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Three Weeks

Three weeks. Three weeks from today I will be induced. At this exact time…who knows…will I be in the throes of labor? Will I have asked for the epidural yet? Will I have seen my sweet girl’s face… Read More

Dear Arabella (July 11, 2015)

Dear little wiggle worm, Today your mommy and daddy had the privilege of celebrating you. You probably heard all the people talking about you, and I know you quite enjoyed the glorious spread of food. Weren’t the crepes… Read More

Ballast

Ballast is a heavy substance placed in such a way as to improve stability and control of a ship. Insufficiently ballasted boats will tend to tip, or heel, excessively in high winds. Too much heel may result in… Read More

Tossed. Again.

Pebble Beach, on the California coast, has become quite famous for the beautiful pebbles found there. The raging white surf continually roars, thundering and pounding against the rocks on the shore. These stones are trapped in the arms… Read More

Over the mountains we go

Tomorrow we head back on that oft traveled road again. We’ll likely make a pit stop in Cle Elum for lattes and a potty break. And then into Seattle and across the toll bridge and up the road… Read More

She’s two!

My first baby turned two this week. She happened to turn two just two days after a fire roared through our valley, destroying 30 homes and evacuating hundreds more. Including our own home. For the first time in… Read More

Tick Tock

Have you ever been stuck in a waiting room for what seemed like an achingly long time? With the unceasing rhythmic backdrop of the “tick tock, tick tock” of a clock – seemingly positioned to remind you that… Read More

Get me off this ride

It’s amazing how much comfort I derive from from the illusion of control and predictability. It’s amazing – and not pretty – how strained life becomes when that illusion is shattered. As you know, I’m currently in the… Read More

The dress

One of the things I missed most about China when I moved back to the States was the interactions with all the various sellers of wares I would visit on a weekly basis. While I love the convenience… Read More

A sliver

“So does that mean there’s hope?” “That means there’s a sliver of hope.” ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Yesterday morning we headed off to the UW again. This time we were at least a little more prepared for what we were facing…. Read More