JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

I have five children this week. No, I’m not announcing a pregnancy of twins or progeny from a previous life (rest assured that neither of these scenarios exist). A friend of mine needed a place for her younger two kids to stay this week somewhere close to Olympia. She’s a good friend, a bit ahead [...]

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I was so sorry to hear Joey deVilla’s dad died last week. Although I never met him, I admired him from the words Joey wrote about him on his blog. And who can’t love the photo of him from Joey and Wendy’s wedding? I’m so sorry he is gone and I am thinking of [...]

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Lenn and Melissa’s son has arrived!

We are learning all about sleep deprevation and other fun first time parenting things. He is healthy, happy, and super cool to be around. I am just in love with him and am having a great time getting to know him. He has my ears and [...]

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Go congratulate Jenny and her beautiful family of five on the arrival of not-so-little Lucy, ten toes and all…

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Yesterday after I watched Dave Winer’s video clip, I realized that we need more Betsy Devines in the world. She’s witty, funny, generous and gracious. Just witness her rosl and daamsva. Life would be much better if more people danced amidst snowbanks on the sidewalk. Betsy’s vivacity, spontaneity and love of fun are [...]

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Snippy described her search for friends

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I have plenty of imaginary friends… [...] … that is, people I only know online, whether through Livejournal or Usenet or various web communities. What I want is a few more people colocated within a hour’s drive, people I could go to the movies with, or have over for [...]

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Ah the wonder of blogs…I wish I had had one during my pregnancies, so that we could have had fun with (tandem!) announcements and put RSS to an excellent purpose!
But I rejoice in the good news I am finding in my aggregator…
Enoch and Tania welcomed Aidan into the world this morning! Hurray! We were glad [...]

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When we moved to California, I was glad to have the opportunity to get to know Katherine better, since we lived only blocks apart from one another, and I also was able to spend time with her mother. I remember one occasion when Katherine and her beloved got to go away by themselves. Patricia came [...]

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An open letter to the lemonade-sellers in my neighborhood:
Hi girls! I was happy to see you on Sunday: it’s great that you started a business together to sell lemonade on sunny days. I’m excited to see entrepreneurs on my street and I’d love to give you a few quarters for your appropriate summer product. [...]

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Today I stopped by K’s Cafe for the first time. It’s a wonderful place to go to learn about hummingbirds, bounce with a baby in the mirror, see an air show or breathe buddleia:

I step up to the burgeoning purple tree, expectant. I inspect it from sky to ground and back again. I gently [...]

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