From the monthly archives:

January 2009

I was weighed and measured at Curves for the first time since October today. Since then, I’ve lost 5 pounds and 4.25 inches.
October 11, 2008/January 10, 2009 (change)
Bust: 34 in./34.5 in. (+0.5 in.)
Waist: 29.0 in./27.5 (-1.5 in.)
Abdomen: 37.75 in./34.5 (-3.25 in.)
Hips: 40.5 in./39.25 (-1.25 in.)
Thighs: 21.0 in. each/22.0 in. each (+1.0 in. each)
Arms: 10.0 in. [...]

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Today is my nephew Francis’s fourth birthday.

Today is also Gwyneth Lawrenson’s first birthday.

Both were preemies.
Francis was born at just under 32 weeks gestation.

Gwyneth was born at 24 weeks, four days gestation.

I remember my fear when I heard my sister was in labor early. I remember the fear I felt when I heard that Tricia’s procedure [...]

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Hooray for car repairs!

by Rebecca on January 6, 2009 · 3 comments

in Ramblings

About ten minutes into my journey to work yesterday, my car started making a strange noise and the check engine light started flashing.
My car has just under 100,000 miles on it.

Ed drove to where I was, we swapped cars, and I went on to work. He took my car to the dealer’s, since we’d not [...]

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When I call your number on a Sunday morning to cancel a subscription, I’m not necessarily wanting to tell you my life story.
I thought you’d get the hint when I kept my answers short and sweet.
You didn’t.
I wasn’t so much in the mood to talk about what we did for New Year’s Eve, especially when [...]

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