Monthly Archives: June 2012

weight, weight don’t tell me

I have been keeping a secret from you and I am ready to go public. Yes, this is another “I am losing weight again” post. In April I joined Kaiser’s Weight Management Program. I am living on protein shakes. It … Continue reading

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a small weekend report

It was a small but lovely weekend. The weather was perfect. I exercised like someone with intention.  I was crafty (rope, coffee cans and a glue gun, my kind of project). We saw the movie Moonrise Kingdom (quirky and delightful). … Continue reading

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summer reading list 2012

Every summer (well, almost every summer) the studio produces a summer reading list. It’s always been an artifact of where we are in our lives, as well as a reminder that in summer we are allowed to slow down and … Continue reading

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welcome to our world

Where we are just overflowing with possibility. It’s a fun time to be a Tackett-Barbaria, I think. New adventures for all. Source: young man and old soul

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the book

When Kate graduated from high school, we asked family and friends to help us create a book for her. We called it “Advice and Encouragement for an Adventurous Life” and she loved it. But then over the past six years, … Continue reading

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practically perfect

Steve and I have been holding tickets for today’s Giants game for several months. We get these special fancy-pants seats once a year (he gets them with Alex once, and they try to do the St. Louis game) and we … Continue reading

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pitcher perfect

Steve says I love baseball because it is the ultimate reality TV. He’s right. Awesome. Just awesome. We have tickets for the game today (yes, playing hookey from work). Hoping for some leftover euphoria to go with our garlic fries.

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aunt louise

Today we’ll join Steve’s family to celebrate the life of his Aunt Louise. She was full of love and laughter and had a heart big enough to hold all of us. She always told me how lucky she felt she … Continue reading

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a few more pictures

This is the end of the graduation posts…the pictures are from my dad. I took three. I don’t know what happened, but it happened without my camera. Real life I guess. There are other wonderful pictures floating around, but everyone … Continue reading

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this moment

Alex’s graduation weekend was wonderful. I don’t have all of the pictures, nor do I have the energy to tell the story properly. But here is one picture, that to me just exudes promise and love and all that is … Continue reading

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