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Back to School Do…

The perfect big-girl hairdo for our first-grader!No more drama when it comes time to run a brush through it every morning before school.

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Missing: Two tonsils and a six-year-old’s smile…

Pre-surgery, Zoe was upbeat and willing. Ready and raring to go.“Are you nervous, sweetie?”“Pffffft! No.” (As if to say, “Mommy! I AM six years old, I KNOW what I’m doing!”)What a brave little girl!

The “relaxing” medicine they gave her right before hand was the most entertaining part of our day. Although, watching my little [...]

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Send Zoe thoughtful wishes today…

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"Am I grown up YET, mommy?"

Note the very mature press-on nails.Because you know, ALL of us grownup ladies like wearing these.

Just look at how old she looks in this picture~Is she trying to give me an early cardiac episode?

I’ll be hiding in my room, curled up in fetal position, holding her baby book tightly…in case any of you [...]

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to Zoe…

you may recall this sweet post from the beginning of this month.Zoe has a special way of touching me when she’s not even around. she does it without even knowing it.

I can’t help but think to myself that she’s going to grow up and she’s not going to offer up these little endearments [...]

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to mommy…

how does a child know just exactly how to reach that soft, tender, vulnerable spot in your heart?they seem to posses the special ability to pluck at those heart strings in such a way that sounds like the most heart breaking song.

for about a year now, Zoe has made it a habit to [...]

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a new blog and a new pair of glasses…

I started on a project last week that is very dear to my mending, school-mom heart.this was the only way for me to let all of my focus remain on my sweet, baby girl….and not have it classified as “border-line compulsion“.

introducing:

Zoe is so excited about her new blog.in fact, she’s beginning [...]

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touched by a butterfly…

Ahna’s post made me think about the importance of my role as Zoe’s mother and how I need to shift my focus towards the “big” picture.I need to help her through this process and stop thinking about how it affects me.she is on a new journey that all young women must begin in time.this is [...]

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I’ve lost control again…

(the following photos are documentation of the simple fact that I am a pushover.) I went into this school year telling Zoe that I would drop her off and pick her up from school.every day.

she would not be utilizing our city’s school transportation system.

nor, would she have the will power it [...]

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