The Ring Two

I found my ring as I was running out the door this morning.  It was on top of the My Life in Orange book I’ve been forgetting to finish, next to the smoke detecter.  Of course.  I’m glad it wasn’t on the driveway because there is a blizzard heading my way from Kansas and I’d [...]

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The Ring

I’ve been up since 0520 when my client called to tell me she was having contractions.  And they HURT.  Yay!  I’m sorry they hurt, but yay!  I’m waiting on a progress report so I know when call in my assistant and supervising midwife.  In the meantime I put on my scrub pants, a t-shirt and [...]

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Hooked on Phonics Almost Worked for Her

We hit Nordstrom’s MAC counter today so I could pick up a couple of make-up refills.  I splurged and bought a new StudioFix, a concealer and a cover-up, and two tubes o’Lip Glass (Viva Glam V and Lust) which oughta last me another 6 months.  The last time I shopped for any of this sort [...]

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Closer

Today I sent in my application to take the February offering of the North American Registry of Midwives exam. It’s taken me two weeks to complete thanks to all the documentation and calculations to experience I needed to compile. Just when I thought I was done, I’d check it again and find I missed something. [...]

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‘Tis the Season

When we lived in the Land of Milk and Honey we bought icicle lights to hang from our house to simulate what icicles might look like if ever got cold enough to freeze water. When we moved to the Front Range where there actually are icicles hanging off the house, we thought it was overkill [...]

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