tanks.

this tiny little post is simply one of thanks.
dear readers–friends–thank you for walking our path with us, for joining us on our sacred journey. you are a very loved bunch of people and i am ever grateful you stick around and celebrate this little fambly of mine.
be safe and blessed tomorrow, whether you are [...]

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conversations

jude has finally begun to say ‘no’. though hearing the word will undoubtedly grow old soon enough, right now, it is simply adorable. she says no in a very polite way, as if she doesn’t want to hurt your feelings by saying it. furthermore, it comes out sounding like a question, with her [...]

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justice.

this brings tears to my eyes, in a grateful sort of way.

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so guess what?

cd21 seems to have been my lucky day, yesterday! twinges and cramps and more twinges, oh my! my bum ovary did her thing! our timing could not have been better. opk was negative this morning, and my temp has definitely shot up.
so, i didn’t conceive for my birthday. i’m [...]

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16 & 17 months.

dear jude,
i never wrote a letter last month, and that dereliction of duty can be attributed to the following factors (in no particular order):
1. over the course of three weeks, we all got sick.
2. i worked a lot of overtime to compensate for #1.
3. we drove seventeen hours to nashville, where we [...]

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home

i have an unfinished post hanging out in my drafts, all because a pressing worky matter took me away from writing sentimental things. hopefully, i’ll get to finish tomorrow.
in lieu of the post i intended to have here today, please enjoy the song that i can’t get enough of:

i hope [...]

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asterisks.

today is jude’s 17 month birthday. i am currently trying rather hard to make the time to write a letter, spanning the last TWO months.
*frustrated sigh*
i really hope that day is tomorrow.
for now? snapshots.
yesterday, i had to turn around on my way to work, in order to return the phone and [...]

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cd18

for those of you sitting at the edge of your seat, waiting for an update on the state of my ovaries, this is your lucky day!
i started the clomid challenge once more for a cycle such as this. i have one seemingly bum ovary. pre-jude, i’d have a long ass cycle (40ish days), [...]

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so. it’s saturday night.  my brain is rather blank.  anyone out there?  what would you like to talk about?

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for m.

this entry is for my wistful friend, m. she wrote a post about autumn in her yard yesterday, and it made me so very wistful for her.
my friendship with m is priceless. she has been both anchor and wings for me over the years. i love her fiercely. she has taught [...]

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