"That terrible day called January 2nd," as is said in the story of Noel, our favorite Christmas cartoon.
Feb 7, 2004
This picture reminds me of one of your favorite Junie B. Jones books by Barbara Park: Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder
I went to California with Aunt Karen and Grammy to visit Andrew and Jonathan and to celebrate Aunt Karen's 48th Birthday. I love this picture of us upon my arrival back home to you
Just in time to celebrate your 8th birthday
Having a chat with Gram, 25 March 2004
Found a wonderful quote in one of my journals. We went in search of a particular book at the library. David McPhail's Edward in the Jungle "because I like adventuresome books." :)
Along those lines, in the midst of thoroughly enjoying every book of the “Magic Tree House” series, the author visited Morehead Planetarium at UNC Chapel Hill to announce a new exhibit and summer camp! OF course we went, and I just love this picture of the two of you!
March 2004 I love your smile in both of these pictures and the fort you created for yourself :)
This picture taken by our neighbor, Chuck Rigano
This picture taken by our neighbor, Chuck Rigano
But I LOVE this one I took shortly afterward
April 6, 2004
April 9, 2004, Preparing for Easter I am so glad I took you to the Y yesterday, even though I didn't feel like going swimming. You are my joy and my inspiration to keep doing fun stuff even when I don't feel like it. Thank you. xo Mommy
Easter Sunday, April 11, 2004
"Thinking is my way of choosing." 4/14/04 3:50 pm
4/20 6:40 pm you were speaking "Stitch-ez" and said: "I'm acting like Stitch when he wants people to understand him."
23 April 2004 Outside Eckerd(now a Rite Aid) W. William Street (55) Apex, NC
May 7, 2004
Media Center, Baucom Elementary
Apparently we were driving to Connecticut at the time, because the next thing I wrote was: "4:18 gorgeous summer weather all they way to between exit 11 & 12 NJ. Blues skies, white clouds and then I saw this huge bank across the entire northern horizon."
July 10, 2004 Your favorite horse on the Watch Hill Carousel
July 10, 2004 Your favorite horse on the Watch Hill Carousel
July 11, 2004 Playing with Grandpa
Visiting with Uncle Ken, also July 11, 2004
Stylin' :)
We had a great visit with our family in CT and RI and then fit in one more trip to the Butterfly Museum in Durham on Aug 8, 2004
before you had to go back to school - Aug 10, 2004
I love this shot of you helping me re-paint the kitchen
August 14, 2004
And then...
The rest of the year started really flying by. September 2004
October 31, 2004
In November some of the family traveled to Alaska for Uncle Bob's 70th Birthday. I wish... what DO I wish? Sometimes I wish Dave jumped on board with the idea in January when the seed was first planted. Instead, he was not at all interested and the entire year ended up being a huge turning point in our lives.
I came back just before Thanksgiving...November 25, 2004
This is one proud young lady. Her Art project was chosen to be displayed at the State Employees Credit Union on Blue Ridge Road, right across the street from the NC Museum of Art. We went to visit both right around Christmas, December 2004. The perfect end for a year in which there were not only bright spots, but also dark, desperate choices made that only in hindsight can I see could have been handled differently. Yet, it ended up being the impetus needed for the change that had to come. Lies, confrontation, sadness, pain. It all needed to happen so we could begin the transformation and eventually, heal. Angst I still feel at times, but it is getting better because now I am finally strong enough to let go of fear. The entry I found in my journal for that year was this:
“Fear
does strange things to people… makes them forget everything except how afraid
they are.”
action & emotionally charged!!!!!
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