Rebecca

This time ten years ago, I was meeting Toby for the first time.
When I got him, I never DREAMED I’d have him for ten years. Heck, when I posted about my eighth Toby-versary, I doubted I’d be here.
Whether we’ll see an 11th Toby-versary is anyone’s guess. If I had to place a bet today, I’d [...]

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First, I am fine. Ed is fine. My parents are fine.
Large portions of the very small town in which my parents live, however, are not. About 8:45 p.m., I learned that a tornado a mile wide was headed straight for their town. The town has a population of about 1,000. Mile-wide tornado + small town [...]

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To recap, Atlanta had about six inches of snow last Sunday night, followed by freezing rain on Monday. Atlanta isn’t good with snow and ice (not much snow/ice removal equipment), but usually this isn’t a big deal because it warms right up. However, this last week the snow and freezing rain were followed by days [...]

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We got a big old snowstorm (by our standards) in Atlanta last night. We had 4.5 inches in the first hour and a half or so after it started snowing. We ended up with up to 6 inches in our yard (depending on where I measured). Then, we had some freezing rain. That turned the [...]

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Francis, 1 day old (January 9, 2005)
He was born at just under 32 weeks gestation.

Francis, 11 weeks old (March 2005), and me

Francis, about 20 months old (September 2006), and me

Francis, November/December 2008 (from a post about his 4th birthday)

Francis, December 2009, and Toby (the next time I saw Francis after September 2006)

Francis, Fall 2010 (1st [...]

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I wish tonight’s lunar eclipse weren’t in the middle of the night — or that I didn’t have to work tomorrow.
This is my favorite shot from the last total lunar eclipse (on Feb. 21, 2008).

And this is my favorite artsy shot from that eclipse.

I looked back at my whole post from that day, and I [...]

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Yesterday, Toby, Ed and I went to the Reindog Parade at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. (Fox doesn’t like this sort of event, so he stayed home.) Basically, it’s an excuse to dress up your dog (and, sometimes, yourself) and take your dog to the Gardens, the only day they’re allowed.
Victoria Stilwell of “It’s Me or [...]

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Last year on this day, I told the story of how I came to adopt Toby on the 8th anniversary of my doing so.
I can’t believe a year has gone by since then.
These photos are from this morning.

He’s not changed much in the last year in how he looks physically. And, his heart seems to [...]

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Ed has wanted to go to Cloudland Canyon State Park forever. Actually, we went last year, but for reasons I can’t remember, we weren’t able to really hike.
The park is about three hours from our house, so I haven’t been much inclined to go. However, my parents went last weekend and reported it was GORGEOUS. [...]

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