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House on The Rock: August 2013
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House on The Rock. Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Hubby had a convention last week in the DC area. That meant we got to tag along and crash in his hotel suite. It was hard to rough it like that, but I managed. Many of the places we uncovered are FREE. Who knew you could traipse from place to place around the city without paying a dime for your entertainment? The Hope Diamond located in the Smithsonian- breathtaking. Cost? My happy family on the mall, enjoying the ambience. Cost? You haven't changed one bit!
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House on The Rock: January 2014
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House on The Rock. Thursday, January 2, 2014. Every time I'm out with Ester I am barraged with questions. It seems predictable that I answer the one about her age and then comment (lately, anyhow) that she'll be called up soon. So while I've been SAYING it, and EXPECTING it, I've not really BELIEVED it. This is a problem. CRUSH MY. HEART. How do I go about looking at her sweet face and not break into tears? Who will greet me when I come home from running errands? How do I tell the kids? I Talked in Church.
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House on The Rock: September 2013
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House on The Rock. Tuesday, September 10, 2013. Ester is nearly 11 months old now. Where has the time gone? Just last night at class, there was a brand new 8 week old flat-coated retriever (named Finnegan) present and I gave thought to kidnapping him because I truly miss the cuteness of that stage. Then I looked down at Ester and realized not only is she long past that age, but she's SO MUCH EASIER than an 8 week old puppy. A 10 month old lab is not without work, lest you think she is! I Talked in Church.
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House on The Rock: The Bee
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House on The Rock. Tuesday, May 27, 2014. It's not a coincidence that a kid who LOVES Geography ends up at a school that participates in the National Geographic Geography Bee. We didn't know this at the time we picked the school. That's purely a God thing. And no, she's not named yet. A point of contention around here. Given the circumstances, I do think he did his best. There was no sense of what to expect, other than one would be competing against the best in each state. The types of questions ...I'm s...
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House on The Rock: July 2014
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House on The Rock. Monday, July 28, 2014. Dear Children of Mine,. I love you dearly. Parents say this to their children all the time, but what does it really mean? In terms you can understand, let me explain. IT DOESN'T MEAN I'M GOING TO DO THE WORK FOR YOU-. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE DO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE DOES-. IT DOES MEAN A LIFE OF SACRIFICE-. IT MEANS GIVING YOU FREEDOM A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME-. IT MIGHT MEAN GOING WITHOUT-. Wednesday, July 2, 2014. The first 3 weeks. She's been a delightful little girl; me...
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House on The Rock: April 2014
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House on The Rock. Wednesday, April 30, 2014. We saw Ester today. For the last time. It was awful saying goodbye to her back in January. Today was a different sort of awful. More permanent. Every one of my Seeing Eye friends who has done this, says seeing them in harness is indescribable. There's such a sense of pride in seeing the finished product. Truthfully, I went into it with mixed emotions, this being our first experience. Along the way, people have often told me "I don't know how you do it, it mus...
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House on The Rock: Dear Children
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House on The Rock. Monday, July 28, 2014. Dear Children of Mine,. I love you dearly. Parents say this to their children all the time, but what does it really mean? In terms you can understand, let me explain. IT DOESN'T MEAN I'M GOING TO DO THE WORK FOR YOU-. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE DO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE DOES-. IT DOES MEAN A LIFE OF SACRIFICE-. IT MEANS GIVING YOU FREEDOM A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME-. IT MIGHT MEAN GOING WITHOUT-. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I Talked in Church. In the Potter's Hands.
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House on The Rock: The first 3 weeks
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House on The Rock. Wednesday, July 2, 2014. The first 3 weeks. Summer has arrived in all it's glory- great weather, fireflies, late nights, BBQ's and walks around the neighborhood after dinner. Winter isn't so bad when you have weeks like this. She doesn't know it's summer. Nor does she know she's supposed to let me sleep in. You can see my dilemma. Just when my kids have reached the age when they sleep in, we go and get a puppy. Remind me again whose idea this was? The kids aren't about to transition he...
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House on The Rock: April 2015
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House on The Rock. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. That day arrived. The one where you catch you breath after seeing the large white envelope in the mail. Where your fingers can't move fast enough to open it, and your vision blurs instantly with the tears. She's been matched. Fourteen months in the kennel, three separate trainers, several sightings by me, and she's done with it all. Off to live the life she was bred for, giving "independence and dignity" to the blind person she now calls her own. Why must str...