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Today, I am thankful, that, back then, I went on a blind date with this guy. I’m going to show you, rather than tell you, about a wedding, a birth, a life, and an anniversary. I came home from our first date, and I knew that I’d marry him. He came home from our third […]

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by Kristi Campbell

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  • zoe - That might be the loveliest post I’ve read all week. Happy anniversary! and you know what? I think the kids shirt is right! He Is cuter!September 29, 2013 – 11:40 pmReplyCancel

  • Michelle - What a wonderful uplifting post! Sometimes we just need to sit and reflect on all that we are thankful for! I know you didn’t intend it to be, but it was a good reminder. Thanks you!September 29, 2013 – 11:51 pmReplyCancel

  • Chris Carter - Ahhh… taking in the lovely in all your loveliness, my friend!! What a BEAUTIFUL story of all that is true and all that is right and all that is real and all that is perfect in this world. Your pictures say it all…

    HAPPY anniversary. CHEERS to an incredible family filled with so much joy and so many blessings to BEHOLD…September 29, 2013 – 11:56 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Zoe,
    Aw. Thank you. I think he’s super cute, too. Like maybe the cutest, ever…
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    Michelle,
    Thanks YOU. And yeah, sometimes, it’s important to Remember, with a capitol R.
    —
    Chris,
    Thank you so much. Cheers, right back at ya. For real.
    —September 30, 2013 – 12:45 amReplyCancel

  • Considerer - Happy Anniversary. What a privilege to see your beautiful story here, and to be able to share in a small portion of these joys in your life. This is an absolutely gorgeous list of Ten, and I’m so happy you have such a huge dose of Wonderful to be thankful for 🙂

    Brilliantly done, my friend 🙂September 30, 2013 – 2:39 amReplyCancel

  • Kathy at kissing the frog - Happy anniversary!! I love your t-shirts – the blond with the two brain cells and the “cuter baby.” 🙂September 30, 2013 – 2:44 amReplyCancel

  • Kenya G. Johnson - Awwww sweet. Love this post and the pictures! My husband and I met on a blind date too. I think I had him at “Hello”. 😉 Love the renoation!September 30, 2013 – 6:49 amReplyCancel

  • christine - What a lovely story! The photos you chose to include were great. I see you are a family who loves a funny t-shirt, too. Awesome.

    That renovation was huge!! Amazing what taking down a wall or two can do to a house. The new area is gorgeous!

    Happy Anniversary!September 30, 2013 – 7:31 amReplyCancel

  • Janine Huldie - Kristi, Happy Anniversary and seriously loved all the pictures. You truly do make the perfect family and just so glad you have each other. And you are right so much to be thankful for!! 🙂September 30, 2013 – 7:33 amReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Considerer,
    Thanks, you! I feel pretty lucky this week for sure.
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    Kathy,
    Thank you!
    Yeah, funny t-shirts are so under-rated.
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    Kenya,
    Thanks! Awww. Love that you had your husband at “hello!” Happy.
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    Christine,
    The renovation was huge and horrible. But totally worth it once it was done.
    And thank you!
    —
    Janine,
    Thanks, friend.
    —September 30, 2013 – 8:54 amReplyCancel

  • Tamara - That’s wonderful. I love that you realized you’d get married two dates before he did! I had that happen with an ex. I realized we’d be together way before he did. I’m not sure how I convinced him but it worked. Temporarily, of course.
    Beautiful, beautiful family.September 30, 2013 – 10:31 amReplyCancel

  • Michelle Liew - Kristi! Congratulations!!!!! And truly love at first sight. Happy anniversary and my thoughts and prayers for you and your wonderful family!September 30, 2013 – 10:35 amReplyCancel

  • Jessica - This is so awesome, and you are pretty much the cutest family ever. I love it. Last Friday was the 10 year anniversary of me meeting my husband on a blind date. I’d love to say we have this same happy story, but as our marriage is dissolving, that’s not the case. However, you bring me a lot of hope that there may be someone better for me out there on the next time around! I’m so glad you two found each other; I love happy love stories. Congrats and Happy Anniversary! 🙂September 30, 2013 – 10:51 amReplyCancel

  • Dana - I read this on my phone at 6:30 this morning; what a wonderful way to start my Monday with smiling happy faces. Happy anniversary to you and Robert, Kristi!September 30, 2013 – 11:43 amReplyCancel

  • donofalltrades - I love posts like this.

    You’ve got a great looking family there, Kristi! You should totally have one more baby though.September 30, 2013 – 12:06 pmReplyCancel

  • Cathy - What a tribute and great pictures! It often takes going down many roads before you find the one that leads you home. I’m so glad you found your way. Happy anniversary, Mr. & Mrs. Campbell.September 30, 2013 – 12:08 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi - Happy anniversary! What a beautiful story.September 30, 2013 – 12:23 pmReplyCancel

  • Natalie - The Cat Lady Sings - Gorgeous reflections, gorgeous photos. Indeed, much to be thankful for!September 30, 2013 – 12:48 pmReplyCancel

  • Emily - Love all your photos (and especially both yours and Tucker’s t-shirts — hilarious! After I gave birth to Matthew, I bumped into this woman who was pregnant with her 3rd and already had 2 boys like I had. She wore a t-shirt around that read, “Not Finding Out.” I so wish I had had that t-shirt when I was pregnant with my 3rd because the pressure from the outside world to find out and see what I was having was so annoying!) And, I also love your sweet story. Happy Anniversary! The three of you make a beautiful family…September 30, 2013 – 1:44 pmReplyCancel

  • Catherine Gacad - what a beautiful summary! an amazing story of your family. happy to read this.September 30, 2013 – 6:06 pmReplyCancel

  • Kate - Love this and the way you shared your story! So sweet. You should make it into a book for Tucker 🙂September 30, 2013 – 6:59 pmReplyCancel

  • Sarah | LeftBrainBuddha - Ohmigosh I WANT YOUR KITCHEN!!! So gorgeous.
    And this post is just ah-mazing, lady! Happy anniversary to you! mwah!September 30, 2013 – 7:49 pmReplyCancel

  • Mytwicebakedpotato - I loved this 🙂 great pictures and lucky, blessed life! Congrats to you!September 30, 2013 – 10:10 pmReplyCancel

