This is how it went:  We carried a big sheet out to the shaded backyard. The sun hoovered high in the sky and its rays sneakily found their way through the leaves in the trees. We took great care to find an area where our dog had refrained from doing her “business” and since I […]

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  • Trophy Life - March 7, 2011 - 1:44 pm

    so glad you have each other, your relationship and your friendship. i really liked this post.ReplyCancel

  • Sassytimes - March 7, 2011 - 8:21 pm

    This is so, so sweet. I hope my girls are still connected when they are older. …and your little ones too!ReplyCancel

  • Adopted Aunt - March 7, 2011 - 11:42 pm

    O I can't see how they won't be!!! Charlie will be the big brother trying to get Chanelle to give something up he wants:) They will meet and have Real Tea:) Glad you have a sister you can share memories with. I have a brother and though I love him and know he loves me. I would have loved to have a sis. But I have his wife who is great.ReplyCancel

  • Charbelle - March 8, 2011 - 2:47 am

    Those books are such a neat idea!! sounds like a wonderful visit!! Award for you on my blog.ReplyCancel

  • Ky • twopretzels.com - March 9, 2011 - 2:33 am

    I'm crying AGAIN!

    Sisters are so special.

    And I hope one day that Lila writes a post JUST like this about Vivienne.

    (I'm so glad you're blogging.)ReplyCancel

Sometimes I require myself to think about things that I don’t want to think about because I think if I think about them it might make me feel better. . . even if I feel worse at first. My house is silent and three sleepy heads rest on three pillows behind three bedroom doors.  I […]

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  • Trophy Life - March 4, 2011 - 12:31 pm

    oh man – those pictures are priceless!!

    as are your words. as is your experience. one foot in front of the other, my friend. by your side in spirit.ReplyCancel

  • Sassytimes - March 4, 2011 - 4:22 pm

    I love your words.

    …and what a great idea about the bridesmaid dresses. I'm sure Sophia would love that. I love that last photo of you two…a framer. 😉ReplyCancel

  • BookWorm Jackie - March 4, 2011 - 9:59 pm

    I love the pictures!!! Glad you got to dress like a princess too!!!How cool. This pictures are def framers:) She was so much fun yesterday:) It's good to sit back and remember and see how far we have come. Going to a Bible Study on James. And James 1 talks about trials. God gives them to us to grow us in His faith to become more like HIM. Do they hurt? Yes. Do we want to go through them? No. But how much better are we as a person when we do???? Life is so full of uncertainies. And we don't understand. Just have to hang on to God's hand and have Faith. Good blog sweetie:)ReplyCancel

  • Rachael Hammett - March 5, 2011 - 7:13 pm

    Oh what a wonderful day! You two are so blessed to have each other. God sure does know what he's doing when he places our children in our lives. You are living your life with such purpose – it leave little, little room for regrets! Thank you for sharing this journey with us readers!ReplyCancel

  • Ky • twopretzels.com - March 9, 2011 - 2:42 am

    Oh sigh.

    Summer, you have such a gift for communicating your feelings so vividly.

    I'm thinking of you.

    —

    And those photos? Fantastic. (I made Craig get up and come look at how sweet they are.)

    You're an incredible Mommy. One your Mom would be so proud of…ReplyCancel

I just love them. Each Monday evening I close the door to my office and I walk down a long hallway before exiting the building where I work.  As I make the trek from my office to my car, my mind is caught up in the events of the day.  I reflect on moments with […]

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  • Trophy Life - March 2, 2011 - 12:55 pm

    yay for Tuesdays! and, can we get a caption as to why C's shoes are on the table so close to her nuggets? ; )ReplyCancel

  • Sassytimes - March 2, 2011 - 7:35 pm

    Ah, I wish we were neighbors. I adore your love for your children. And how much you ENJOY them. I can't seem to find that around us. Everyone complains endlessly about their kids. It's so nice to 'know' someone like myself…maybe I'm not so weird as to enjoy my children so much; even when they are being difficult. Time goes too fast. 😉ReplyCancel

  • A - March 3, 2011 - 1:48 am

    O Summer You said it!!!! That is the one thing God has taught me through the years of Lupus, Fibromyalgia is that there are more important things than laundry, a perfect house, etc…..
    But your children and hubby and of course #1 God, our friends that is what matters. The rest will happen. Not that we always give in, they have to learn that sometimes other things need to be done, but its a good time for them to learn to help. O I can't wait till tomorrow and Sat:):)

