Category Archives: Pinwheels

Leave the light on

Posted on October 8, 2009 by

Time is pouring out like water from a pitcher, passing through my hands so shiny  and quick.  There are little boys pulling open drawers in the kitchen, asking for toast and milk and apples, and I want to be with them. 

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Things we love

Posted on September 11, 2009 by

The days are getting shorter and the air, especially at night, has a new chill to it, which is a long way of saying,  it feels like fall! Things we’re loving at our house right now: French toast with real maple … Continue reading →

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An amazing thing happened

Posted on July 28, 2009 by

The kids and I just got back from a camping trip in Glacier National Park.  It was full of all the usual things:  campfires and scary stories and mosquitoes and starry skies and hiking, lots of hiking.  Which to me, … Continue reading →

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Circles

Posted on July 17, 2009 by

Avery loves to draw circles.  Sometimes, we call them “O”s, sometimes it’s “zeros” but really, they’re all circles, and he’s very good at making them.  When he works, his face tightens with concentration as his little fingers grip the pencil.  … Continue reading →

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Spinning

Posted on July 7, 2009 by

Lately, Bennett has been giving Tom and me little performances in the evening, usually a combination of dancing and karate moves.  He twirls and then chops the air with the heel of his hand, or bends over and kicks his back leg … Continue reading →

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And now we are 6

Posted on June 8, 2009 by

This is what six-years-old looks like at our house. And if you’re wondering why there are 12 candles on the cake? 

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Follow-up visit

Posted on April 9, 2009 by

It’s very quiet around here, lately, and for that I’m so grateful.  We had another appointment with the cardiologist last Friday, and at that visit, Avery’s heart looked so good that we’ve been released from the weekly checks.  In fact, … Continue reading →

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I love playing hide-and-seek with all the boys,

Posted on April 1, 2009 by

but I especially love playing it with Avery. 

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The tale is told in the unpacking

Posted on March 20, 2009 by

I’ve been slowly removing items from the back of the car, things I’d thought we might need on our trip to Seattle, and with each box or bag, I’m realizing the car was packed by a crazy woman.

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We’re home!

Posted on March 16, 2009 by

Isn’t that amazing?  That such a big thing could be accomplished in such a relatively short time? Avery is sitting on the couch watching Sponge Bob and bossing everyone around (very imperial) and I can’t find words big enough for … Continue reading →

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The surgery was a success

Posted on March 13, 2009 by

and Avery has been moved from the CICU to the regular hospital floor.  I can’t thank you enough for the love and concern, it helped me so much, especially through the long afternoon of surgery yesterday, and the longer night … Continue reading →

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Update on Avery

Posted on March 12, 2009 by

Hello everyone, This is Jennifer’s faraway friend Rebecca. I just had the pleasure of talking with Jennifer in Seattle. Avery’s surgery was a success. Jennifer was very calm and collected, and wants everyone to know that even in her most … Continue reading →

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Thank you

Posted on March 4, 2009 by

Just last night, after Avery’s bath, when he was walking around in his underpants and refusing to put on his pajamas (it’s a stage, very defiant, can you believe it was annoying to me just last week?) Tom said, “It’s really … Continue reading →

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Avery’s heart

Posted on February 25, 2009 by

Every post I’ve written since this one is about more than whatever I’m writing about: it’s about coming to terms with the recent news we’ve had about Avery’s heart.

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No More Tears

Posted on February 25, 2009 by

I’ve been thinking about the past, lately, reviewing things in my mind, reliving our early days, from that shocking phone call from the pediatric cardiologist with the words, “Good news!  You won’t be life-flighted to Seattle for emergency surgery!” (Tom’s reply:  … Continue reading →

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