I have ankles! Please take just a moment to celebrate with me. Truthfully, I didn't swell very much during this pregnancy, and I was thankful every day for it (been there, done that, you know?). After the babies were born (and I had about 10 bags of fluids pumped into me at the hospital), however, one of my feet in particular was very swollen...almost painfully so. It's back to normal now, ...
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You have to love kids….
One of mine looked at me the other day and said (with great enthusiasm and a huge smile on her face), "Mom! Your tummy looks like you JUST found out you were having a baby!" Ummm...thanks? Since our twins were only about a week old, I let it slide with a smile until.... I spilled a glass of tea on the table at lunch time, and in response to my saying that I had no idea how that happened, ...
Rainy Days…
always make me think of Africa. Which is ironic, really, because when I lived there, it hardly ever rained. Like, severe drought for a year and a half, but still... Maybe it's the way rain brings relief from the Mississippi heat or the way it builds up, heavy with humidity until it pours out hard and fast and then disappears completely. I don't know, but.... I really love nothing more ...
Five Minute Friday: Expectation
When you haven't blogged much in months, sometimes that only thing you can do is just jump in....like into the deep end of a cold swimming pool...just get it over with already, you know? And, it occurred to me that the best way to do that today is to join The Gypsy Mama on Five Minute Friday. So here goes: Expectation I’ve been married nine years to a man I never expected to marry. I mean, ...