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Little Bear, You are now 21-months-old.  Sweet Fancy Moses, some days it feels like I’m living with a cracked-out baby rhino.  You, sir, have a lot of personality.  And I LOVE it (once the mess is picked up and the … Continue reading →

Every year, on Memorial Day weekend, my family holds our annual Bone Orchard Tour and BBQ.  The Cooper/Collins clan descends upon the Wenatchee and Entiat cemeteries with buckets of flowers and about eighty-seven kids under the age of ten.  Fine, … Continue reading →

I’ve mentioned this about a million times, but animals make Roper deranged with happiness.  This video makes me laugh every single time.  It is a display of the purest form of love…which apparently includes a lot of open-mouthed face rubbing. … Continue reading →

Ok, I’ve been back from Mexico for a while.  For what seems like AGES, really.  It’s an understatement to say that my re-entry into reality was not smooth.  Maybe that’s why I’ve avoided even talking about the trip, because it … Continue reading →

As many of you know, today I had to put down my dog Maggie.  My Maggie Mae, Magpie, Milbert, Tripod.  My sweet, sweet girl.   I became Maggie’s mom when she was about seven.  For the next eight years, I told … Continue reading →

The day has finally arrived – Toby and I are heading off on our first vacation (longer than a 3-day weekend) in THREE years!!!  I’m a wee bit excited.  Meaning, there are a LOT of capital letters and exclamation points in … Continue reading →

It’s my birfday!  For my 37th year, I’m celebrating  by listing 37 things I love about my life.  This list was inspired by my friend, Leanne, who wrote a blog listing the 37 things she’s learned in her 37 years.  I wasn’t … Continue reading →

Sometimes, I just have to sit in silent awe of the nerdiness of my household.  It is something to behold.  And I’m not talking about the whole “trendy geek” thing either.  This is the awkward sort of nerdiness that halts conversations … Continue reading →

Roper is like Chuck Norris; he doesn’t sleep, he waits.  For most of his life, I’ve been worried that Roper doesn’t require as much sleep as normal babies.  He would get maybe eight hours a night and wasn’t really interested … Continue reading →

I was scanning some old pictures today and started thinking about my Grandma Bee (my dad’s mom).  She died when I was four, so my memories of her are few and fuzzy – like most things originating in my brain.  … Continue reading →