The Best View in the House
The best view in the house is from my pillow. One of these days we're going to move her into her own room. It will be nice to have our room back, but I'm sure going to miss this view.
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Author: Judy Schwartz Haley
Ninety-Eight Year Old Family Photo
This family photo was recently sent to us by a distant relative in Michigan. It is dated May 14, 1911. I don't know anything about most of the people in this photo, but one I know personally. My grandmother is the infant in the back row to the right. Allow me to introduce you to [...]
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Kirkland, WA One Year Ago: Somebody Needs a Nap
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Dear Gem – Month 5
So somehow, without being heard over the monitor you managed to get out of your swaddling, get a leg out of your jammies and play grab the toesies while I wasn’t looking. You surprise me nearly every day.
Read MoreParty like a Pirate
Saturday night we celebrated Captain RedBeard's birthday. By Captain RedBeard, I mean my little brother, Timmy (Pronounced timMAY! a la South Park). We celebrated with a pirate themed pub crawl through some of Seattle's finest drinking establishments, led by the soon-to-be Mrs. RedBeard, Mel. Mr. H and I dressed the part as well. What? You've [...]
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In Her Grip
And then, some moment when I wasn’t watching, she started playing with them: holding, shaking, tasting, passing it from hand to hand until it drops to the floor and the entire world comes to an end. At times I’ve even caught her talking to them, and I don’t know if I have ever witnessed anything quite so endearing.
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