Today is Valentine’s Day, a celebration of those we love and those who have loved us.
Art work by John Rauch
So I thought I would share a special love story. It’s entitled Danny and Annie.
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Category: holidays
Thanksgiving Wrap
I can’t believe it has been over a week since Thanksgiving. The troops have returned to school and I need to do something about the pile of leftovers in the refrigerator. It is possible to have leftovers in our household, though usually only around the holidays.
Johnny has been eating pumpkin pie for breakfast. I keep reminding myself that it is a vegetable. Or a fruit if you want to be technical about it.
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After last weekend’s final home football game, the troops are beginning to return home for the Thanksgiving holiday.
It’s chaotic and messy. And wonderful, when I pause to reflect upon it.
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Our Christmas hasn’t gone exactly according to plan.
We had a plan but it changed. And then it changed again. And then the dam broke loose and we were on a wild ride.
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It’s hard to believe that November is coming to a close.
A quick recap of our Thanksgiving.
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Johnny is learning great things in Kindergarten. And he enjoys expressing his likes and dislikes of those things.
Today the class worked on a holiday unit. The kids drew a picture and wrote a sentence about a favorite seasonal activity.
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Happy Halloween! I’m spending my first holiday in the NICU.
I’d like to go trick or treating later with some of my nurses. But I will most likely sleep through the holiday.
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I enjoyed my Mother’s Day immensely. Truth be told, I wasn’t feeling well for most of it. So I stayed in bed and enjoyed long phone conversations with my mom, my mother-in-law, and dear friend Judy as well as texts with family and friends. At several times, different kids piled into bed with me and we talked and laughed and rested. It was low key and wonderful.
The day ended with Mexican food and one of my favorite movies “Fantasia 2000”. There were even a few gifts.
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My dear friend Elizabeth has more artistic style and talent in her fingertip then I have in my entire body. She is a seamstress and an artist. Her home is a visual delight. I always feel like I am in a European museum but one where you can touch everything. Her use of color, texture, and art is breathtaking.
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It was the best of times.
It was the worst of times.
Guess who found more eggs? Happy Easter!
The Refillable Glass 