Week 24

Friday, June 11, 2010
I saw a ten-year-old kid with a mullet. 

What the . . .?

Saturday, June 12, 2010
Tried the pool thing again today, 

only this time I convinced my 7 month pregnant friend 

and her son to join the chaos.

Sunday, June 13, 2010
A little singing and guitar playing today 

to fill up the creative soul.

Monday, June 14, 2010
I spent the morning jumping on and 

hammering plastic into a play structure . . . 

I truly hope there were no video cameras!

Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Cooking a whole lotta beef for the women of Noel House. 

The Taco Ladies are coming!

Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Mattress Search – Take 2. 

This one has got to work!

Thursday, June 17, 2010
I am continually grateful to friendships that 

nurture my need to be creative.

Week 23

Friday, June 4, 2010
The bed is not working.

Saturday, June 5, 2010
In an effort to help the boys and their “water in the face” disorder, 

I took them swimming this morning. That was an ordeal!

Sunday, June 6, 2010
Quiet, lazy, gray day.

Monday, June 7, 2010
She came. She cracked the whip. We purged. 

The office project has officially begun.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010
44 minutes of Scooby Doo is not long enough 

to cram in a rush job for a client . . .

Wednesday, June 9, 2010
It is still gray out.

Thursday, June 10, 2010 

A week's work of sleep deprevation 

is starting to fog over reality . . .

Week 22

Friday, May 28, 2010
Nothing like a round of free drinks to help 

seal a great evening with friends.

Saturday, May 29, 2010
Celebrating the sweetness of a first birthday. 

Happy Birthday, Issac.

Sunday, May 30, 2010
Pink skirt. No pink skirt. Pink skirt. No pink skirt . . . 

No pink skirt. Gotta love ebay.

Monday, May 31, 2010
A very happy, happy birthday to my mom!

Tuesday, June 1, 2010
My job is suppose to be part-time . . .

Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Patrick and I are hoping 

the new bed we just bought 

will solve all of our sleep deprivation issues . . .

Thursday, June 3, 2010
I attended my first preschool silent auction last night. 

I have one word for you people . . . CHAOS!

Week 21

Friday, May 21, 2010
I’m pretty sure I’ve crested the halfway point in my book. 

It’s all downhill from here, right?

Saturday, May 22, 2010
I’m always surprised when major client crises 

fly under the radar and I hear about it second hand.

Sunday, May 23, 2010
Lunch with new friends and musicians — 

an awesome combination.

Monday, May 24, 2010
Working. Typing. Sorting.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010
I’ve walked into a time warp and could 

clearly see the first time I’d crossed over 

the Seattle music scene threshold.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Kids. Kids. Kids. They are everywhere.

Thursday, May 27, 2010 

According to the professional, my office is 

not going to be as daunting of a project as I’ve been anticipating. 

(Procrastinating is probably a better word.)

Week 20

Friday, May 14, 2010
Sitting here with a boy on either side of me,
trying to get motivated to do something.

Saturday, May 15, 2010
It’s official.
I can check “party crasher” off my bucket list!


Sunday, May 16, 2010
Nothing like spreading three truck loads of bark
you didn’t know you were getting.

Monday, May 17, 2010
Why does everyone keep asking me if I’m okay?

Tuesday, May 18, 2010
What can I say? I’m forty.
Forty doesn’t feel like I thought
forty would feel when I was eighteen.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
I need to hone my convincing skills,
as I am unable to convince the four-year-old
that riding bikes in the rain is not a whole lot of fun.

Thursday, May 20, 2010
Wind storms and torrential downpours . . .
what happened to May flowers?

Week 19

Friday, May 7, 2010
The beauty of the land, and the women, 

who share their lives so openly with me, 

overwhelms me with graciousness.

Saturday, May 8, 2010
Really? Do we have to leave? 

Can’t we just sit here awhile longer?

Sunday, May 9, 2010
I cannot begin to put into words 

how lucky I feel to be blessed by 

two wonderful, delightful, and energetic boys. 

Monday May 10, 2010
Back to the grind. A girl could get used to time off.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Really? Would you let him out the door in his self-chosen outfit?

Wednesday, May 12, 2010
I am on a mission, 

determined to finish the front-yard 

edging project I started.

Thursday, May 13, 2010
The power of positive affirmation 

is the best incentive to keep honing your craft.

Week 18

Friday, April 30, 2010
A delightful dinner with delightful women.

Saturday, May 1, 2010
It’s futile. No matter how often I clean them, 

the menagerie always lays their hands back on them, 

peering out at the world.

Sunday, May 2, 2010
I feel a new bubble of life, expanding in my chest, 

waiting to hatch it’s creative self.

Monday, May 3, 2010
I pulled out my guitar and played it for no reason at all.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
I’m spinning in a bubble, hoping it doesn’t pop.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010
A surprise jailbreak to spend the evening 

with some of the best Mom’s around — what a treat!

Thursday, May 6, 2010 

The anticipation of spending three days and 

two nights with thirty-five women is 

spurring me on through my morning!