  • Dyanne @ I Want Backsies - Imperfectly perfect! That’s the best kind of family to be! Happy anniversary.September 30, 2013 – 10:24 pmReplyCancel

  • Janet - Awesome recap of your relationship. Happy Anniversary!!!October 1, 2013 – 12:22 amReplyCancel

  • Julie - Happy anniversary you two!October 1, 2013 – 12:23 amReplyCancel

  • Lisa @ The Golden Spoons - Lovely pictures and happy anniversary!!!October 1, 2013 – 8:26 amReplyCancel

  • Stephanie @ Mommy, for Real. - I love that so much! Made me misty! And how gorgeous are you? Happy Anniversary, anniversary twin! 🙂 You were waaaay more thoughtful than I was this anniversary. I hope your husband enjoys that gorgeous tribute. xoOctober 1, 2013 – 4:00 pmReplyCancel

  • just JENNIFER - I love this post, Kristi! You guys are a super good looking family.October 1, 2013 – 7:54 pmReplyCancel

  • Rachel - Loved SEEING the story of your family! Just awesome!October 6, 2013 – 11:23 amReplyCancel

  • Mike - LOVED this post, Kristi!! Talk about a constant huge smile of reading along with the pictures! Where was your honeymoon at?? OMG I’m in love with your kitchen! I love hardwood floors but am so glad I don’t have them because of my kid. Your wedding photos are spectacular, along with Tucker and Chief! Ok, gotta go scroll back up and drool at your kitchen again now 🙂March 10, 2014 – 6:31 pmReplyCancel

If I were asked to describe myself, I’m not sure that I’d include the word “brave.” It’s not that I think I’m a total chickenshit or anything. I mean, I wipe up poop, catch vomit with my bare hands, convince Tucker to let me cut his nails on occasion, and kill spiders with the best […]

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  • Sarah Almond - I don’t know if I’ve really had a brave moment in my life. Really. I’m a huge wuss. You are a very brave woman in my book though!

    Congratulations to all the winners! That was hard to narrow down all of those comments! 😀September 26, 2013 – 10:05 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Sarah, SO hard to narrow them down. I’m actually relieved I wasn’t a judge! Thanks to you for being one!September 26, 2013 – 10:08 pmReplyCancel

  • Janine Huldie - Congrats to all your winners and will say I think I very much agree with you that trust lies at the heart of the matter in indeed being brave. So, I do think you hit the nail on the head with this one!September 26, 2013 – 10:15 pmReplyCancel

  • Emily - Love your “brave” list and how you came up with it — you always make me think, which is hard to do these days.:) And congrats to the winners — I hope we judges made you proud!September 26, 2013 – 10:24 pmReplyCancel

  • Dana - “Trusting is the bravest thing I’ve ever done.” That’s so true, Kristi. I almost said that loving is the bravest (and easiest) thing I’ve ever done, and that’s kind of the same thing – opening yourself up and making yourself vulnerable. But the returns are immense.

    And also – woo hoo!!! I’m excited to win something today 😉 If there’s a bar at the conference next month, I’m buying you a drink. Thank you!September 26, 2013 – 10:30 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Janine,
    Thanks, friend. Yeah, trusting is pretty dang brave…
    And congrats to you for moving your blog to self hosted this week and that being your new blog’s birthday! Also WAH to making me look bad that you’re giving away more money and stuff. But whatever. I’m riding my glory.
    ;O—
    Emily,
    You judges made me Oh So Proud. Thank you.
    —
    Dana,
    You bet your ass you’re buying me a drink. Dude, win is totally deserved. Like hugely. I loved it. I didn’t vote. Other did. Congratulations.
    —September 26, 2013 – 10:33 pmReplyCancel

  • Mytwicebakedpotato - I don’t know if it is bravery, but every time I fight for my son…there is no regret. First with his adoption roller coaster and then standing up to a school system that wants him to fit in a box. That fight continues.
    Thank you for your site 🙂September 26, 2013 – 10:34 pmReplyCancel

  • Stephanie @ Mommy, for Real. - Woo-hoo to Dana! And that post- wow. I love everything you wrote about trusting yourself and the universe- that is true bravery in my book. (Also- I almost wrote about how brave it was to end my first marriage, but then I chickened out. Maybe I’ll write about it next week. ) 🙂September 26, 2013 – 10:35 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - My TBP,
    Yes. Fighting for your son is bravery. Every single time. Over and over and over again. That’s true bravery and beautifulness. Don’t let them put him in a box. You’re doing it right.
    —-
    Stephanie,
    Woo hoo to Dana for sure. And Janet and Chris. Thanks, you for the kind words about the bravery words. I, too, had something planned for this week and decided to save it, not wanting this week to be too heavy.
    —September 26, 2013 – 10:47 pmReplyCancel

  • Chris Carter - “I’d like to thank the Academy, and my family and all my dear friends who have supported this incredible mission to make twenty bucks. I am so grateful for all your amazing love during the endless sacrifice to make the grade and I will never ever forget all those long hard days I worked tirelessly to fulfill my dream. (Tears… sniff…the applause won’t stop) No thank YOU lovely people, thank YOU!!”September 26, 2013 – 10:59 pmReplyCancel

  • Tamara - You are braver than brave. Bravest of braver of brave. Or something. So glad Dana won, but really jealous you’re meeting in real life without me and my creepy camera hanging out with you. WTH?
    The bravest thing I ever did? I dunno. Giving birth twice. Moving 3,000 miles to be with a man who had broken my heart, but I just really loved him. (it worked out, as you know)
    I had an ex whose father had ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). One night he was gasping for breath and it seemed like it might be the end, and I ran to this house, and not away from it. I liked knowing that in a real crisis, I didn’t run away. I knew it could be death or horror (and I saw my own father die when I was four) but I didn’t run away. Just TO. He survived. That night, anyway.
    Happy Friday. On that weird note.September 26, 2013 – 11:02 pmReplyCancel

  • Chris Carter - I got so caught up in my money award that I forgot to mention how beautiful your post was!!!

