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17 May 2008
all the pretty pizzas
Today is a glorious morning! This morning my beloved wrapped his arms around me and wished me ‘happy anniversary’ with a big kiss. Today we have known each other twelve years. Roughly one-third of my life has been spent in the company of this man and he has nurtured, encouraged, supported, and loved me through [...]
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14 March 2008
Big Enough for the Four of Us
Making a small house work for four people takes some time and effort. One must be conscientious about what comes in the door and not be afraid of letting things go once they have served their usefulness. Why all the effort? Why not move to a bigger, better house? Well, many [...]
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28 November 2007
exhausted and exhilarated
I am at the point of exhaustion yet I feel exhilarated. We have officially entered the home stretch of this bout of childbearing and things are progressing smoothly. I feel very fortunate that (thus far) both of our pregnancies have been problem free. I do have the normal complaints that any woman in her third [...]
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17 October 2007
San Diego’s water is safe and healthy to drink for most people*
Living in a semi-arid land like San Diego has made me conscious of potable water as a precious and scarce natural resource. Growing up in NorCal, I remember drinking water from the faucet or even the hose without a second thought. Since we moved to San Diego 17 years ago and finding the [...]
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16 September 2007
La Vida Verde
In the pursuit of leaving less of on impact on Grandmother Earth and ensuring a healthy environment for the wee ones of my wee ones, I have been immersing myself in the treatises and philosophies of the so-called “green” movement. I have found many, inspiring on-line mentors who challenge and inspire me on daily [...]
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6 June 2007
Getting things done
Changes are afoot at CasaWeX. There has been something hanging over my head for the last few weeks, taking up a lot of psychic real estate. I was very apprehensive about beginning this particular chore because I felt unsure about tackling the necessary steps to complete the task. Today I finally sat down and addressed [...]
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30 April 2007
latest development
today lucas described his toy car as the ‘red kia’.
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25 April 2007
gardening changed my life
We have a little plot of land here in our semi-urban little neighborhood where we plant flowers, mulch, weed, and water. Over the years our garden has changed from a pretty generic suburban landscape of grass, cement, a few trees, and ordinary plants to something more organic and interesting.
Growing up, in every house we [...]
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22 March 2007
post-apocalyptic viral syndrome
So I was gone for while, huh? This year has been a doozy for illness at CasaWeX. Since the year has started Lucas has been sick four times. In January, he had a cold that filled him with snot for days on end. In early February, he had another cold that [...]
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27 January 2007
Ghetto nu rave inspires me
The last several weeks have been composed of major catch up moves. The first few weeks of aught seven were filled with illness: Lucas’, Wade’s, mine. Whatever energy we could come up with was diverted to basic tasks of food, sleep, rest, forcing ourselves into work due to deadlines and obligations, basic maintenance. [...]