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the good thing about rain is who cares if it's raining?
The chance of rain on Saturday was 100%, which was a perfect opportunity to head into the rainforest (In reality, the "rainforest" is the wooded area along a portion of Buffalo Bayou where I've seen...
View ArticleA Message to My 15 Year Old Self on International Day of the Girl
Today is the first International Day of the Girl and CNN ran a segment on what one piece of advice female leaders would give their 15-year old self. If I were to do the same, I’d say this: Listen....
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Escape Artist
One recent Saturday morning, I was startled by the quiet. As blissful as silence can be, silence is an alarming and unusual occurence in our home. Harper was rearranging her dress ups, but I couldn't...
View ArticleThis Happened
Last night, after walking outside to take several items out to the recycle bins, I was startled upon reentering the back door. By a very large grasshopper. I'm not kidding this thing was a good...
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Halloween 2012
Oh, Halloween. The kids started asking about Halloween some time in July? This year, though, I didn't spend hours creating costumes from scratch. Thank goodness. No. Harper had decided she wanted to be...
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Mr. Jingles - Day 12
Mr. Jingles is back and left a little powdered sugar dusted cookies for the kids.
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Hosting A Gingerbread House Decorating Party
I had had gingerbread house making/decorating on my mind for this year when I decided to expand it beyond just Mateo and Harper and have some of their friends over to participate, as well. We invited a...
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A New York City Weekend in December
My company's CEO was going to be presenting at a conference in New York City, so I convinced my boss, the CFO, that I needed to go to see how the roadshow team does their work. After all, I head off to...
View ArticleHearing Range of My Four Year Old Daughter
Look at me! Look at ME! I want you to watch me. Watch this Look at me! STOP LOOKING AT ME! Look what I can do! Why are you looking at me? Look at ME! I'm hungry! (Crying) I don't WANT to eat. What are...
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An Open Letter To Growth Spurting Four Year Olds
You WILL eat again. You just ate two waffles, 2 sausage links, half an apple, a glass of milk, and a boiled egg. There is not enough space in your belly for more. When your socks don't fit, it doesn't...
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An Open Letter on Why Marriage Equality Is Important to Me
{Following is the text of the speech I gave on Monday, March 25, 2013 at the Houston Marriage Equality Candlelight Vigil.} My name is Rachel, and this is Jennifer, my best friend, girlfriend, and...
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The Best Family Vacation - EVER: a Disney Cruise
We went on the most wonderful, fabulous vacation EVER in mid-January. (I know, it's July.) It was an eight-night Bahamian cruise on the Disney Magic out of Galveston, Texas. Never having been on a...
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