still (almost) crawling
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Friday, October 02, 2009
Still (almost) crawling
still (almost) crawling
Originally uploaded by js_hale
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Brookings OR
Our little piece of heaven, complete with a hot tub! Can't wait to play on the beach tomorrow w/ the dog. Now where did I put that ice-cold beer...
on the road
driving down the Oregon coast today . we stopped for lunch in old town Florence. The smell of standing salt water & gasoline reminds me of my childhood, lots of weekends going fishing with my dad.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
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Oregon vacation
Heading to Multnomah Falls w/ my family: hubby, brother & sister in law, 2 dogs & 2 kids. Mt. Hood in the background here.
Friday, September 25, 2009
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Me on 9/11 - USA Today
I had no idea that they took this picture - my relatives saw it the next day in the paper and called me. I just now googled it and found it again - not tooting my own horn or anything, I just thought it was appropriate for the day. The caption of the picture reads: "Jennifer Hale, 29, cannot hold back tears as she attended a Requiem Eucharist at the Grace Cathedral Episcopal in San Francisco."
I was thinking all day long today about where I was 8 years ago. I woke up at 6:00am to some of the saddest music I'd ever heard, playing on NPR - and heard that the twin towers had been hit. I didn't have a TV, so I wasn't glued to the set - just listening to the radio, and talking to my boyfriend at the time who drove a cab, and was convinced that the US was under attack. I was stunned, shocked and panicked that something similar might happen near where I was (San Francisco). Consequently, I refused to go into work that day - I was supposed to fly to LA for some meeting - my boss at the time (whose HUSBAND was working in the Pentagon!) was trying to talk me into driving down with her after our flights had been canceled (she actually said, "come ON! We can have lunch in Santa Barbara..."). I was incredulous and rather sickened that she wasn't at all affected - she wasn't showing it, anyway, who knows what she was actually feeling. Instead of work, I went to church. Grace Cathedral had an unscheduled service at noon that day. I needed to process the reality of what had happened. I was not aware that my picture would be shown in USA Today, but there it was the following day.
What I remember from the days afterward was hearing how neighbors in New York who normally would never exchange a word suddenly talked to one another, asking each other if any of their loved ones were still missing, and reaching out to one another for support and comfort. It confirmed my belief that despite our best efforts to convince ourselves otherwise, we are all connected. I had hoped that the grief and sadness that was felt throughout the country would somehow be channeled into, I don't know, something productive - something to bring about more peace. What Bush & his administration did with that grief was in my opinion an aberration - channeling it towards more violence. A "crusade," right? I listened today to what Obama had to say at the memorial services, hopeful that I would hear a far different tone from that of 8 years ago, and the tone, at least was different. Tempered, I guess. I was somewhat encouraged, but I think we still far short of leveraging the tremendous amount of good that can be done in honor of the people whom we lost.
Very quickly (Jacob just woke up), Isabel Allende said after losing her daughter (paraphrasing), "when tragedy happens to you, there is a cleansing that happens, and it burns away everything that's unnecessary - and you're purified, in a sense. You are humbled, you feel gratitude for those who support you through it, and you don't have room for anything else." I felt some of this after 9/11, and how I think many others might have felt this way, too. I know I'm not articulating this well, but I feel like 8 years after the fact, we still have an opportunity to do a lot towards building greater understanding and promoting peace in the wake of tragedy. I can hear some of my friends snickering at me for saying this - but I'm really serious. We just need the right leadership to point the way forward.
coolest high chair
The SVAN high chair - great design, beautiful wood, and one less piece of tacky plastic in the house - woo hoo!! 
coolest high chair
Originally uploaded by js_hale
coolest high chair
Originally uploaded by js_hale
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Monday, September 07, 2009
apple picking
Went to Grammy's house in Covelo this weekend. Open space, horses, home cooked food and apple orchards! The apples are Golden Delicious. No substitute for Fujis, but pretty darn good.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
New sippy cup
First time successfully using it! Of course, now I'm more confused than ever about what to do to maximize Jacob's nutritional intake. Just got off the phone with the nurse who works at the pediatrics practice where we take Jacob - she very politely scolded me for calling the nurse triage the other night to ask about feeding. I was genuinely worried, but it was a non-emergency call - apparently, the after-hours triage service charges doctors for each call that their patients make, so if it's not a life or death situation, they ask that you wait until the morning. At least, now I have a slightly better idea about what to do & not do. Basically, eating and drinking is purely a social thing - it's like playtime at this point - vital nutrients still come from breast milk. But if you could see how this kid puts down food, you'd think he's been starving for solid food for weeks! Now that I know that we're not hurting him, we'll just keep feeding him as much as he wants to eat and keep it fun - fun for whom, I am not sure - cause it's a lot of work to feed him AND us, but hopefully he develops a taste for a wide variety of foods. . . we've done sweet potatoes, bananas and avocado so far. Thinking about trying zucchini next - we'll see.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
just the way we like him
Passed out! Went to macy' s to try and get a jump on xmas shopping. Didn't find anything but it did tire out the kid. The mall IS good for something!
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