Those of you who have known me for any length of time, are familiar with my disappearing acts.  *Poof* I’m gone, sometimes for a week or two, sometimes for a lot longer.  Most of the time, however, I haven’t really gone anywhere at all, and of course those of you who have known me for a long time realize that I’ve never stopped thinking about you, and that nothing’s changed.
Images of a crazy mad scientist’s lab might have crossed your mind, or some nutty idea that I’d like to run …

I know eventually that my son and I will grow apart.  It’s an inevitable part of growth that I both look forward to and dread with equal parts of my heart.
He will become more and more independent, the hugs will be fewer and he will stop thinking that I’m the coolest thing since Legos.
But for now, I am cherishing the fact that he follows me everywhere I go!  I love the fact that when he wants to watch tv, he has to be either on my lap or so close …

My Dearest Boy:
I can’t believe you are almost fifteen months old!  Despite the cliche, let me say that it seems like just yesterday I watched you enter this world, brand new.  Delivered to us helpless and fragile, drawing your first breath.  You weren’t scared though.  You were so full of courage that day, my little warrior.  Our eyes met, you saw into my soul and etched a permanent smile onto my heart that makes my every breath a laugh.
Let’s see, what has happened your first year?  Quite a lot actually, …

Check out the peace sign with the other hand!
I’ve been struggling with the software recently, and haven’t had the time to really get in there and fix it till today!
I think, however, I’ve finally settled on the format I wanted for the Pictures page, complete with pics from Holden’s first B-day (better late than never, eh?)
I’ll be streamling and organizing over the course of the week, and will definitely be updating at least the photos much, much more often.  Right now the challenge is figuring out how to keep …

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Ah, Father’s day.  Some view it as a Hallmark holiday, some observe it because Mom says you gotta.  It’s a new tie, or if you’re really lucky, a power tool.  This one is going to be a bit different, as my son’s …