    I loved it. I get it. Trust. YES!!!! 🙂September 26, 2013 – 11:06 pmReplyCancel

  • Sarah | LeftBrainBuddha - Okay, I think this may be my favorite FTSF ever because I LOVE reading these posts about all the little and big brave things we have done. This is so beautiful. Yes, it’s about trusting the universe and that all will be well and that we are enough. So much wisdom here, friend. I love it!September 26, 2013 – 11:08 pmReplyCancel

  • Chris Carter - Aw SHIT. I realize I said TWENTY BUCKS when I actually won TWENTY FIVE BUCKS!!! This wine has really gotten to my head… No seriously- I am drunk. LOL (I can’t believe I am publishing this- I should have for the WIN- maybe I would have gotten the BIG money eh? HAHAHAHAHA!! I hope you’re laughing as hard as I am… cause I totally am!!)September 26, 2013 – 11:10 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Ah, Chris Carter…this is when I hate my comment system… (and don’t tell me i can change it and trust me when i say that my whole theme would be drunk and fucked up if I were to try)…
    LOL. I’m laughing my ass off at all three of your comments. You’ll have to bribe me to take them down (thinking a fair price is $30 because hello profit). HA. Thanks, you. Mucho. Contact me privately when you’re sober to collect your winnings. 😉
    LOVED your answers. And your comments. And if you never come back after this, so your fault and not mine. Agreed?
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    Tamara,
    You are braver than brave. I want your creepy camera hanging out with me so badly it’s not funny. I may have to bribe you to take a trip here to take the photos you take of you but of well, not me, but of Tucker. He deserves the captures you get. Every kid. Every person does.
    Ouch to four year old you. And huge hugs to that little girl, too…
    —
    Sarah,
    Trusting the universe is HUGE, yes? Thank you so much for getting that.
    —September 26, 2013 – 11:26 pmReplyCancel

  • Jessica - Beautiful post, and so true. Trusting is a very hard thing to do. And also, congrats to the winners of the contest! I loved all those entries! 🙂September 26, 2013 – 11:58 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Jessica,
    Thanks so much for being a judge too!
    —September 26, 2013 – 11:59 pmReplyCancel

  • JenKehl - Yea! Dana! And also, you are so right about the bravery thing. And it is a good reminder. I think all of us parents need to remember to trust ourselves. We make the decisions we make after thought, maybe too much sometimes, but we have to believe that our decisions are the best decisions for ourselves and our kids. And you my friend, you do so much to make sure you know everything you can before you make a decision. You are a trustworthy truster of trust.September 27, 2013 – 1:15 amReplyCancel

  • Considerer - WAHEY!!!! DANA! CRIS! JANET! AWESOME *dances* I loved being part of this 😀

    Your post is gorgeous. I really love it – you’re so right – trusting is very difficult. Trusting that things will turn out alright is nigh on impossible, and it’s so easy to get swamped. You’ve done amazingly and thank you so much for sharing your brave moments here 🙂 Beautifully done.September 27, 2013 – 2:06 amReplyCancel

  • clark - (large-font, alliterative nonsense words indicating excessive enthusiasm)

    and, yay for the winner-ettes!

    Kristi this is where you, sitting in the balcony box seats, look surprised and flustered as the spotlight swings to your location, stand up take a bow… applause from all standing O (… *ovation*, of course)

    Loved your FTSF… especially the thing about being in a graveyard in New Orleans! (for some of the more hypo-youthful) that totally conjures one movie scene! (Easy Rider! Easy Rider… ask Rich, he’ ll tell you).

    Congrats on writing one of the blogs that make me glad to be into this blogging thing.September 27, 2013 – 7:05 amReplyCancel

  • Kenya G. Johnson - Don’t you love how mommy instincts kick in though? You did it and you’re doing it. 2600 miles away. You go girl!

    Now as for those winners – love all the responses. Dana’s ended with a coughing fit. I wasn’t ready. LOL!!September 27, 2013 – 7:10 amReplyCancel

  • Stephanie @ Life, Unexpectedly - I couldn’t agree more. Especially for a control freak (like me), trusting, or “letting go” is oftentimes the bravest thing to do, because it goes so much against our nature not to be hands on.September 27, 2013 – 7:38 amReplyCancel

  • zoe - so here’s an example of how not brave I am. I came here to find out what the finish the sentence Friday prompt was, thinking that perhaps I would participate. But now seeing what it is I’m feeling a bit chicken.September 27, 2013 – 9:46 amReplyCancel

  • Jen @ Real Life Parenting - Trusting–ourselves, others, the universe–is a very scary thing. It’s definitely brave to allow yourself to trust in the good, the future, etc.

    Nice post!!September 27, 2013 – 9:51 amReplyCancel

  • don - Yeah, you’re pretty brave and amazing and all that, but how in the world did the comment that mentioned a bionic vagina not win??

    BIONIC VAGINA for God’s sake!??September 27, 2013 – 9:54 amReplyCancel

  • Amber - Congrats to all the ladies!! Chris- you are NEVER a letdown, if I laugh anymore, I am gonna snort #PSL out of my nose, I am grateful we finally connected…September 27, 2013 – 10:06 amReplyCancel

  • Lisa @ The Golden Spoons - I love this post! Trusting is a very difficult thing to do sometimes and does take a lot of bravery. I think you “putting it all out here” on this blog is also a very brave thing and has made a difference to so many people!

    Also, congrats to all the very deserving winners! It’s times like these that I wish I was funny, but I’m just not. I am also extremely jealous of you and Dana getting to meet. I haven’t met ANY of my blogging buddies IRL and I really, really want to!!! (although I get to meet Sarah from Left Brain Buddha in a couple of weeks at SITS BBC!)September 27, 2013 – 10:10 amReplyCancel

  • don - Well, I don’t like to boast, but I suppose I’ll share this quick bit of bravery because I TOTALLY thought of this post while I did it.

    I was sitting here in my chair at work and thought I could rip out a fart, but right before I did, I wasn’t 100% sure that it wasn’t going to be a shart so I paused. But I told myself, “go ahead, Don you can do this” and went ahead and squeezed it out instead of running to the bathroom. It was all gas!! Yay me!

    Are you glad we’re pals or what!?September 27, 2013 – 11:16 amReplyCancel

  • Lanaya | Raising Reagan - Congratulations to your winners. And yes, you are brave. We all are and anyone that’s a parent has to be brave every single day for their child.
    Bravery comes in so many different forms and even though it’s hard to think of us as being brave … everyone has it in them on some level.

