• Hope in the Dark Places

    Dena March 12, 2014

    “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger — something better, pushing right back.” —Albert Camus…

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  • I Heart Almond Milk

    Dena March 11, 2014

    Clearly, we like to play with food in this house. 😉 Jokes aside, it’s not a secret that we take food seriously around here, too. I stopped drinking cow’s milk about three years ago, not coincidentally, right around the time that I watched Food, Inc.…

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  • Defined

    Dena March 10, 2014

    “It isn’t what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.” –Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility In other words, talk is cheap. When I look back on my life, and define this time in it, I know what I want to say.…

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  • 10/52

    Dena March 8, 2014

    The 52 Week Project – A portrait of my son, once a week, every week, for one year. 10/52 — “Helping” his Papa during a late afternoon workout. The setting sun making a perfect frame around his sweet head.

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  • Ten-Month-Old Roman James

    Dena March 7, 2014

    A couple of weeks after Roman was born, we received a gift — a large picture frame containing twelve circles, one for each month of baby’s 1st year. At the time, that frame seemed irrelevant to us. Twelve months — ONE YEAR! — it will…

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  • Taking Stock :: Currently…

    Dena March 6, 2014

    Making :: plans for Roman’s 1st birthday party! Cooking :: eggs for breakfast every morning. Drinking :: a big bottle of H20 — hydrate me. Reading :: recently finished The Secret Life of Bees and now reading Burial Rites. Wanting :: an early spring. Looking…

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  • There is only what is.

    Dena March 5, 2014

    There is only what is. The what-should-be never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it. —Lenny Bruce There is so much that I love about this set of photographs. Roman is wearing my favourite pants and his onesie is my favourite…

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  • Pizza Party!

    Dena March 4, 2014

    Last week we celebrated my nephew Brian’s 5th birthday and his brother Aden’s 1st birthday. We had a pizza party at Chuck E. Cheese on Friday night & a birthday bash at my sister’s on Saturday. It was a weekend of fun festivities to celebrate…

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  • Questions on Eating & Sleeping

    Dena March 2, 2014

    How did you introduce solids? Also, does Roman sleep in his own room? And does he fall asleep during the night time feeding? Or do you put him back in bed drowsy? (As you might guess, I am trying to figure out the feeding and…

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