Julie Lyles Carr

I was wrapping and taping and hiding and price-sticker-removing until the wee hours last night…if 10:30 pm can be legitimately called the wee hours. But it felt like the wee hours. Where did we get the phrase ‘wee hours’? Tangent. I’m back. So I thought I would head into the archive today and pull out one of my favorite posts…
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Of course, there are many positive attributes about my youngest brother. Not the least of which is his ability to make barbecued ribs that are so tender and delicious, they make you want to cry. Happy tears. But there is another thing about my youngest brother, the one I call Other Brother (as opposed to our shared sibling, Middle Brother)…
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It’s a point of honor with me, one standard that I hold only myself to. I don’t expect it of you. Really. But I do try to get my Christmas card out each year before Thanksgiving. Because if it doesn’t happen by then, it’s probably not going to. But if you would like to interpret my OCD Christmas card delivery…
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Being a photographer and all, you would think that I would have gotten some cute shots of Da Boy and Da Girl (better known as 1 of 8) when Da Boy was here for his visit last week. Well, you would be wrong. I thought photo shoots with colicky newborns were tough. I thought that portrait sessions with hyperactive toddlers…
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The monthly word challenge just keeps getting more unique! My 2009 Word blog buddies and I are continuing our monthly tradition of exploring the word we selected at the beginning of the year that would provide a beacon for our 2009 goals. This month, we are each selecting an animal which embodies an element of our chosen word. My word…
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