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Happy Is…

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

Finishing the last workshop (I finished classes two weeks ago), completing my Paralegal Certificate. All that remains is tweaking my resume and looking for a position. Next week.
Closing my blogging business of 4 years, Blogging With Flair, and knowing I’ve put my clients into secure hands. I can’t put into words how relieving it is… »

Chamblin’s Book Mine Downtown Jacksonville, Florida

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

About 13 years ago, when my oldest mancub was a baby, I frequently trolled around my favorite book store while he napped in his stroller. He was an excellent sleeper of a baby, usually taking a 4 hour daily nap. Fair skinned, bald, long and thin, he was quiet in general and constantly observant. We… »

Caravaggio: Rest On The Flight Into Egypt

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

I’ve got to find a copy of this for my Mother/Child collection. A friend shared it with me today. There’s nothing like art to inspire one to keep… »

They *all* came from the heart but….

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

The littlest’s bedtime routine is one of my favorite times of the day. He gets a shower (increasingly done by himself) and a toothbrushing. Jammies. A story (he loves Olivia, The Stinky Cheese Man, and books about ducks). I sing his lullaby; he makes a phone call to the man in our lives who says… »

School Days 2009

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

A new school for them and a new school period. “It’s everybody’s first day” made the jitters a little easier. Still, the excited was palpable, the happiness… »

Lost and Found

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

There are two memories that stand out in my mind of being lost when I was a child. The first one took place in one of the many, many fabric stores I spent time in, shopping with my mom. I think this must have been in the days before skinny shopping carts because I was… »

Cuz those chubby fingers are too cute.

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

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Jasmine Moon

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

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The First Last Day of School

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

Today is the day! Today was the last 6:30 wake up for weeks! Today there are no more early braids, no more early breakfast, no more car lines! Today is the last report card, the last sing-songy teases, the last timed lunch.
School has been a fantastic experience.  As a former homeschooler, who very much loved… »

Auntie

By Tia Sandstrom Graham

One of my jobs as her Auntie is to make sure she knows how to get dirty.  Her cousin is simply thrilled she’s old enough now to… »