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Winter Wonderland

Posted 8th December 2008 by RC, tagged toddler, winter, play, snow, grateful

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With Little Dude being so sick during the last snowfall, he wasn't able to go outside and enjoy the white playland enveloping our yard. Instead he had to enjoy the snow from indoors, and I did bring a couple scoops of the fluffy stuff inside, so he could check it out. He proclaimed it, "wet," and "cold." I…

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Hanging Up

After waiting for customer service to take me off hold for more than TWO HOURS, I accidentally lost the call when I had to run to retrieve a screaming toddler from his crib. (Little Dude di

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Who am I?

"Not a problem," I thought, as I quickly went over all of the paperwork to complete. I'm applying for a certification relating to my career, which involved a fairly brief form, easily answered by using an up-to-date copy of my resume, as well as a few write-ups regarding projects in which I've been…

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My Little Cottage

Posted 16th July 2008 by RC, tagged memories, economy, financial worries

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Originally posted at http://hillsmithfamily.com, on July 16, 2008.*~*~*~*~*~* It was green - pulled straight out of a comic book's color palette, yet set in a surrounding worthy of a poet. The yard was a corner lot, with old trees and a stream running along the back property line. At the time,…

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I put out fires, literally and figuratively...

Posted 22nd February 2008 by RC, tagged interesting things about me

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1. I am not only a professional career woman (PR/marketing) by day, I'm also a firefighter in my second life. (Yes, I love it. Yes, it is difficult to balance all of this with family right now, but I keep telling myself I will appreciate holding it all together once my Little Dude is older.)2. I wish…

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