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Forever 25

Friday, September 2nd, 2005

I named my son for a man I never met. A man who hardly seems real to me, but my existence is proof of his. He spent only 25 years on this earth, but today he is a grandfather of four, and a great-grandfather of three, with a namesake nearly three weeks old. I’m talking […]



Mental flotsam

Thursday, September 1st, 2005

A list of random questions that kept popping into my head while the Munchkin napped this afternoon and Baby Boy was snuggled up on my chest sleeping and I was trying to catch a nap. I swear that they all came to me, not necessarily in the order listed, while I floated in and out […]



The Big Announcement

Monday, August 15th, 2005

I didn’t blog on Friday… because I was off having a baby! Our Baby Boy arrived at 1 pm Friday, August 12, in good health and to happy parents. See the Photo Gallery for pictures. 7 pounds, 13 ounces, 20 inches long, and a whole lot of cuteness. I will now be off for a […]



Feeling loved

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

I am now cleared to have a baby. The madness around here has officially wound down. My sister, brother-in-law, and Little Cousin left this morning for the Midwest and Officers’ Basic Course. Now we all get to sit and twiddle our thumbs and wait for a certain baby boy to decide to come out. Of […]