    ¤´¨)
    ¸.•*´
    (¸¤ Lanaya | xoxo
    Raising-Reagan.comSeptember 27, 2013 – 12:29 pmReplyCancel

  • Lisa - I almost skipped reading your blog today because I REALLY didn’t feel like crying! Of course I read it anyway….and cried! You portrayed bravery in the most beautiful terms. And thank you for the humor at the end with the contest winners. That helped me pull myself together!September 27, 2013 – 1:46 pmReplyCancel

  • Natalie - The Cat Lady Sings - I love this. Trust DOES take bravery, because there is great risk in trusting.
    Sounds like your trust paid off. 🙂
    BTW – happy blogiversary!September 27, 2013 – 1:48 pmReplyCancel

  • Chris at Hye Thyme Cafe - Thanks for the reminder about packing up and moving (for me 1500 miles) away to start a new life. I guess I know what my post for next week will be. 😉 Ironically, that was to New Orleans, but I was never drunk in any of the cemeteries…at least not that I recall. 😉September 27, 2013 – 2:05 pmReplyCancel

  • Sarah - Trusting is brave and HARD! But it’s probably what’s at the top of what’s most important as a mama. Congratulations on your blogiversary and your trust in yourself.September 27, 2013 – 3:36 pmReplyCancel

  • Debbie - As a woman in the second half of her forties, I left my husband and the easy life taking with me our two children with special needs. Now, ten years later, I still can’t believe I did it.September 27, 2013 – 5:57 pmReplyCancel

  • Deb @ Urban Moo Cow - You are brave and wonderful in so many different ways, it’s hard to count. xoSeptember 27, 2013 – 6:41 pmReplyCancel

  • Celeste - This is truly beautiful. Trust is the most frightening thing that I do. It’s SO diffcult. So yes, it is the stuff of bravery. How would we do anything at all without it?

    Thanks for sharing. 🙂September 27, 2013 – 6:44 pmReplyCancel

  • Katia - I agree. Absolutely beautiful. So perfectly put that I am actually happy I did not write an FTSF post this week, because this would have been the one I would want to write. Couldn’t agree more, it’s the little every day things that require bravery. Trusting.September 27, 2013 – 8:28 pmReplyCancel

  • Menopausal Mother - You are so brave and beautiful in so many ways….trust is a hard thing to do, but you have figured out how to let go and let live. I always knew there was a reason why I like you so much! XOSeptember 28, 2013 – 12:34 amReplyCancel

  • GirlieOnTheEdge - Kristi. Very simply, yours is a blog I would take to a desert island. (when told I could only take a few.) Yours.

    The contest thing was brilliant! Loved it!September 28, 2013 – 8:12 amReplyCancel

  • Robin (Masshole Mommy) - I think becoming a mom in general was the brevest thing I’ve ever done. It’s scary when you have your first child, right? I mean no matter how much I read up on how to do things, the fact of the matter that being responsible for another human is completely a learning process.September 28, 2013 – 9:47 amReplyCancel

  • Kate - Sounds like you have done A LOT of brave things! And I love Dana’s winning answer 🙂September 28, 2013 – 10:55 amReplyCancel

  • christine - Well, crud, I was planning on using my $100 winnings to buy a prize for the poem winner. And then Dana came along with a super funny comment (as well as about 100 other funny/touching commenters).

    Trusting is a very brave thing to do. And so, so hard sometimes.September 29, 2013 – 12:47 amReplyCancel

  • Joy @ icansaymama - Oooh, what a shame!! I missed your one year blogoversary!! 🙁

    I will get there as I will be slowly making my rounds on your older blog posts.

    As for the bravery: you put that so well! I read the caption and could not come up with anything but your post says it so perfectly! Trusting is just bravery. Absolutely.

    Miss you! xoxo I hope I can be around more regularly again!!September 29, 2013 – 11:11 amReplyCancel

  • Rachel - OMG, so before I got to the last line of your post, I was thinking, “Wow, I love that she included trust in bravery. That’s really cool.” And, then, I read your last line, which is really cool! I like this take on bravery, so, so much more than jumping out of an airplane! Thank you, friend.September 29, 2013 – 9:15 pmReplyCancel

  • Rachel - I love this post! Thank you for sharing it on the Sunday Parenting Party Link-up. Come back tomorrow to see if you were featured. 😉October 5, 2013 – 10:12 pmReplyCancel

  • Suzanne Lucas - Beautiful post. Don’t doubt for a second that you are courageous. You’ve been through some hard times and faced them head-on — you felt fear and did it anyway. You should be proud!October 7, 2013 – 10:00 amReplyCancel

Yo! Guess what? Today’s Our Land features my amazing friend Emily from Oh Boy Mom. Trust me when I tell you that her voice is beyond excellent, and that I’m confident you’ll love her just as much as I do. Honestly, when I asked her to submit, I didn’t think she’d have time to do […]

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  • Stephanie @ Mommy, for Real. - Emily, it is so wonderful to “hear your voice” again. I think about you and your family often. I felt shocked to read that some of your friends have sort of dropped back, and then I worried that that was hypocritical. Surely MY family would never do that to our friends? Thanks for making me think about how to best support and empathize with friends who may need us someday. And one last thing- I can’t wait to read your memoir. You are amazing.September 25, 2013 – 10:14 amReplyCancel

  • Jessica Smock - Welcome back, Emily! I have missed you! I’ve thought of you often. I know that all of your online friends wish we could do more, but we’re supporting you in spirit!September 25, 2013 – 10:17 amReplyCancel

  • Janine Huldie - Emily, you are so right you find out who are your friends during the rough times, such as this. Thank you for sharing all you have been going through this past summer here today. I am truly glad you are back. Please do know you, your son and whole family are in my thoughts and prayers. And if you need anything, please just message me.September 25, 2013 – 10:20 amReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Stephanie,
    I felt shocked that some friends dropped back as well, but know that often times, people simply don’t know what to say or do. We’ve had some similar (obviously different as developmental delays are NOTHING like fighting cancer) experiences with friends of ours not knowing what to say about Tucker…and so they just kindof disappear.
    And I agree! Here’s to Emily’s memoir!
    —
    Jessica,
    I’ve missed her too. I’m so glad she’s back.
    —September 25, 2013 – 10:24 amReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Janine,
    Thanks. Agree about being truly glad Emily’s back.
    —September 25, 2013 – 10:25 amReplyCancel