    Love you. You just know how to say it!!!!ReplyCancel

  • Love the Present - March 3, 2011 - 4:24 am

    I love the picture of Charlie in the tree! You should frame it. So nice to have an unstructured day with some freedom to just be.ReplyCancel

  • Ky • twopretzels.com - March 9, 2011 - 2:44 am

    Yay for Tuesdays!!!ReplyCancel

Who among us has not heard this quote by Lao Tzu? “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”  I’ve always liked it. (Of course I do. . . It has the word “mile” in it.)  Such words make my runner ears perk up and immediately I pay attention.  As someone who has […]

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  • Sassytimes - March 1, 2011 - 2:00 pm

    Go you!

    I love how this injury has opened your eyes to so much beauty around you.ReplyCancel

  • Trophy Life - March 1, 2011 - 2:46 pm

    awww, friend. i'm crying. LOVING that picture, absolutely in awe with those words you just wrote. THIS needs published SOMEWHERE or in a LOT of SOMEWHERES.

    you = incredible.ReplyCancel

  • Adopted Aunt - March 1, 2011 - 4:06 pm

    Way to go girl!!!! So PROUD of you. But even more for all that you have learned in these last months!!! You can DO ANYTHING!!!! Love this picture. You are beautiful on the outside and inside!!!!ReplyCancel

  • Love the Present - March 4, 2011 - 1:05 am

    Congratulations of the run! Thank you for sharing your introspective lessons, since I can't seem to dig deep enough to learn them on my own. I love your picture, too.

    I don't know how to reply to the comments you leave on my blog, but if your kids ever want to see Disneyland, you are welcome to stay with us.ReplyCancel

  • Ky • twopretzels.com - March 9, 2011 - 2:45 am

    Oh Summer.

    Stop it with this blog.

    I'm so glad you ran. And that you were ok with running OR not running.

    Yay for growth.ReplyCancel

  • Westerville Mom - March 10, 2011 - 2:34 am

    Yeah! So glad you can run again! How did it feel? That means we can run again too!:)ReplyCancel

I declared a truce with winter. It happened on Friday morning, during what I’m pretty sure was our 73rd snow storm of the season.  We sat down, Old Man Winter and I, and we had a chat. And since I understand the art of negotiation, I took great care to talk in such a way […]

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  • Sassytimes - February 28, 2011 - 1:33 pm

    Wow, that fort is impressive!

    Chanelle reminds me so much of Sophia in regard to her humor. Sophia LOVES being silly and making people laugh. I love it.

    Thanks for sharing your cookie recipe.ReplyCancel

  • BookWorm Jackie - February 28, 2011 - 10:48 pm

    I am glad you had that conversation!!! You know since GOD can do ANYTHING why can't it be at least 60 and still snow:)???? I love the silliness of the kids even the big one:) thanks for the recipes too:)!!! I love the fort!!!! Can't wait till Sat:)ReplyCancel

  • Anonymous - March 1, 2011 - 4:13 am

    I can't wait to try the cookies!! I have to say one of the things i love most about David is that he can make me laugh, the laugh from the bottom of your belly laugh. He does those silly things just to make me laugh.

    ~tammyReplyCancel

  • Trieu - March 1, 2011 - 5:35 am

    You are a saint for making anything that involves sorghum flour, amaranth flour and xanthan gum. Arrowroot starch??? Seriously, though, what a gift to your MIL.

    Love the fort!ReplyCancel

  • Love the Present - March 1, 2011 - 5:36 am

    Oops, guess I was still logged in under my husband's account. :p
    -JenReplyCancel

  • Ky • twopretzels.com - March 9, 2011 - 2:46 am

    Look at the diamonds in the snow of that first picture…

    Awesome.ReplyCancel

  • Dri - March 25, 2011 - 10:10 pm

    I am on my fifth or sixth batch of these chocolate chip cookies! Thank you so much for sharing!

    The cookies prompted a middle-of-the-day text to my dad on a random Tues to see if he was in town working… and he stopped by and had a warm one out of the oven with me and Miss J.

    The kids helped me make them for my dad after his knee surgery…. And we made a BIG cookie for R-man's b-day party and decorated it like the top of R2D2. My dad then decided that from now on his birthday cake needs to be a huge chocolate cookie.

    (Do you see a common denominator here? My dad…. )

    Thank you, though! They are the best!ReplyCancel

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