May 29
Everyone,
Today I had a blast at the Casual Blogger’s Conference! I only wish I had bought the 2 day pass instead of the one day pass. I seriously felt like I learned a ton. And my favorite part of these things? Making new friends!! But it was a very long day after a very late night last night. And since I love bullets, here’s some of the things I remember:
- Laughing so hard at Matt Townsend and his “puffy pants” story. Also, I loved hearing about relationships from such a talented and engaging speaker.
- Getting my picture taken with Cameron Rafati. He is TALL. Even for me! Plus, he is a talented singer. (Click on the link to get 2 free songs of his!)
- Some amazing photo tips from my good friend Lolli, and also Ann Montgomery. I have a lot of practice to do with my new (for me) camera.
- Learning all about BlogFrog and thinking I will hop on that boat. See more about that a little later when I figure it all out. I also got to meet the co-founders, which was really cool.
- SWAG. Enough said. Plus, I have SWAG for you! Just leave a comment and I’ve got a few goodies to giveaway! I can’t fit everything in my suitcase to go home so I thought I’d share!
- Spending time with my friend Valinda and meeting several people I’ve stalked read online for awhile.
Now, I’m off to go watch Juice fix my mom’s dryer. I love being married to MacGyver.
Safire
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Apr 12
Everyone,
I’m taking a break from the computer tomorrow…hopefully this whole posting in the future will actually work out.
We’re going to the Egg Roll and also to stay in a hotel just minutes away from the White House! I’m excited (sort of) to stay in a hotel with all my kids. Should be fun. 
See you tomorrow!
Safire
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Nov 06
Everyone,
I hate that it gets dark at 5:15pm. In the summer, Juice, Butterfly, Soot, and I would all go on these long wandering walks around our neighborhood. We learned people’s names through the houses, and enjoyed seeing the deer in the woods. Butterfly rarely wore shoes in the grass and we just enjoyed each other.
Now that it’s so dark so early, I feel like we never get a chance just to hang out. Granted, we are a lot busier than we were in the summer. But I miss those long walks we took together.
I am listening to Juice putting Butterfly down over the baby monitor. Some sniffling on his part (stupid cold won’t go away!) and some babbling on her part. Every now and then she pipes up with a “Mama? Mama?” I can just see her sitting up in Juice’s arms asking that and then nodding her head. I hear a little “ohhhh….” as she realizes it’s Daddy, and not Mama holding her. I know she loves to have me put her to bed but I have done enough for her today. Beyond the normal feed, clothe, change, and watch out for, I have also been shoved in the house (she wanted to play outside, alone. Okay then…) stepped on, slapped, shoved, hair pulled, and caught puke. In my hand. Lovely. I’m getting a much needed break from all the kid stuff.
Now excuse me while I go watch re-runs of Buffy and eat popcorn all by my self. Thank you.
Safire
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