September 11, 2012

• Yesterday I was ridiculously productive. It was sickening, really. And I did it all with a very alert and very mobile almost-one-year old. I guess I'm professional grade now, eh? I have taken on a couple of social media clients to bring in a little cash, and so far that is easy enough and working out well. And somehow, someway, Ron stays busy with photography work as well. It's tough, but we are making this thing work.

  In any event, the days march on, and we continue to survive. Many days, I'd say we even thrive. When I get enough sleep, the challenge to come up with new ways to support our family and raise the tiny one and encourage the bigger ones and feed them all and help them love to learn and know how to love, and guide them in whichever of life's season they are at -- on most days, it's fun, engaging, interesting stuff. On the off days, the tough days, the blue days, I just want some sleep and a hug. But that is how it is with most of us, no?

  Sophie is a regular babbling brook these days. She's been giving her g-sounds a whirl, and the garbling sounds she comes up with are joyful music to my ears. She is now copying words we say, and has come out with a pretty good "baby," "dog," and "bye." She still says momma or mom most often, followed by dad and dadda. We are still working on sissy or Carina and Jamie.

  Last weekend we went to Patagonia lake to scout it out as a potential location for her first birthday celebration. It was a fun trip and we got some great shots of her, but we decided Mt. Lemmon is more along the lines of what we were looking for. So the weekend after next, to celebrate her birthday, we will go camping at Rose Canyon Lake on Mt. lemmon. We have always been a big camping and outdoors family, so what better way to celebrate her first year on planet Earth? I can't wait.

  And how are you all out there?
  

  

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