BestLight L.

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LASIK: Will I or won't I?

BestLight L. posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 8:00 am
I'm trying to muster the courage to let sharp and white-hot-bright things near my eyeball. My journey starts here.Comments closed here, but please speak up there..
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We click (we think)

BestLight L. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 8:00 am

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Perfect Moment Monday: Everybody's gone surfing

BestLight L. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 9:00 pm
Perfect Moment Monday is about noticing a perfect moment rather than creating one. Perfect moments can be momentous or ordinary or somewhere in between.Once a week we engage in mindfulness about some...
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C is for Cookie -- that's yummy enough for me

BestLight L. posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 7:15 pm
If you don't already know the witty and entertaining Kym, you should. Not only for her writing, but also for her husband, Frank. Whom I wish to steal.You see, Frank has Big Ones. And by "big" I do...
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Roundtable: An adoptee's relationship with firstparents

BestLight L. posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 8:00 am
I'm taking a seat at the Open Adoption Roundtable, where the assignment this session involves these italicized thoughts:[Some say that] adopted persons should be free to initiate relationships wit...
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The Meeting

BestLight L. posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 8:00 am

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Show & Tell: Wedding invitation

BestLight L. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 6:00 pm
This past week, Roger and I marked the 15th anniversary of our engagement (click all images to magnify).As longtime readers may guess, we are not the traditional type that would have a traditional wed...
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The Likeability Factor

BestLight L. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 8:00 am

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Moments in Open Adoption Parenting, part 73

BestLight L. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 8:00 am
Tessa was distraught, after a Halloween party, for not getting the nod for a sleepover at her aunt's house. The excitement of the kid-oriented haunted house, the disappointment about the sleepover...
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By the way...

BestLight L. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 8:00 am

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Perfect Moment Monday: The calgonification of me

BestLight L. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 1:01 am
Perfect Moment Monday is about noticing a perfect moment rather than creating one. Perfect moments can be momentous or ordinary or somewhere in between.We gather once a week to engage in mindfulness ...
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Shout Out Sunday: A sense of humor

BestLight L. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 2:34 pm
The amazingly fabulous Melissa at Full Circle has created a new meme, which she kicked-off today (how appropriate that I am watching my Broncos at time of kick off. How sucky that they are losing).It&...
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You Too Should go to U2

BestLight L. posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 9:16 am
I don't know if we've done a concert review before, but I gotta say, after what I saw Wednesday night, you HAVE to go to U2 if they're coming to your city. Oh, and if you're a fan of c...
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Hallowinter

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 8:00 am
Due to Mother Nature's recent cold flash, I am subjecting you to another slide show, so soon after the last.(By the way, Manly Man is not Roger. He's a guy we saw at the sledding hill. As far ...
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Does a watched phone ring?

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 8:00 am

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Show & Tell: Red Deux

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 5:00 pm
I'm not a big fan of Fall. I love warm weather, long days, summer clothes.But. I like Fall colors.Today it's all white (like you wouldn't believe!), but this past weekend, as I walked thro...
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Adoption profile: 100 square inches of us

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 8:00 am

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Want to read The Primal Wound with others?

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2009, 8:00 am
It's a tough read for an adoptive parent. Believe me, I know. I've been stuck on Chapter 2 for awhile now. I have so many questions as I read through this controversial book: questions I'd...
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Insight of the dying

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 8:00 am

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Perfect Moment Monday: Happy happy joy joy

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 9:00 pm
Perfect Moment Monday is about noticing a perfect moment rather than creating one. Perfect moments can be momentous or ordinary or somewhere in between.We gather once a week to engage in mindfulness ...
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Parents: Your Family Constitution (with giveaway)

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 9:00 pm
When I was a new mom, a friend who had teenagers told me, unsympathetically, after I complained about yet another sleepless night: Little children, little problems. Big children, big problems.It scare...
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Answer me this #9

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2009, 8:00 am
What are you better at now than you were 2 years ago?
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Bonds

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 8:00 am

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Show & Tell: Father-Daughter

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 5:00 pm
Note: child pictured.Tessa is now 8. This "show" is from when she had just turned 1.I love this memory.See what my classmates are showing and telling over at Mel's._qoptions={qacct:"p-d5oD8BjaUGM4...
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Dear Baby (the one I'll never have)

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 8:00 am

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Adoption School, Day 2: I am a baby

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 8:00 am

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Perfect Moment Monday: Counterbalance

