Last Wednesday I was in a car accident. I wasn't hurt and Celeste wasn't in the car. But, two of my airbags deployed, the rear axle and the frame was bent and, after lots of number crunching, the insurance company decded to total the vehicle.
So I got a rental car that day. Two days [...]
Posts Tagged ‘village’
A surprise in the family
the importance of nylon
I came to Starbucks on my lunch break in order to edit photos from my Monday night photo session. But it looks like my photos didn't quite make it over during the backup/sync that ran last night. It's trying to finish up now but, the starbucks network isn't exactly speedy.
So, instead of editing photos you [...]
little pieces
You might be surprised at how many times I've sat down to write as I am now, and the first things I've typed have said something to indicate that I had no idea what I was going to write and I hoped that, in the end, it was at least a little interesting for you, [...]
Celeste's Birthday
Today is the day of Celeste's 18 month birthday party. I am so excited for so many reasons.
I love kids in general. But I especially love these kids. Each of these families is close to me in one way or another and being able to see them interact and play together is very special. Especially [...]
a time and a place
I'm getting there. One day at a time. That's sort of my new mantra. Although sometimes, I have to resort to "one minute at a time", I can get through.
ON MOVING
My neighbors are the best I've ever had anywhere ever. My neighborhood is quite nice and there's always something going on and people to run [...]
join your village
Maybe you all thought I was kidding when I suggested going grocery shopping together. I can assure you I was not.
I firmly believe that, with or without children, there is a large, often unrecognized, benefit found in participating in everyday activities in a group or social atmosphere. As a society, we often get together for [...]
it takes a village
I am a strong believer that "it takes a village to raise a child". Beyond that even, I believe it takes a village to be a well functioning, stable human being. With the exception of very recent years relative to the entirety of human history, a life of mostly solitude with only moments of social [...]
