From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Stuck

August 31, 2008

I want to write, I want to keep the words moving, keep them on the outside. I don’t want these words inside to back up.
I don’t want to choke on them.
When The Poo was born it felt like a slow death by drowning. Drowning in sorrow, in fear, in exhaustion … my memories of her [...]

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The Terrible Reign Of Sir Fussy Von Fusserstien

August 29, 2008

You forget.
Nature’s way, I imagine, of convincing you to procreate again.
You forget just how long the hours between 2 and 6 a.m. can feel. Only four hours – 240 minutes – and yet, the seconds tick by so slowly that you fear you may never see the sunrise again.
But it does come, slowly, each day. [...]

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And That’s Why I Should Never Watch TV During The Day

August 28, 2008

I thought she wasn’t paying attention, so I turned the channel.
“Mommy, what’s herpes?”
Lesson learned.

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Ode To A Town With A Gown

August 27, 2008

Please welcome the wonderful Mayberry Mom, with whom I have small-town life in common. I’m thrilled to have her here. If you haven’t been to her place, I recommend you take some time to sight-see there.
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Dear Shaggy and The Poo,
I know being the wife of an academic has been rough for your mom, but there [...]

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The Dying Season

August 26, 2008

Not too long ago, we bathed The Poo while chatting about all the people who love her.
We listed off all her grandparents, and then spent time explaining how we, her parents, were also children.
“Your grandma and grandpa are my mommy and daddy,” Mr. Chicken told her, as he sluiced shampoo from her hair using a [...]

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Yeah That Was A Terrible Idea

August 25, 2008

You know what is a really bad idea?
Watching maudlin movies in the wee hours of the morning.
I’m up these days between 2 and 4 a.m., and it seems to me that cable television conspires to torture the mothers of very small babies during these early hours.
Saturday I was sucked into a viewing of “Steel Magnolias,” [...]

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A Shot Of Pure Sugar

August 24, 2008

Can you stand the sweetness?

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Road To Recovery

August 23, 2008

My mom left Thursday afternoon, in a rush.
All of a sudden she decided she needed to get home, to attend to her pressing business there. It was a wise decision, but it was a lot like pulling off a bandage all at once.
We said our final goodbyes in my driveway, raindrops falling on our faces, [...]

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Counting My Blessings: No. 34

August 22, 2008

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be counting my blessings great and small, in an effort to remind myself that my life is, indeed, not just good but great. Feel free to share your own blessings in the comments.
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Large, soft, pink granny panties that don’t pull on my stitches.

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On Being A Big Sister

August 21, 2008

I am honored indeed to host Binky, of 24/7, today, as my guest poster. Binky was one of my very first reads, and I never, ever miss one of her posts. Someday I’ll be buying her novel, and I can’t wait.

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In celebration of our mutual status as mothers of three-year-old daughters and just-born boys, I [...]

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