Thaw before reheating.
{ 2007 02 09 }
In the middle of our kitchen floor, Kate stood, slowly shifted her weight to the left, lifted the right, swung it in front, and placed it down. She waited to steady herself, stood another moment, then sat back down. A step. A full step. Her first.
Kate turned 9 months old TODAY. AND took her FIRST STEP.
Another, related, milestone: I have instantly sprouted my first gray hair.
Posted by holly on Friday, February 9th, 2007, at 9:41 pm, and filed under Uncategorized.
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Regular dishes on life in New Orleans, historic home renovation, raising kids, completing a PhD, travel near and far, global concerns, and health issues.
You know the story, right? International health... work all over the place... drag my kids around in sacks through villages in Central America... yadda yadda. I decided to go for another degree, so in 2004 we moved to New Orleans with no intention of staying. Then Katrina. And then *blink*blink* New Orleans is a completely different place and we just can't leave. Suddenly I'm on TV talking about immigrants and health and Paul is starting a company. Or two. His side is high-tech, mine is community health and our lives are yearly evacuation, regular celebrations, and nonstop work here, there, and everywhere. Our door is always open. I only ask that if you decide to go ahead and make yourself that mint julep, you make one for me, too.
We strive to make our life our argument.
shokufeh | 10-Feb-07 at 12:26 am | Permalink
Congrats! Condolences? Look at it this way: now she can achieve world domination on her own two feet, rather than using you as a vehicle 😉 Seriously, yay Kate!
Laura | 11-Feb-07 at 10:25 pm | Permalink
Hey, don’t worry about those gray hairs. I desperately need some highlighting done, so we can get some color and have some fun, with some help from Kate’s infinite wisdom on hairstyling.