Archive for August, 2005

whoa!

So… today Grace took a step towards me! What a big girl! I’ve always thought she’ll walk before her birthday, but maybe it will be earlier? Care to make it interesting?

so sad…

If you haven’t figured it out yet, the coolest thing you can do with Flickr is search by “tags” for photos that interest you. That’s why you’ll notice my photos all have some sort of tag. Here is a link to photos tagged with Hurricane Katrina.

two cents

For your information, here is the link to the Red Cross, in order to donate and help them out with Hurricane Katrina relief.

looks like Mama!

These are both old photos but if you look closely (click on “all sizes” in Flickr, and take a look up close!), you’ll see that Grace does indeed resemble her mama when it comes to facial expressions. These were the best photos I could find right now to be able to prove it! But everytime [...]

changes, part one.

Today Grace and I had to drive downtown to the MLS office so that I could sell two of my old lockboxes, turn in my electronic Realtor key, and tell them my license is now inactive. They bought my two boxes, which was some nice extra cash, and then they also refunded my key deposit. [...]

conversation…

“What’s her name?”
“Her name is Grace.”
“Oh wow, she has a Church Name!”

kettlebells

We have got our fitness products link working again. Though I haven’t been blogging about it, Brian and I are both using kettlebells for fitness. My goal right now is to workout four days a week, three of those being with kettlebells and one doing something else, which is usually a ballet or Pilates DVD [...]

an update

Grace is growing so fast. Today we went and got her some more clothes from a secondhand store here. It actually carries very nice things; they hardly look used. I also have bought her some things on Ebay, and that always turns out fine too! Today I got her some dress shoes for her baptism, [...]


Welcome!

I'm Rachel - mom, wife, youth minister, and student! I'm also a deployment survivor! My husband, Brian, is an OEF veteran and returned in June 2007 from Afghanistan. This blog has followed Grace and I while we made our way here at home ... and still now as we all adjust to being a family again and prepare for another deployment in 2009. Thanks for reading!