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Birthday

Hello Shelley's blog followers.  This is her husband.  As many of you may already know, Shelley's birthday is a little over a week away on March 19th.  In honor of her birthday and because I love her very much I decided to hijack her blog.  Allow me to explain.

When I was a senior in high school I took a speech class because I thought it would be an easy A.  During the course of that semester the teacher had us do something which felt extremely cheesy.  She asked us to fill out an index card in which we described another person, focusing, on the things that made that person special and how they have made an impact on us.  By the end of the semester, we had written a card to every person in the class and had received a card from every person in the class.  I am not sure the impact that my descriptions had on others but I know that I treasured those index cards I received from my classmates.  It was wonderful to feel that I made in impact and that my presence mattered.  

As we have begun a new phase in our life, with all of our attention and effort being shifted towards our little one, I would like to take a pause for Shelley's birthday to focus on her and encourage her.   I would like for all of you to either:

a) write a note on an index card and mail it to 210 Park St. Sitka, AK 99835
b) write a note on an index card, take a picture of it  and email it to david.t.adams@gmail.com
c) respond to this post on Shelley's blog with what you would have written on the index card
or
d) Give Shelley a call and tell her in person

Thanks for your time and blessings on you all!

David

Can you guess the secret ingredient?!

 

David has been a baking machine. I'm thinking of hiring him out! But I had to share his super successful baking attempt to use old avocado's. Brilliant!  Possibly the best chocolate cake I've ever had-- and it's butter and egg free!!!


Avocado Chocolate Cake | Kirbie's Cravings | A San Diego food blog

 I have never experimented with using Avocado in recipes because they are so expensive, and I love them plain with a bit of salt. But, David has been using the old bruised ones that most of the time I just throw away. First he tried an avocado smoothie which turned out to be completely delightful. And then a cake... next who knows!?  Click here to find a whole page of fun avocado recipes that I (or more accurately David) will have to try.

First Boat Trip - Lucas was unimpressed

Sunny

 I miss writing. Since Lucas has come I haven't had time to sit down to think about how to combine words in order to describe this world we are hurtling through. every moment carries millions of sensations and impulses that, in turn, create thoughts and actions. The complexity, the majesty, the sheer amount of information collected by our senses is immense but somehow it all blurs together as soon as the moment passes. It's hard to slow down enough to keep track of my own senses, let alone write about them, and now I get to keep track of Lucas' senses too. I watch him discover the way his fingers move in space, the way a metal cup sounds as it hits the table over and over again; the way the sun shines through the window in stripes, a ribbon of light that looks like you could touch it's path through the air, but is only tangible in its warmth; the sound of a siren. And I think, I want to capture it all, marvel at it, sit with it, blog about it. But even so, his 7 months have flown by, as my soon to be 28 years have.

It's warm and sunny today. Lucas and I walked to the bible study I am going to on Wednesday mornings to learn how to parent the heart of a child. I had to take off my second layer, the sun warming my back. Lucas is leaning on his arms now as he turns around to grab things or look for sounds. Yesterday David came home and ran his fingers through my hair. Lucas, laying between us, reached up and grabbed my hair tenderly and watched his fingers go through it. It was a precious moment... one that I want to freeze forever in words. He is picking up every cue and look and expression we make. It's daunting and empowering, even scary. 

 Since Lyd has moved into her own place, we don't see as much of each other. Saturday we got to do nothing together... mundane daily things that are more fun with a sister.... like sitting on the couch in the sun drinking tea, and going grocery shopping. On the way there I discovered some bright red lipstick in my purse and we decided to spice up our shopping trip. Eyes were drawn to us in the store - red lips are a rare sight in sitka. Beware of those vixens in red lipstick... on the loose at sea-mart!

Well, Lucas is up. time for more miraculous moments to fly by...

Prom Night

Ten years ago I missed my prom opportunity - David went with a friend from his school while I was 5 hours away probably studying for an exam at school. So now he made it up to me, asked me to prom creatively by stumbling onto a message in a bottle. I borrowed this extremely attractive dress and we went to a throw-back prom as a fundraiser for a local volunteer organization.  It was a blast... way better than the one I missed I'm sure. David sure can move those hips. We danced the night away. If it wasn't for the 80's dress, you'd think we actually were actually going to our high school prom.... I guess that's getting to be a good thing.