pregnancy
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I got a new camera lens for Mother’s Day along with a salad spinner ( my request) and a bouquet of flowers. I spent the car trip home from Lubbock playing with my new lens, capturing images of J-Dub driving, EK sleeping, Ashy posing, and maybe an accidental shot of the dials on the dashboard.… Read more
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We are officially on the countdown. Tomorrow we hit the 39 week mark. Only one more to go. Maybe. And I am pleased to announce that I have finally crossed over into the land of excitement. We went to the doctor yesterday for a sonogram and a check-in. While I was working yesterday morning and… Read more
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Upcoming monumental events cause me a bit of angst, anxiety, and apprehension. For example, each August I methodically prepare to meet a new group of second graders. I hang posters, write out name tags, copy wonderfully engaging papers, plan ice breaking activities, and decorate my classroom door all in eager anticipation. It seems that no matter… Read more
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It happened on a Sunday morning two years ago. Or was it three? I really don’t know. Not because I don’t remember it vividly, but instead because I dismissed it as nonsense, ridiculousness, even poppycock. I had gone to church that morning. Whether I started my day with a heavy heart or whether I became burdened… Read more
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Decisions, decisions. Thankfully not life or death decisions. More on the caliber of comfort kind of decisions. As in “should I do an exercise tape or go to bed and read?” And along the lines of “I just ate mac and cheese, but I really want some milk toast.” Do you know what milk toast… Read more
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My present condition allowed me to find this a tad bit humorous. Read more
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I usually find myself most uninterested when pregnant women start pulling out a roll of black and white, grainy sonogram pictures showing off their upcoming bundle. I’m usually the one holding up the picture, squinting, turning it to the left, the right, upside down, right side over while oohing and aahhing when in reality I can’t… Read more
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Well today is Sunday, and those who may have been looking for it, might have missed my “in memory of my dad story” yesterday. I’ve been a little busy, which is no excuse. I’ve been: sleeping (today anyway) trying to revive a dead front yard from a serious drought cleaning out a junk room of… Read more
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This past Friday, some friends and loved ones joined us for a gender reveal party. Some wore pink, thinking it would be a girl. Some wore blue, thinking it would be a boy. Some wore black, thinking it would be…….uh, nevermind, I guess they hadn’t had time to do their laundry. J-Dub and I were both… Read more
Angel Wheeler 