New Journal Site on Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Thankful on Thursday, November 23, 2006
Me, Mama! on Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Personal hygiene tips from our 3-year old? on Sunday, November 19, 2006
Where has our month gone? on Thursday, November 16, 2006
Happy 14 months! on Thursday, November 9, 2006
Em & Addie's Halloween Pics on Monday, November 6, 2006
Where to begin... on Sunday, November 5, 2006
Whirlwind weekend... on Sunday, October 22, 2006
Miss Smarty-Pants on Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Ahhh.... on Friday, October 13, 2006
Weird sort of day. on Friday, October 13, 2006
We're back... on Sunday, October 8, 2006
Ah Jeez... on Friday, September 29, 2006
On...off...on again! on Friday, September 29, 2006
Back to the grind... on Tuesday, September 19, 2006

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Five years ago...where were you? on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 @ 00:03 AM
I really wanted to write this yesterday, but just didn't get a chance to get all my thoughts down. Five years ago yesterday was the day the world knows as 9/11, has it really already been five years? When I think back to that day, I just thank God that I am here to remember it.

I'm sure everyone remembers that day, for our generation it will always be like the day Kennedy was shot for our parents' generation. I really want to make sure that I write about my 9/11 somewhere, so the girls will know the story and have a glimpse of how that day affected me.

The week before 9/11 I had been traveling for work on the East Coast, and was very upset that I had to stay over the weekend in Washington DC because of ONE meeting on Monday. So my co-worker Peggy and I wasted some time wandering around DC on Saturday. I did get up early on Sunday and visited the Holocaust museum - which is incredibly moving and emotional, and well-worth the time and tears, so the whole weekend was not entirely lost.

But when we got to our meeting on Monday it lasted...30 minutes. 30 MINUTES! We were, needless to say, disheartened and ready to go home. As soon as we left our meeting we called the airport to see if there was any flight we could get on to get home earlier. Thankfully, there was a flight that left that evening. So we got back to SF on Monday night.

I woke up to the phone ringing on Tuesday morning. It was a friend of mine who didn't even say "hi" - her only words were, "Thank God you are there. Turn on your TV and call me later." And that is how I found out about the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center.

I sat and watched the TV for hours straight. It didn't really register at first the magnitude of what I was watching, until I heard that a plane had crashed into the Pentagon. A United flight, leaving from Dulles airport on Tuesday morning, heading for California. I felt my heart stop. That could have been my plane. I was supposed to be on a United flight, leaving Dulles airport on Tuesday morning, heading to California.

I started shaking and I am pretty sure that I went through the same symptoms that people in shock experience. I did manage to call my parents and my boss to let them know that I was in fact in San Francisco, not in DC, where everyone thought I was. The next few days were just a hazy fog. Peggy and I talked a little about "what could have been" but mostly I just wrote it off as "man, I was soooo lucky." It must've not been my time to go.

Every year, I think the same thing. Until this year. I don't know what it is about this year but I just can't stop thinking about everything I would missed out seeing and experiencing. Mainly having our girls.

I just can't even imagine not getting to carry them in my belly and feel their first movements, seeing them come into the world and take their first breaths, hearing their first cries, watching and helping them to grow into the wonderful little girls they are becoming.

And most of all, I can't imagine not being able to hold them tight and realize how truly lucky and blessed I am.

