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    Happy Mother’s Day!

    May 10, 2009 - By 
    Before I was a Mom,
    I never tripped over toys
    or forgot words to a lullaby.
    I didn’t worry whether or not
    my plants were poisonous.
    I never thought about immunizations.

    Before I was a Mom,
    I had never been puked on.
    Pooped on.
    Chewed on.
    Peed on.
    I had complete control of my mind
    and my thoughts.
    I slept all night.

    Before I was a Mom,
    I never held down a screaming child
    so doctors could do tests.
    Or give shots.
    I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
    I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
    I never sat up late hours at night
    watching a baby sleep.

    Before I was a Mom,
    I never held a sleeping baby just because
    I didn’t want to put her down.
    I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
    when I couldn’t stop the hurt.!
    I never knew that something so small
    could affect my life so much.
    I never knew that I could love someone so much..
    I never knew I would love being a Mom.

    Before I was a Mom,
    I didn’t know the feeling of
    having my heart outside my body..
    I didn’t know how special it could feel
    to feed a hungry baby.
    I didn’t know that bond
    between a mother and her child.
    I didn’t know that something so small
    could make me feel so important and happy.

    Before I was a Mom,
    I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
    every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
    I had never known the warmth,
    the joy,
    the love,
    the heartache,
    the wonderment
    or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
    I didn’t know I was capable of feeling so much,
    before I was a Mom.

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    Mixed-media painting

    May 8, 2009 - By 


    I created this for my mother-in-law for a Mother’s Day and birthday gift. They have been so helpful with taking the kids so often lately while we are dealing with the changes in my folks life.

    Once again I’ve recycled an old painting that I wasn’t completely happy with… I just poured the gesso on and started over. I think this is the 4th time I’ve used this same 18×24 canvas.

    The lighting isn’t the best for the photo but I wanted to document it before giving it to her.

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    Playing in the digital world

    May 7, 2009 - By 


    I spent more time than I should have today playing in Photoshop.

    I created a new background again for this blog.

    I also was looking at doing a whole new background without a banner. After trying it out I realized that I really needed the banner since the Welcome to Halle’s Hobbies wouldn’t scroll out of the way as the banner currently does…duh! I really liked it though so I thought I’d share it anyway.