it's just that it's not highest on the list. and the book of the face serve the same purpose in some ways. and I'm not sure ...

but I'm thinking about moving churches because of the "pictoral directory." well, sort of. I live a ways from my church. 2...

tonight I am sleeping in my own bed. our nice king bed. all by myself. matt is sleeping in cleona's room. she is sick and fussy and n...

tomorrow I will have more to say. tonight I just have to write, just for a moment. I lost a friend today. I know it sounds silly, but he ...

nothing can prepare you for it. it is incredible. in a way I cannot truly articulate. I hope to do it again. more than one more time. it ...

is not for the faint of heart. or those who require copious amounts of sleep. except maybe it is. you could argue that I fell into the a...

suffice it to say: sick babies are no fun. Cleona is sleeping in her carseat. She visited the doctor twice in under 24 hours. This is bre...

I was thinking of starting a new book. Perhaps the third in the girl who kicked the hornets nest or whatever. Which led me to think of bo...

I have a four and a half month old! More than a third of a year old! Wow! She reached for my glasses, pulled them off and then did this. ...

occasionally, as a parent, I feel like a super-fool. okay more than occasionally. but still. this means that our moments of brilliance mu...

The last "real" day of maternity leave. Just Cleona and me.... We snuggled until 910. We got clean. (And then I put on pjs a...

dear cleona, tomorrow you will be sixteen weeks old. sixteen amazing, frustrating, wonderful, sleepy, cuddly, fantastic and unbelievable w...

I was actually about to brag on Cleona and say to the FB world--"look how good at this I'm getting!" I was about to upload thi...

-fed Cleona four times (counting the 3am feeding) -bathed Cleona -showered -put away a load of dishes and reloaded the dishwasher ...

but it's the best thing I've seen in days. we've been in augusta visiting the frys. Cleona has had a grand old time seeing he...

Cleona has her worst first yet. I'm quite certain it isn't her worst first ever--but it's certainly no fun. And it is a ...

Today I bought five pairs of skinny jeans. Two or three will be taken back. But it makes me feel SO GOOD to have pants that fit. Y'se...

we will see if this works. it's cleona's first time in the bumb0!

I would be more eloquent. :) We went to a rehearsal dinner. Matt stayed for the wedding. Compliments were heaped upon us. It was amazing....