colleen b. posted an article on Fingers and Paws - Nov 11, 2009, 8:33 pm
Anticipation Frustration Anxiety Reservation Waiting, subdued, in and out of reality Surreal, frail, in anothers' hands Presuming finality A moment One moment Quiet - too quiet Another moment Th...
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colleen b. posted an article on Fingers and Paws - Oct 27, 2009, 9:05 pm
Contrary to what you, oh loyal readers (and Facebook friends who happened to catch this on your news reel) are thinking, I do blog every day. Lately it's been just in my head, but nevertheless! ...
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colleen b. posted an article on Fingers and Paws - Sep 30, 2009, 10:05 am
I crumple up the little brown bag containing the rest of the cranberry muffin. How dare I eat even that much of it? The door behind me swings open again, tiny bells jingling. Footsteps across the r...
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colleen b. posted an article on Fingers and Paws - Sep 17, 2009, 9:12 pm
I've written this post so many times, over and over in my head. I like to think that's how writers "think". But most writers follow that with actual writing. I've continued to blog in m...
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colleen b. posted an article on Fingers and Paws - Aug 21, 2009, 12:44 pm
So, yesterday, the absolutely unthinkable happened to me. Whenever 911 is involved, I tend to think it's "unthinkable". I'm not one of those people that loses her keys. Ever. And I'm c...
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colleen b. posted an article on Fingers and Paws - Aug 7, 2009, 2:12 pm
Have you ever watched a honeybee die? It's the saddest, most logical, sensical thing in the world. Yesterday, I sat in an Adirondack chair, overlooking a gorgeous glacier-made lake, and watched a ...
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colleen b. posted an article on Fingers and Paws - Jul 28, 2009, 2:36 pm
Yes, I broke my left pinkie toe on Sunday. How random is that?! I actually did it just so I'd have something to post about for Random Tuesday thoughts. Um, no. Let's recap a little. I'...
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colleen b. posted an article on Fingers and Paws - Jul 23, 2009, 2:08 pm
3.) What are YOU giddy about? Mama Kat's third prompt was written for me today. I'm as giddy as a school girl. Yesterday, I got a phone call that made me very happy.. excited.. ecstatic.. ...
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colleen b. posted an article on Fingers and Paws - Jul 21, 2009, 2:13 pm
It just feels like more week has passed than that. I guess that means we have lives. They say that when you have kids, life is never ever (ever) the same. I would surmise most new parents fight off...
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colleen b. posted an article on Fingers and Paws - Jul 16, 2009, 1:55 pm
When I started blogging, like everyone else, I stalked my email to read each and every comment the moment it came in. I counted comments like a dieter counts calories.. they meant everything to me. ...
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colleen b. posted an article on Fingers and Paws - Jul 14, 2009, 3:01 pm
The cool thing about blogging is you keep doing it. No matter your mood (swings), habit-forming complaints or hormonal shifts. You get to piece together your own roller coaster before everyone's...
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colleen b. posted an article on Fingers and Paws - Jul 9, 2009, 1:15 pm
I recently heard a song that spoke to my heart. It broke my heart, and whispered it back into repair. Every now and then, you feel as if an artist is speaking directly to your soul when their voice ...
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colleen b. posted an article on Fingers and Paws - Jul 7, 2009, 2:00 pm
I've never called one of those "How Am I Driving?" numbers on the back of random trucks, buses, 18-wheelers, soccer moms and cell phone drivers. But today, I came close. This auto-parts store tr...
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colleen b. posted an article on Fingers and Paws - Jun 29, 2009, 9:31 pm
I have something random for ya. We are deeply in the throes of potty training at our house. Rock the House. I had such a dearth of good, interesting, funny stories on my blog last week, that I plan...
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