tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22510328694509988202024-03-12T22:44:14.908-04:00Changes ... Life as Marley's MamaLife as a child of God, only parent, and widow...who quit my job to go back to school and pursue a new career.Marley's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690474250835537707noreply@blogger.comBlogger248125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251032869450998820.post-66858165658945491672013-10-25T20:50:00.001-04:002013-10-25T20:50:51.504-04:00What the...?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2A2iMiNbAas/UmsR6SZrX1I/AAAAAAAACNk/-Uldm8KdFj8/s640/blogger-image--909314475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-2A2iMiNbAas/UmsR6SZrX1I/AAAAAAAACNk/-Uldm8KdFj8/s640/blogger-image--909314475.jpg"></a></div>Me: Oh Marley, what am I gonna do with you?! <div>Her: Well, you could trade me in for a rabbit. That would be smart. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Marley's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690474250835537707noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251032869450998820.post-66468905867699134392013-08-11T17:17:00.001-04:002014-01-24T14:48:40.490-05:00Bestest"Mommy, you're the bestest in the whole wide world. Well, not bester than God, but still the bestest. "Marley's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690474250835537707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251032869450998820.post-29580261553616976952013-06-05T06:00:00.000-04:002013-06-05T06:00:10.942-04:00Wordless Wednesday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Marley's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690474250835537707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251032869450998820.post-13212814280935944952013-03-29T00:56:00.000-04:002013-03-29T00:56:08.405-04:00Oh My...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">Marley and I are both <i><span style="font-size: large;">SO OVER</span></i> the fact that it's nearly April and the temperature consistently hovers around 35-40 degrees. We have cabin fever <i>bigtime!!</i> Our apartment seems to get smaller and smaller by the day. We both miss having a real house, with a real yard, with a real swing<span style="font-size: small;"> set </span>and a sandbox. I miss my flower beds.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">The other day we were talking about how it's supposed to be spring. And then after that, it's supposed to be summer. And summer means FAIRS, CARNIVALS, SWIMMING, FUN!!!!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">Last summer we had a rip-roaring great time swimming at the pool at our apartment complex and at my parents' house. At the beginning of the year, Marley was a little unsure about her swimming skills, so she did a lot of clinging to various people and flotation devices.<span style="font-size: small;"> Unfortunately for me, I often <span style="font-size: small;">functioned as both of those things.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (more on that later)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #073763;">I'm not a big fan of swimming. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">I'm not a big fan of <span style="font-size: large;"><i>anything </i></span>that requires me to get soaking wet, drip dry, and repeat. <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: large;">Marley, on the other hand, has <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>always </b></span>loved all things water-related.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Her: Why are you laughing at me?</span><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">Me: Because sometimes you crack me up! You're funny. </span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Her: Yeah, sometimes I crack myself up. </span></div>
Marley's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690474250835537707noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251032869450998820.post-57783718020567456162013-01-21T06:00:00.000-05:002013-01-21T06:00:08.599-05:00The Many Faces of Marley, Part 6<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Marley's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690474250835537707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251032869450998820.post-1128484224792542022013-01-11T14:23:00.001-05:002013-01-11T14:24:48.961-05:00She'll Laugh at This Someday...Her: When I'm a mommy I'm going to clean my daughter's room every day so she'll never have to do it. <br />
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She outsmarted me on the fly. Marley's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690474250835537707noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251032869450998820.post-33408420533220030502012-11-09T00:00:00.000-05:002012-11-09T00:00:12.163-05:00Cowboy Wedding<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">It was an outdoor, cowboy-themed wedding, which was LOTS of fun!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">It's been a while since we've gotten together with Jim's family, and it was so nice to see all of them. Lisa made this incredibly yummy and beautiful cake.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Marley was quite the social butterfly, but one of her favorite things to do is to love on Uncle "Jonkey". </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>* There's a story to go with that name...but I'm not sure it's suitable to tell <em>out loud!</em> *</strong></span></div>
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<em><span style="color: #38761d;">She was mostly just geeked to be wearing her new plaid shirt and some boots.</span></em></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">And then she discovered a field on the edge of the yard. I showed her how to pick one <span style="font-size: small;">(Is it called a foxtail? I have no idea. I just know I chewed on them when I was a kid, and there was minimal brain damage.) </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">and tuck it in the corner of her mouth like a country girl.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> Maybe lying down will help?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Once the karaoke machine came out, she had the uncontrollable urge to dance.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Gotta pick some flowers too.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">No, she's not mid-sentence in the picture above. </span></div>
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Marley's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690474250835537707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251032869450998820.post-86379187964355527872012-10-31T06:00:00.000-04:002012-10-31T07:19:46.588-04:00*Not So* Wordless Wednesday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h2 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><em>It's that time of year again!</em></span><span style="color: #b45f06;"></span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ehj57ORJ6qw/UJCpfWDn9xI/AAAAAAAAB_s/695aV4_McHo/s1600/101_0127_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ehj57ORJ6qw/UJCpfWDn9xI/AAAAAAAAB_s/695aV4_McHo/s400/101_0127_resized.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"> 2008- 4 months old</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Waaaay back in June, my "baby" turned four.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> I still can't get over how much she's grown in the last year. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">This year she had very specific requests for her cake:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">1. It needs to be cupcakes in the shape of a butterfly.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Since we have people that we love both here in Indiana and in Michigan, we had two parties. Lucky girl!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Marley was so excited to have people there from mine and Jim's families, as well as some of her friends from preschool, along with our favorite babysitter...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">and cousins!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Our Indiana party was a little delayed this year, to accommodate for as many schedules as possible, so we spent her actual birthday in Michigan.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Jill and her family treated Marley to ice cream sundaes on the evening of her birthday, which she just LOVED! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> Our friend "G" was feeling extra festive, so she donned her special mask. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">A few days later we had a bigger party at Grandma and Papa's house.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Before the evening was over, there were lots of hugs all around...</span></div>
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Marley's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690474250835537707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251032869450998820.post-15532776752295233022012-10-08T21:50:00.000-04:002012-10-08T21:50:10.312-04:00Strike a Pose, Baby!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">My little girl LOVES to smile!</span></div>
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Marley's Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690474250835537707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2251032869450998820.post-55686256477578082262012-09-30T21:44:00.000-04:002012-09-30T21:44:50.513-04:00"I Want Daddy"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is almost bedtime. She's tired. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And all of a sudden, her little face crumples and tears flow down her face. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">"I want Daddy."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lord, what do I say? I'm always at a loss.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I gather her up in my lap and murmered what little comfort I can offer. "I know, baby. I know. I miss him too. But you know what? Daddy is in Heaven and he isn't sick. He's waiting for you and he still loves you very much."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"But Heaven is too far away. I want God to send Daddy back down here. I can't wait that long till I see him again. <em><span style="font-size: x-large;">I want God to send him back</span></em>." She sobs big tears, curls up into a ball in my lap. Then she reaches her arms up to the sky and plaintively cries out, "Daddy...Daddy...I want you."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Jesus, have mercy.</em> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's been a year and a half, but her little girl's heart still longs for her daddy. I don't know what else to do, so I pull her even tighter, murmer little words of comfort, and silently pray for God to calm her heart, for the Holy Spirit to bring her comfort in her spirit and in her dreams. And I cry silent tears into that fine curly hair that is just like her dad's. Then...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><em>"But I still have you."</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her tears quiet, her breathing slows, and her body relaxes. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She's asleep.</span></div>
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