Nine years ago today, I kissed Death. Death let me go. Ectopic Pregnancy Loss and Musings on Mythology John and I were expecting our second child to be born on September 11, 2002. Since my first pregnancy had been normal, I was not scheduled to go to my first appointment until I was more than 8 weeks along. The Sunday before the appointment, something went very wrong. On February 3rd, 2002, I lost the baby, and nearly lost my life….
I am comforted and guided and inspired by the memorial service in Tucson. This changes things for me. Thank you, Tucson. Thank you, University of Arizona. Thank you, Mr. President.
“Our democracy is a light, a beacon really, around the world because we affect change at the ballot box and not because of these outbursts of violence.” ~ U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, March 25, 2010 I’ve reached the end of mourning, the occasion marked as I was watching Sarah Palin say she’s a victim of “blood libel.” She’s had days to compose a response, and this is it? There are a lot of things she could have done here, but…
Can anyone tell me what is really going on with all these mass deaths of fish and birds and so on? It’s being mapped on Google Maps, with links to news reports. View Mass Animal Deaths in a larger map (Thanks to Phillip for the link) I haven’t seen a single theory that makes any sense at all.
Feliz Navidad! Brush up on your Spanish and dust off your sombrero, JibJab has gotten a hold of José Feliciano’s classic Christmas track “Feliz Navidad”! Click here! Loading too slow? Try it at the JibJab site.
Ben and I awoke well before dawn. Was it 5? 6? We had some hot chocolate Ovaltine and waited just as long as we could before attacking John. “It’s Christmas! Get up!” Hug attack! The big present for the house will be a result of the January sales – either a comfty couch for the tv room, or a nice bedframe (cherry sleigh bed?). All in all – quite a nice Christmas. Yawn… almost 9am. Can I go back to…