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 18, 2009, 9:00 pm
Perfect Moment Monday is about noticing a perfect moment rather than creating one. Perfect moments can be momentous or ordinary or somewhere in between.We gather once a week to engage in mindfulness ...
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Tums Are My Best Friend

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 18, 2009, 2:27 pm
I, chicklet, am 36 weeks pregnant. And I, chicklet, have been suffering from ENDLESS heartburn for the last two months. While I've had a SUPER easy pregnancy overall - with heartburn as my biggest...
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Answer me this #8

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 8:00 am
How have you arrived at your political beliefs?How fixed are they?.
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Idiot savant claims 3rd LCT title

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 4:15 pm
(Loribrain, USA) -- Claiming that she did not cheat, that she merely pestered her husband for hours on end, author and mindreader Lollipop "SmartyPants" Goldstein has solved the mystery for the lates...
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Adoption School, Day 1

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 8:00 am

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Lori's Childhood Trivia Round 12, Clue 5

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 8:00 am
It's Lori's Childhood Trivia, where I dredge up something from the 1970s you (hopefully) enjoyed the way I did, and you figure out what it is by my carefully meted out clues. Here are the the ...
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Lori's Childhood Trivia Round 12, Clues 3 & 4

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 8:00 am
We're in the midst of another memory-scouring round of Lori's Childhood Trivia. YAY!!! I love that you are all playing along at home.So, to resume where we left off yesterday, here's a ref...
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Show & Tell: Wild Dala Horses

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 5:00 pm
If you've spent any time in a Swedish community, you may be familiar with these:It's a Dala horse. Dalas adorn homes, Christmas trees, mailboxes, tableclothes, wrapping paper, etc -- all year ...
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Lori's Childhood Trivia Round 12, Clue 2

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 8:00 am
It's the game that will TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE. It will make you BIGGER in the places you want to be bigger and teensy-weensy in the places you want to shrink. It will solve ALL your financial woes ...
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Pass the muster?

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 8:00 am

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Give up the Ghost by Brandi Carlile

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 5:30 pm
She defies classification. She rocks, she rolls, she countries. She's a strong alto, but does lilting soprano. She evokes Patsy Cline (lyrically, yodelly), the Indigo Girls (gorgeous harmonies wit...
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Lori's Childhood Trivia Round 12

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 8:00 am
It's been awhile, so let's play a round of Lori's~~~Childhood~~~Trivia! (Cue game show music.)Welcome to the most nostalgic game show in this corner of the Internet. The rules are easy. Ea...
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Hoops

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 8:00 am

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Perfect Moment Monday: Retrospect

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 9:00 pm
Perfect Moment Monday is about noticing a perfect moment rather than creating one. Perfect moments can be momentous or ordinary or somewhere in between.We gather once a week to engage in mindfulness ...
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Once in a Blue Moon: Book review and giveaway

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2009, 9:00 pm
Two sisters. Two extreme personalities, separated by 27 years, come together to moderate each other.Those are the Cliff Notes.** Upfront disclaimer: Through the One2One Network, I received a copy of O...
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Answer me this #7

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2009, 8:00 am
What would you MOST like people to say about you at a future high school or college reunion?_qoptions={qacct:"p-d5oD8BjaUGM4A"};
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Could WE do this?

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 8:00 am

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Show & Tell: More freaking shirts

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 5:00 pm
For some gals, it's shoes. For others, booze and drugs.For me, apparently, my addiction is customized shirts.I'd used CafePress previously, but someone on Twitter recently turned me on to Spre...
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Horror Stories

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 8:00 am

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Festival: Judgy McJudgerson

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 8:00 am
Marni's version My version I was bothered by our night at the Festival even as the next morning dawned. Regarding our interloper, I was incensed. I was indignant. I was irritated way out of p...
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Adoption...us?

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 8:00 am

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Perfect Moment Monday: When Giving = Receiving

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 9:00 pm
... Moment Monday is about noticing a perfect moment rather than creating one. Perfect moments can be momentous or ordinary or somewhere in between. We gather once a week to engage in mindfuln...
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You Can Do It, We Can Help

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 9:58 am
"You can do it, we can help" - that's the tagline my beloved Home Depot uses. And while it's true - they CAN help - they often DON'T help.Anyone who knows me, knows that right now I am try...
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Answer me this #6

BestLight L. posted an article on - Oct 3, 2009, 8:00 am
How have you arrived at your religious or spiritual beliefs? How fixed are they? _qoptions={ qacct:"p-d5oD8BjaUGM4A" };
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