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Outside the Bookstore 22 Sep 2012 | 02:22 am
There were only five people watching them play outside the bookstore that evening and we were amongst them. Although there was no stage, the illusion was created by the steps they were standing on, as...
If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing. 19 May 2012 | 11:47 am
I’ve recently started a new relationship with singing. Growing up, I was very self -conscious about singing, as I was always in the school choir, and the kids were just so cruel. Meaningless put downs...
Camping with iPads 9 May 2012 | 05:21 pm
I woke up today, unzipped my tent, and walked over to my 12 year old little brother. He was sitting by the pile of old firewood that was still smoking from the night before. What are you doing? I ask...
Bean Bertha and Biscuit 31 Jan 2012 | 04:45 pm
Nothing compares to 5 week old puppy breath. That’s what I kept reminding myself as I sped through freeway traffic two Wednesdays ago to go pick up a litter of puppies that had been left in a box outs...
It was just the right kind of chilly 25 Oct 2011 | 01:20 pm
It was just the right kind of chilly, and the heels of my feet hurt from walking in my mother’s hand-me-down boots all day. We held hands and walked through the park, on our way to someplace to see...
For you little butterfly 1 Sep 2011 | 07:55 am
What journey has led you here, to rest in peace in the shadow beneath my chair? How long did you live and how high did you soar? How many people did you leave mesmerized by your intricate patterns? Yo...
So… 26 Aug 2011 | 11:27 am
Its officially official! I have a twitter and a facebook account! Woohoo I finally did it! It is… (drum roll please) @nikkireed_I_am
One Hundred Miles from Graceland 15 Jun 2011 | 12:39 pm
Once again it took ten hours and two flights to get to the south. Three of those hours were not spent flying, but rather sleeping on the airport floor in Charlotte waiting for a connecting flight. It ...
Driving Into the Storm 10 May 2011 | 08:40 am
I’ve never really experienced a natural disaster first hand. I was very young when the Northridge earthquake destroyed parts of Los Angeles, and I must have blocked most of it out of my mind. It’s tru...
My mom knocked on my door this morning with a carton of eggs and a mini dye kit… 25 Apr 2011 | 05:26 pm
What sweet childhood memories this brought back. I must say that the invention of Easter egg stickers and those little cardboard hats have made my egg decorating skills look far more advanced then the...
