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Grandma’s Observations on Zephan’s Arrival

Posted in baby announcements, birth on February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I have no baby pictures: my digital camera decided to not work. Sam has promised to email me some when he gets home.
Arwen had to go to the hospital because she tested positive for type-B Streptoccocal bacteria and she had to be placed on an antibiotic. Makes for a bummer of a birth experience when [...]

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Bad News & Good News

Posted in birth, tagged , , on February 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It has been an exhausting three days and I cannot begin to put it all into one post. First off, there’s the spiritual quest I have been on, trying to find my niche in the church after a five year sabbatical (and not even certain I want to be back in the church). Then there [...]

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Happy Groundhog’s Day

Posted in aroids, birth, gardening, tagged , , , , on January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

January is over. Well, almost. Groundhog’s Day is on Saturday. That’s a nice, mystical day. I did a quick study online on the history of the day and was amused to find it was celebrated long before there was a groundhog with the cumbersome nomer of “Puxatawny Phil” attached to him. That comforts me: I [...]

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Mother’s Day Countdown

Posted in birth, mother's day, orphans on May 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »

After Arwen was born, there were moments of déja vu as the dreams and visions I’d had came to pass. I think God allowed me those so I would not fear losing her: the miscarriage upset me a lot.
She was pushing two when I got pregnant again. As I grew larger (and more miserable – [...]

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