  • Jessica - Welcome back, Emily! (Although, I am new to your blog.) I love your attitude, and I am so sorry to hear about your Little Dude. I will keep you all in my prayers.September 25, 2013 – 10:26 amReplyCancel

  • Janet - What a great story Emily. Hard times are great sifters – you find out your true supporters is and sift out the ones that aren’t. There’s at least one sifted out that surprises me every time it’s happened to me, but what’s left behind is so much better. I wish you the best in the coming year.September 25, 2013 – 11:16 amReplyCancel

  • Michelle Liew - Emily, letting you know that I’ll always be sending thoughts and prayers your way. Through the hard times, comes something beautiful like empathy. Because, I am a brain tumor survivor too….and completely, in all senses of the word, understand.September 25, 2013 – 11:29 amReplyCancel

  • Rachel - Emily, this post literally made me cry. You see, my father died when I was eleven, and one of the most beautiful things that he taught me before he died was to accept people’s limitations. I watched many friends and family struggle with his illness, and stop coming to see him in the hospital. He told me not to judge people’s reactions, because we can’t ever understand what they are going through. I try to take that advice into my life. It is NOT always easy. We also had people embrace us like never before too, which was an incredible gift.September 25, 2013 – 11:59 amReplyCancel

  • Considerer - What a way to re-enter the Blogosphere. This is a gorgeous post, and I love the way you are committed to returning the empathy your son and your family receive. That’s a really nice gesture.

    I hope all goes well with the treatments.September 25, 2013 – 12:14 pmReplyCancel

  • Dana - Wonderful post, Emily. Clearly we should never underestimate those small acts of empathy – they can make all the difference. May your family continue to receive many small acts as you “go to battle and conquer the beast.” Welcome back!September 25, 2013 – 12:43 pmReplyCancel

  • Lisa @ The Golden Spoons - Wonderful post, Emily! Admittedly, I am one of those people who might be tempted to step back a little for fear of saying or doing the wrong thing. Reading this, though, reminds me that even the little things matter to someone who is going through a difficult time and encourages me to step up rather than step back. Thanks for that reminder and prayers for you & your family!September 25, 2013 – 1:53 pmReplyCancel

  • Robbie - I am very sorry you and your family are going through such a difficult time. I am sorry that you have been disappointed by some friends. Not everyone knows how to respond. I love that you are using this time to teach valuable lessons.September 25, 2013 – 4:37 pmReplyCancel

  • Tamara - How awesome of you to not cross people off of your list as “good friends.” I know that people tend to have trouble coping when times are tough. Some people. Not all people. Glad to read your voice here and hear about your sons.September 25, 2013 – 4:42 pmReplyCancel

  • Lanaya | Raising Reagan - Very key point … allowing other’s to use your son’s illness as a teaching point for empathy in a GENUINE fashion.
    It is one of the hardest things to go through when you have to find out your true friendships.
    You never expect it to be the people you thought and that always baffles me.
    It is so very nice to meet you.

    ¤´¨)
    ¸.•*´
    (¸¤ Lanaya | xoxo
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  • Kenya G. Johnson - To Emily – I love your last words – “I can’t wait to get started.” That in itself is beautiful. I can’t tell you how much i’ve learned from this series – this post included. Sometimes something is so that it’s too much to process and you can’t imagine what the person is going through. I’ve never thought it would make one less empathetic, rather just not knowing what to do. I have two friends my age with cancer. We’ve all known each other since we were 11 so that’s like 32 years now. We aren’t BFFs like we were then but we still keep in touch and show up to each other’s “important stuff” (just like long distance family). The news of both was a blow and I was reluctant to check in with them anymore than I usually do because I didn’t want to make every conversation about the cancer. It was so hard to make the first phone call after I heard. Anyway as I was reading your post, I said not making the conversation about cancer would be equivalent to backing off. Like I was ignoring the reality. I decided to just now to text one of them who is going through chemo now and ask “How’s chemo going?” She texted me back right away saying the cancer has shrunk quicker than the doc thought and so they are ahead of schedule. Then she followed that with a her posing with her bald head. So I know I went on an on here Emily but I just wanted to say thank you. I will do better about keeping in touch. And my goodness, just from seeing her smile and pose with a bald head makes ME feel better.September 25, 2013 – 7:12 pmReplyCancel

  • Katia - You taking your friends’ phrase “can’t imagine what you must be going through”, reversing it and using it to understand what they are going through is the essence of empathy and the Our Land series. I was judgemental as I read about friends abandoning a friend in a situation like this, but I guess some of your empathy rubbed off on me. I think that many people must get overwhelmed with the diagnosis and probably feel that they are expected to provide answers, failing to realize that it’s the gestures that count. Knowing that someone cares.

    I can’t wait to read your post about giving back once the little guy is well.September 25, 2013 – 9:21 pmReplyCancel

  • Ruth - I’m new to your blog, but will definitely be reading, and am sending you all positive energy and support. <3September 25, 2013 – 9:51 pmReplyCancel

  • christine - Oh, Emily, this was a wonderful addition to the Our Land. You are one generous, merciful, wise woman. We will be praying for you all.September 25, 2013 – 10:19 pmReplyCancel

  • Darcy Perdu - beautiful reminder of simple things we can all fo to lighten the burdens of our struggling friends!September 26, 2013 – 2:10 amReplyCancel

  • Anita@ Losing Austin - I love that you’re trying to accept some friends limitations when they don’t respond. My husband has a chronic illness and when he’s in the hospital people are so loving and caring, but forget the rest of the time, and I have no problem with that- they are responding when there is the most need, and I’m grateful. But where we’ve lost friends is with my missing brother- I think that they don’t know exactly what to do, so many do nothing. I have a hard time with those.

