiet. People will say all kinds of things in the discomfort of silence.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-43738521853861600612013-08-13T23:00:00.000-04:002013-08-15T10:14:42.079-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Now I understand why our previous neighbors spent so much time on their front porch.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1880966309699680228.post-9627502407791301172013-08-12T21:13:00.003-04:002013-08-12T21:13:46.267-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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He gets to bring in the huge wasp we found in the garage. And we started word of the day again.Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088836512260300113noreply@blogger.com