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Happy 1st Birthday, Sweet Baby... on Saturday, September 9, 2006
Home Sweet Home... on Friday, September 8, 2006
The End of the Pull-Ups Era... on Saturday, August 19, 2006
Conversations you might have heard... on Saturday, August 12, 2006
Mama's got a brand new bag... on Thursday, August 10, 2006
More missing going on here. on Wednesday, August 2, 2006
Missing In Action on Wednesday, July 19, 2006
10 months...the countdown is on. on Monday, July 10, 2006
And she's off... on Sunday, July 2, 2006
Update... on Friday, June 23, 2006
Hello from Sunny California... on Thursday, June 15, 2006
Last Chicago Entry... on Thursday, May 25, 2006
Aaack! Reality creeps in... on Monday, May 22, 2006
Addie turns 8 months old! on Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Successful trip! on Monday, May 8, 2006
Moving on... on Friday, April 28, 2006
It is done. on Thursday, April 20, 2006
And then she was three... on Sunday, April 9, 2006
Dear Addie, - Please, please stop! on Saturday, March 25, 2006
Happy 6 months to our little sweet potato! on Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Soooo big! on Monday, February 27, 2006
Happy 5 months, Addie! on Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Sleeping beauties... on Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Happy New Year! on Tuesday, January 3, 2006
Yeah! We made it to 3 months!! on Friday, December 16, 2005
Happy Thanksgiving on Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Quick update on Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Happy November on Wednesday, November 2, 2005
New milestones for the Girls on Monday, October 17, 2005
Happy 1 month, Addie! on Monday, October 10, 2005
On our own... on Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Week three...and still doing ok. on Monday, September 26, 2005
She's here...and it is quiet?? on Thursday, September 15, 2005
Still waiting... on Tuesday, September 6, 2005
A practice run on Friday, August 26, 2005
We are ready! on Friday, August 19, 2005
Another month slips by... on Tuesday, July 26, 2005
2nd half of June! on Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Happy June! on Tuesday, June 7, 2005
It's May Already?? on Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Birthday Postscript on Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Happy 2nd Birthday! on Tuesday, April 19, 2005
All grown up on Wednesday, March 9, 2005
The Big News... on Tuesday, March 1, 2005
The Mary Poppins' Kite on Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Your Mary Poppins' Kite on Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Worst month ever... on Thursday, February 3, 2005
Happy 2005! on Monday, January 10, 2005
Merry Christmas on Thursday, December 23, 2004
Santa's Nice List on Thursday, December 9, 2004
The mansion, an ER visit, Mickey, Mickey and more Mickey on Tuesday, November 23, 2004
My toddling toddler on Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Jeez...I'm slipping. on Wednesday, November 3, 2004
Happy October again! on Monday, October 4, 2004
From Emma... on Monday, September 20, 2004
Trying to catch up... on Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Happy August! on Wednesday, August 4, 2004
Rolling right along... on Tuesday, July 27, 2004
First Haircut on Monday, July 12, 2004
Happy July! on Wednesday, July 7, 2004
My little fishy on Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Crazy summer days... on Tuesday, June 8, 2004
She's up...and she's off. on Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Will it ever stop raining? on Friday, May 14, 2004
Happy May! on Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Back from vacation.... on Thursday, April 22, 2004
Doctor Visit on Monday, April 12, 2004
Happy 1st Birthday, Emma G! on Friday, April 9, 2004
Unsteady steps... on Tuesday, March 23, 2004
New album time and one month to go. on Tuesday, March 9, 2004
Happy March on Monday, March 1, 2004
Another week flies by... on Friday, February 20, 2004
10 months and another tooth... on Wednesday, February 11, 2004
No wonder.... on Thursday, February 5, 2004
Snowy week on Wednesday, January 28, 2004
We have a tooth! on Monday, January 19, 2004
9-month Birthday on Monday, January 12, 2004
Happy New Year! on Friday, January 2, 2004
Merry Christmas to All... on Wednesday, December 24, 2003
Almost Christmas... on Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Whew...8 months! on Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Happy Thanksgiving on Sunday, November 30, 2003
Fast and furious on Monday, November 17, 2003
Happy November on Sunday, November 2, 2003
Crawling and teeth... on Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Happy 1/2 Birthday! on Friday, October 10, 2003
Sitting up and eating new foods! on Tuesday, September 30, 2003
Baby emotions running rampant... on Wednesday, September 17, 2003
Our happy traveler is 5 months old today! on Tuesday, September 9, 2003
Another month down. on Tuesday, September 2, 2003
On to the growth chart! on Wednesday, August 20, 2003
Unpacked, but still no pictures. on Thursday, August 14, 2003
Homeownership and rice cereal. on Wednesday, August 6, 2003
New house on Monday, July 28, 2003
Last week here... on Sunday, July 13, 2003
We made it to 3 months... on Tuesday, July 8, 2003
Sleeping through the night? on Wednesday, June 25, 2003
2 month checkup on Friday, June 20, 2003
Happy Two Month Birthday! on Tuesday, June 10, 2003
Sleeping in the big bed! on Monday, June 2, 2003
Thanks to the cutest niece... on Friday, May 30, 2003
Getting back into a routine... on Tuesday, May 27, 2003
A little slow this week... on Thursday, May 22, 2003
One month checkup. on Tuesday, May 13, 2003
Growing so fast... on Wednesday, May 7, 2003
We have a new house! on Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Happy Two Week Birthday on Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Hooray for small victories! on Friday, April 18, 2003
Happy One Week Birthday to Miss Emma Grace on Wednesday, April 16, 2003
No, she isn't here yet. on Tuesday, April 8, 2003
Still no change. on Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Nope...not yet. on Monday, March 31, 2003
Growing up and out. on Monday, March 24, 2003
Still in there. on Wednesday, March 19, 2003
What's going on in the Fun Stuff album on Tuesday, March 18, 2003
Fun stuff! on Tuesday, March 11, 2003
We made it! on Friday, March 7, 2003
Almost out of the woods. on Friday, February 28, 2003
New polls! on Saturday, February 22, 2003
Another checkpoint, and Baby is fine! on Friday, February 21, 2003
Will we really make it 9 more weeks? on Thursday, February 13, 2003
Another week down. on Wednesday, February 5, 2003
The day has come... on Friday, January 31, 2003
Our Second Trip to the Hospital! on Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Our first trip to the hospital... on Thursday, January 23, 2003
Jet-setter baby... on Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Happy New Year! on Friday, January 3, 2003
One week and counting. on Wednesday, December 18, 2002
Week 21-22 on Monday, December 9, 2002
It's a ..... on Wednesday, December 4, 2002
We've made it halfway and Happy Thanksgiving! on Thursday, November 28, 2002