    So glad you’ve shared and are popping back in to the blogging world for at least a bit- your voice is needed!September 26, 2013 – 9:11 amReplyCancel

  • Hope - Such a heart warming post. It’s amazing to me that go through what you and your family are experiencing..your eminent thought is to begin returning the support and compassion that you’ve received. Says a lot about the kind of person you are. Your son and family will be continually be in my prayers. #BloppySeptember 26, 2013 – 10:52 amReplyCancel

  • Chris Carter - Praying for your precious boy- have been since I found out on Bloppies. I love your perspective. People can only handle so much, and I am sad that they can’t push pass their selfish vulnerabilities to love you more than their discomfort. I am so sad for that…

    But I pray for you. And I would give blood to your babe any day. Seriously. Message me if you need anything – at all.September 26, 2013 – 11:20 pmReplyCancel

  • Sarah Almond - Emily I have been thinking of you since I heard about your son. Keeping your family in my thoughts and prayers. So happy to see your post here on Our Land!September 27, 2013 – 12:27 amReplyCancel

  • catherine gacad - reading this came at the strangest and most apropos time for me. i’m currently writing a blog post/rant on friends who have been unsupportive during my time of need. i pray that i can be more forgiving.September 29, 2013 – 3:08 amReplyCancel

Ever lie in the dark, listen to music and let it carry you somewhere else?  I have. Nina Simone. She’s in my top favorites forever for singing me to sleep. Same goes for Simon and Garfunkel. But I feel like I’ve written about them a lot, during the past six months. Six months. It’s been […]

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  • Considerer - Unless this is just the nature of this hop, I’m beginning to think that you and I have a theme song – “Oops, I did it again”

    Beautiful list, beautiful descriptions.

    And ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ is one helluva transcendent song. I’ve loved it for a number of years now – thanks for including it.September 24, 2013 – 2:08 amReplyCancel

  • Dana - This is so corny – but Matt and I used to lay on my bed in college listening to Depeche Mode’s “Somebody,” staring into each other’s eyes like lovesick puppies. I rarely hear that song, but when I do I have this overwhelming sense of infatuation for my husband, over 20 years later.September 24, 2013 – 8:50 amReplyCancel

  • Dream - These songs definitely carry me away. But the best part…the “why are you still here” cartoon. I’m still laughing about that.September 24, 2013 – 9:15 amReplyCancel

  • Linda Roy - elleroy was here - Ahhh!!!! Kristi you rocked this! Dog & Butterfly!!! Yes! Yes! Yes! Okay, I’m calmed down now…I really love that tune and had totally forgotten about it. And CSNY. I almost included one of theirs and then I got on the 80s tangent. Loved this.September 24, 2013 – 9:26 amReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Considerer,
    Shine On has to be one of the top 100 best songs ever written, I think. And haha to “oops I did it again!”
    —
    Dana,
    Aw! I love that you used to be as corny as I was!
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    Dream,
    Yeah, I laughed at “why are you still here?” too. Thanks!
    —September 24, 2013 – 9:36 amReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Linda,
    I almost forgot about Dog and Butterfly, too!
    —September 24, 2013 – 9:37 amReplyCancel

  • Tamara - I have a song called “Song H” by Bruce Hornsby. Totally carried away. Into fluffy clouds and sleepy, happy worlds. I put it on both of my birth mixes. I think it helped. Speaking of people ruining songs for you (temporarily), that can be said of movies. I had an ex-boyfriend who loved Star Wars and when we messily broke up, my friend said to me, “Well, crap. Now you can’t help but go through life and think of him when you hear about Star Wars! It’s like bad hypnosis!”
    Only, it didn’t last! I got my heart royally broken years later by a guy who WORKED at Star Wars headquarters with George Lucas.
    Crazy, right? That’s some bad hypnosis.

    I married him and we have two kids.September 24, 2013 – 10:10 amReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Tamara,
    I didn’t know Song H by Bruce Hornsby but just Googled it and can see why it takes you into fluffy happy sleepy worlds. I love when an artist that I thought I knew has something unexpected like that. Thanks for the intro to it.
    WOW – your Star Wars love story. Marrying him is like the perfect karmic balance in the end, huh? Cool story. Super cool.
    —September 24, 2013 – 10:25 amReplyCancel

  • Lanaya | Raising Reagan - I used to do this much more in college but reading this post made me realize I need to do this more.
    Some of my ultimate chill, fall asleep or relax music to listen to is Natalie Merchant, Dido and The Counting Crows — love them.

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    (¸¤ Lanaya | xoxo
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  • Kristi Campbell - Lanaya,
    I know right? I need to do this some more as well!September 24, 2013 – 12:23 pmReplyCancel

  • Jessica - This is awesome. 🙂 And so true!September 24, 2013 – 1:41 pmReplyCancel

  • Slu - Hey Yo: I’m Down!!! Ha…

    Very Nice. We are on the same page with Pink Floyd (DSotM). Smiling!!!

    As usual: So Enjoyed, SluSeptember 24, 2013 – 1:44 pmReplyCancel

  • The Next Step - I do love music, and I love to let it carry me away. Sometimes it’s the only way I can shake a mood that I don’t care for.September 24, 2013 – 1:50 pmReplyCancel

  • Jodi @ Heal Now - Music carries me away to another place, too! And thank God for it! I think it has saved my life more than once and there are many others who can say the same!September 24, 2013 – 2:12 pmReplyCancel

  • clark - Dark Side of the Moon is one of the albums I would have picked for my list…if I didn’t stop and think… “ok 3 whole albums on a TMT list, clark, dude! give the poor bastards a break, why don’cha!!”

    (…there’s a sign Post up ahead….)

    lol

    enjoyed this here Post hereSeptember 24, 2013 – 6:56 pmReplyCancel

  • Jen - Ok, my original list had Shine on and CSN on it! See you did all right. Now who’s that dude in bed with you?September 24, 2013 – 9:42 pmReplyCancel

  • Rachel - Yes, it’s a good thing that the “music (and alcohol) making me say things I don’t mean” days are in the past. But it was fun while it lasted! I’ll stick with Nina Simone.September 24, 2013 – 10:25 pmReplyCancel

  • Sarah Almond - Love the Floyd! But I must admit that I’m not familiar with the rest on here. Do I live in a box? HA HA! I do have songs that carry me away too, but I can’t say that I’ve had any lasting consequences from them!September 25, 2013 – 12:28 amReplyCancel

  • Tracy@CrazyAsNormal - Diet DP Spitting. Thanks. Best sexy time pictures ever.September 25, 2013 – 1:48 pmReplyCancel

