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Ben and his daughter and his Mother (Mimi Deloris)

My baby is crawling!It’s the "commando" crawl, planting the toes in the carpet and pulling herself along with hands and elbows. Seriously cute. If I can get it captured with my camera…you will see pictures! I set her down yesterday and turned by back. When I looked again she had moved 4 feet to my feet and was grinning like she’d finally figured it out! Sweet sweet baby.

This is the coolest party I’ve ever seen. My head is still spinning and I just saw the pictures. I can only imagine what it was like to be there!

You must go see…and then tell me what you think!

My family will be the first to tell you that I am resistant to change. When it came time for my bedroom walls to be painted {keep in mind I was away at college at this point} I asked that my parents leave the border and paint the walls below it. Because, what if I missed the floral border that we put up 10 years prior. This past January, My grandmother offered to redo the stocking I have used at her house since I was little, and I immediately said, "No." I didn’t think about it, didn’t consider the implications for other grandchildren who might want a fresher version, just said, "no thank you, I like this one."

As I was surfing the sites I frequent, I found this quote today.

"All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward."  (e. glasgow)

It just makes me think…some change is good. But it’s OK not to want or need change just for change’s sake.

This might be exactly what our new deck needs. Add an umbrella and it’s perfect!