Family portrate

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Originally uploaded by Sara (SAY-ruh)

Sara was kind enough to travel with me to the family gathering place in Statesville to photograph the "surprise" Gail had cooked up. Destiny sat on the porch with Danielle on her lap hiding her. Surprise! She had flown the redeye from the far left coast just to spend the 4th with the fam. Too bad she was sick.

Sara took some guhreat photos. You should see them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/parkesgirls/sets/72157606023418279/

Hope you had a great 4th! Tata!

I made a difference today! What did YOU do?

Mom, Logan, and I traveled to Raleigh today and made a difference! We personally made two people aware of the need to license Certified Professional Midwives in the state of NC. I connected with several men and women of like mind, who came out to show their support of midwives in our General Assembly. I loved meeting everyone, and I feel accomplished. I think it only takes one person at a time, and today I was one.

What have YOU done today? :-)

A contest and tomorrow

Some of you may know, our household has started the South Beach diet. We're having a great time with it, not cheating (that often) and actually preparing our meals from scratch. My sister has quite a bit to do with our fresh vegetable supply, but the store is there when we need it. So far, so good! And the food is YUM-O! Last night we had a mushroom pizza - fresh basil, garlic, onions, tomatoes, cheese on a shiitake mushroom from the farm! Oooh, it was so good. You're jealous, I know. :-)

Tomorrow, I'll be heading to Raleigh for the last days of the legislative session to support NCFOM or NC Friends of Midwives. If you're in Raleigh, come on by, we'll be in the Quad with bells, buttons, posters, and babies in tow!

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