  • Stephanie @ Mommy, for Real. - Oh, Shine on… And Nina Simone… fortunately for me, only crappy songs have memories of crappy people attached to them. I am lucky that all my favorites were untarnished by associations with stupid people. I do love listening to my old college favorites when I am trying to drown in nostalgia. And as for relaxing music to carry me away- Ray LaMontaigne. Or however the hell you spell it.September 25, 2013 – 10:47 pmReplyCancel

  • Louise - Your last choice is such a nice soothing song. I also love Shine On – you can’t really go wrong with Pink Floyd … though I have to admit I didn’t watch the ENTIRE 17 minutes 🙂September 28, 2013 – 8:46 pmReplyCancel

  • Mike - The Crystal Ship video isn’t working but I listened to it on YouTube. My favs of your’s here were Dog and Butterly and Carried Away. Simon and Garfunkel always takes me back to traveling with my dad when I was a kid. I can’t recall ever saying anything I regretted due to music. Now add some beer to the music…rut-row! Good post, Kristi! 🙂February 13, 2014 – 6:22 pmReplyCancel

When I became pregnant with my son, I spoke to friends, doctors and read a bunch of books about what to expect. I read books about sleep, milestones, development, and what might happen to my body. I learned that sushi and deli meats are bad for pregnant women. That walking is good, but only if […]

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  • don - Holy smokes, that WAS long! Ha, a nickel for every time I’ve heard that and oh, that’s what she said? What?

    Sorry, this was great and I’ve not had my Ridlin yet. Perhaps I need to get together some dads to do a similar post! Dads are parents too you know!September 23, 2013 – 9:27 amReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Don,
    I know, sweets. Dads are parents too. I’ll write a post like this with you anytime. Just sayin. In case you’re sad and stuff.September 23, 2013 – 9:33 amReplyCancel

  • Janine Huldie - No one prepared for a colicky baby on the first try out or nights that turned into weeks of going without any sleep. I must say that was the tip of the iceberg, but when I think back I always remembered foolishly thinking we would just know what to do and how to do it. Yeah, I was naive and foolish. Even now, I have my moments where I think, “Did I handle that right?’ So, no parenting doesn’t come with an instruction manual and many days I am just so winging it. Great new series and look forward to more on this.September 23, 2013 – 9:40 amReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Janine,
    I think you’re handling it just right. There’s no instruction manual – we just have to trust ourselves!!September 23, 2013 – 9:47 amReplyCancel

  • Kathy Radigan - I wish I had these when I was pregnant and a new mom!! Loved each and every one of them!! And, not just because so many of the great ladies here are some of my favorites!! Motherhood can be very lonely in the beginning. For me it wasn’t until I started getting other mom friends who were going through the same thing I was that did I really start to feel like I was getting the hang of the mothering gig!! Thank you all!! xoSeptember 23, 2013 – 10:07 amReplyCancel

  • Undiagnosed but okay - This freaking made my morning! I want my $9 back, too Rachel. Although only because I am the only idiot on the planet who never could figure out that damn swaddle. Each of you did a fabulous job! I see another theme in our future 🙂September 23, 2013 – 12:30 pmReplyCancel

  • Jean - I support your refusal to have a penis on your neck. My son is willing to be clothed but most of the time tries to get by without wearing underwear. We can go from decent to “penis on neck” too quickly without underwear as a middleman.September 23, 2013 – 2:05 pmReplyCancel

  • Tamara - I did it! I made it to the end!!! I didn’t skim either. I thought I might skim to avoid the vomity parts, but I didn’t. I’m a vomit-phobic and I got pregnant and had children. I deserve free money for that.
    The poop and boogers and penises on necks? Not phobic of those.September 23, 2013 – 5:19 pmReplyCancel

  • Lanaya | Raising Reagan - This was so funny… I read it over at Rachel’s place.
    No one wants a penis on their neck …EVER!

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    (¸¤ Lanaya | xoxo
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  • Mama C. - This is freaking HILARIOUS. I am laughing so hard, it’s criminal. I swear,Kristi, I think I may be dilated to 8 right now. One good sneeze, and I may have my daughter right here in this LaZBoy, and if I do, I’m naming her after you.September 23, 2013 – 11:33 pmReplyCancel

  • karen - OMG.. I love this…I know…all the things I’ve read did not prepare me for having a wild and loud boy who loves to jump, kick, growl, scream, and hit. It’s been a fun ride though and I’m looking forward to what more things Dino will teach me.September 24, 2013 – 12:25 pmReplyCancel

  • Rachel - I don’t think common sense prepared me for 2AM feedings!September 24, 2013 – 10:28 pmReplyCancel

  • Colleen @ MommieDaze - Oh, boy! I have a million of those things I never thought I would say. Like, “We don’t put batteries on out butt!”September 27, 2013 – 11:32 amReplyCancel

  • Kimberly - Ahem…thanks for the invite hookers.
    These are hilarious though and I can relate to so many of them. Seriously, there needs to be a book about all of the things you should really expect, like poop launching.September 28, 2013 – 10:22 amReplyCancel

Tucker walking around without pants seems to be the new thing around here. While part of me feels like “Meh, you don’t want to wear pants? Don’t. We’re in the privacy of our own home,” the other part of me is horrified about the prospect that he’ll get a dingleberry on my couch or accidentally […]

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  • clark - (now if you would only talk to my wife Phyllis!… “but most of clark is under the table as he sits at his computer looking out the window…where’s the harm?”)

    total and pleasurable surprise… seeing you at the Brunch… how strange (in a very good way) is this blogosphere and especially with the technology that allows people to interact on nearly every level?

    PS good thing it was a successful surprise, I would have been a nervous wreck if I knew you were going to be on the Brunch… I am in awe of what you do on these pages!September 22, 2013 – 5:57 pmReplyCancel

  • Considerer - Pants or no, that kid is damn CUTE 😀 And friendly, too.

    The vid chat was awesome, and Clark’s face was an absolute picture. Thank YOU for being the surprise.

