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Blog archives for September, 2007


Archive for September, 2007

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

I wanted a place of my own. I wanted charm. I wanted something that didn’t feel so cookie-cutter-American-strip-mall-ish. I was on the hunt for something new. It needed to have free wi-fi (natch). Good coffee was a bonus. I debated how much time it would take me, but then finally decided to wander around downtown Bellevue today. I felt in my gut that there had to be a great coffee shop with free wi-fi. My gut was oh-so-right.

Sunday, September 9th, 2007

Newborn Henry
Already furrowing his brows for the
tough days to come.

It’s always been hard to be Henry’s mom. From the time he was just hours old, we had a hunch this baby wouldn’t be like the rest of them. We also got our first clue in how difficult getting help and empathy in [...]

Saturday, September 8th, 2007

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.
-Pablo Picasso

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

Henry and Jango
It’s so cute to watch my boy hold his kittenso tenderly.

Hey – you’ve been on the ground for 3 hours after flying home from 10 days in China. Wouldn’t this be a great time to adopt a kitten?!
Our babysitter’s cat had kittens on Father’s Day. Henry spent so much time with [...]

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

You see this headline:

And think they’ve got the wrong picture. Instead, you think it should look like this:

And then you think NO – C.J. – you can’t leave! And then you realize that she’s already gone. Because it was just a TV show. And it’s over.
* And I didn’t even realize [...]

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

pink toes home from China
Dusty, sore, chipped (on the Great Wall!), tanned, well-traveled, and home.