1. I miss blogging.
2. The summer is flying by at breakneck speed, and I haven’t done one. single. project. in my house.
3. I have, however, pondered many projects I’d like to do when the opportunity arises.
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4. Remember those itty bitty plants I planted in April?
5. Despite forgetting to water them during the hottest week of the summer, they now look like this:
6. I’ve never planted carnations before, but now that I know how hardy they are in drought-like conditions, I might just try them again.
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7. This afternoon I was checking Facebook on my husband’s phone in the ferry line-up.
8. I read that my nephew’s baby girl was born today.
9. I oohed and ahhed over the beautiful pictures.
10. Then I read the caption.
11. And burst into tears.
12. Did I mention the windows were open?
13. The man in line beside us looked worried…
14. My husband said, “Umm…Rita?”
15. I blubbered around and finally just showed him the caption.
16. It was her name.
17. “They named her after Mom,” I finally choked out.
18. (Now that I type that for all the world to see, I realize that I don’t know that fact for sure and certain. Perhaps they just liked that name… But it still makes me cry regardless… (Congratulations, Tyrel and Kaity!))
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19. For the first time in my life, I have long enough hair to put it up in a bun.
20. In fact, I currently have a big ol’ bun plastered right on the top of my head. I can’t decide if it looks good or goofy…but I’m just so excited it’s possible!
21. Since long hair is a whole new world to me, I’ve been learning from Kate’s hair tutorials on The Small Things blog.
My top pick right now is number 22.
While my result won't match perfectly, I plan to try number 23.
Despite liking the long hair style, I am anticipating my upcoming session with my preferred stylist.
She is located quite far away in Montana.
Details regarding this will follow later.