    Soooo midnight your time is kinda later than I’m planning on being up (for once) – I’ll mail you my recommendations. You’re a rockstar for doing this, and I really hope you do well in the Babble Top 100. And Blogger Idol. And get that jet. And become rich and famous and hire your ‘Muscle’…

    Ahhh dreams ey! Still, I shall be for real saving up for my USA tour 😀 WHOOT! PAYCHECKS COMING SOON!September 22, 2013 – 6:11 pmReplyCancel

  • Sarah - I think I should win because I know what dingleberry means, and you cracked me up with your use of it.September 22, 2013 – 6:41 pmReplyCancel

  • Chris Carter - I think I am starting to fall in love with you. Seriously. How did I miss all of this AWESOME-NESS for so long? What was WRONG with me!!??
    Well- won’t waste my energy fretting over lost time… will just embrace this love affair now. Mine- not yours, I mean unless you want to join in the relationship!! Promise I won’t be too invasive. I am careful to love with boundaries because wonderful Lizzy helps me when I need to draw the line. 😉September 22, 2013 – 8:33 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Clark,
    Lizzi says your face today was priceless. I believe her and also smack myself in my own face for missing it. I was too busy wondering whether my own wrinkled mug was showing up on the cam. Also? LOVE that Tucker interrupted us, pantsless. Thats, perhaps, the best look into my Clarklike life with an Un Identified son that there is…September 22, 2013 – 9:45 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Considerer,
    Thank you for getting Clark and I on the same channel. I mean, well, we’ll never be on the same channel but I love that you orchestrated this. SUCH FUN>September 22, 2013 – 9:46 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Sarah,
    Fekin’ dingleberries! 🙂
    —
    Chris,
    Lizzi is mostly good about the line. In fact, she’s awesome. I embrace you right back. Totally.
    —-September 22, 2013 – 9:59 pmReplyCancel

  • Lanaya | Raising Reagan - I’m still curious if your husband ever made it back from the wine store!
    Maybe he and your dad are having a conversation as to why you were asking about blow jobs at the age of 8??

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  • Kristi Campbell - Lanaya,
    He did finally make it back. Told stories about it being late and busy and whatevs. I’m pretty sure he eventually realized that I am more nice than wine…in the long run. 🙂 Thanks for asking!!September 22, 2013 – 11:03 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi - What is it about kids and clothes? It seems like the preschool set either prefers to go au naturale, or has a favorite, mismatched outfit that gets worn EVERY DAY. Hooded green sweatsuit and red felt hat? Oldest son at 4 years old.September 23, 2013 – 12:13 amReplyCancel

  • christine - I so wish I could have been in the video brunch to see all that surprise going on. I, too, was in a quandary about letting a child run around without pants. I couldn’t do it. The dingleberry fear is REAL! And completely legit.
    That hair on the boob thing, happens to me all the flippin’ time. But that one time I ignore it, because I’m sure it’s just a hair, is the one time it will turn out to be a gigantic spider. You have to check.
    Those first real friends our children make are just precious. The world really starts to open up for them when that happens.
    Can’t wait to hear the news when I win $100! 🙂September 23, 2013 – 7:30 amReplyCancel

  • Yvonne - Kristi, this was funny. And just to put your mind at rest, when my older daughter was potty training the health visitor (a nurse who specialises in birth – 5, probably called something else in the US) told me to let her run around with no nappy (diaper ;)) on. So I’d say Tucker is doing fine!September 23, 2013 – 8:20 amReplyCancel

  • Tamara - Dingleberries! A totally valid fear!! It reminds me of a Sex and the City episode. Well..many things do.
    I’m thankful to be one of your judges. I will do it justice and I won’t even vote for myself!September 23, 2013 – 9:43 amReplyCancel

  • Joell from Red Van Ramblings - Oh my goodness! LOL! Where to start?? Your little nekkid boy running around? Hilarious. I too, hope that he does not pee in an outlet.

    I support you in your need of the staples coffee and wine…without them, my home would be in a shambles…wait, it’s in a shambles anyway. Hm…the coffee and wine must not be helping. Whatever…coffee, wine–essentials. And how awesome that your man is the one shopping for them??!September 23, 2013 – 2:21 pmReplyCancel

  • Jessica - What a great list. OMG, the Tweets! LOL Thanks for the much-needed laugh today! 🙂 Smiling at that photo of Tucker, too. SO CUTE.September 23, 2013 – 5:05 pmReplyCancel

  • Michelle - Mine used to run around naked too. I think it’s a boy thing…definitely a boy thing. Eventually they stop running around without pants on! Then they start wearing the same clothes day after day. Or going to school with two different shoes. Or going to sleep away camp for a week and forgetting to brush their teeth for the week. Ugh. I wish I never even asked that question.September 24, 2013 – 1:27 amReplyCancel

  • Joy @ icansaymama - I am thankful that I found you. Seriously.

    Also: congrats on the nomination for the Babble 100! How awesome of Lizzy!

    I missed all of this, sigh. Will have to do a lot of catching up in the next weeks… as I have been planning to do for weeks now… double sigh.

    Anyway, also congrats on your first blogoversary! xoxoSeptember 26, 2013 – 10:36 amReplyCancel

  • Jak - Great list! I have to say, Tucker sounds pretty awesome. I’m all about the absence of clothing, though… had that little sucker come barreling into the room while in a Video Brunch I would have likely died laughing. I wish I had seen Clark’s face!
    –
    I actually saw those tweets. Or saw you mentioning them elsewhere perhaps… either way… the first would have also been awesome if during a Video Brunch. I would love to see Clark’s face!
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    I am pretending #10 is for Magic: The Gathering 😉
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    Good luck with the award and thank you for the opportunity for winning something from back in return. When I get no reply/comment back on my comments I fear the worse of having been completely and utterly over offensive. Much like you thought one of your posts really offended people, but the internet was just acting wonky… only this time… the internet isn’t acting wonky! GAH!
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    Jak at The Cryton Chronicles & Dreams in the Shade of InkSeptember 26, 2013 – 3:27 pmReplyCancel

  • Kristi Campbell - Jak,
    Ever since I upgraded my theme, I can no longer “do” nested comments here. It’s annoying and annoying. They’re supposed to fix it in January. (nested means that below each comment, I can comment back). Now, I have to comment at the end. And unless you’re the last, I never keep up and then feel like a weenie trying. Sorry if I made you feel like you were offensive. I love your comments. They’re some of my all-time favorites. I’d go so far as to say that they kick some ass. Totally.
    Big fist bump back, friend.
    Also, I hear that Clark’s face was most excellent. I missed it, too busy trying to figure out whether I was live and worried about the fact I hadn’t brushed my hair in 2 days. Or had makeup on. ;DSeptember 26, 2013 – 9:13 pmReplyCancel

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