From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Constant Chaos and Havoc

August 25, 2009

I’m sleep deprived so forgive this short and bland post.
Home life hasn’t been easy since Cecelia came to town. If she’s not sleeping or eating, she’s crying; and she rarely sleeps. When I get home from work at 6pm, the majority of the night is spent holding her, bouncing around the house, rocking her, doing [...]

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Having a Conversation with Layla in the Wawa Parking Lot

August 11, 2009
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Miraculously, I don’t have poison ivy

August 10, 2009

Our future home sits on close to an acre of land. Half of that land is pure wilderness. The backyard is almost completely wooded, and with it comes nuisances such as poison ivy, and spiders the size of small dogs. Since I’m a fan of neither of those, I went to Home Depot to buy [...]

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I’ve Been Slacking

August 7, 2009

I have a unique ability to handle stress very well. Sometimes I think I should be dismantling bombs for a living. But the last few weeks has taken its toll on me.
First of all, Layla is rebellious. And I don’t mean that in a cute  ‘Aw, the little girl told me NO’  type of way. [...]

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