From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Disgusting

October 29, 2008

There we sat, in a McDonald’s rest stop just west of Buffalo, listening to a political ad.
The ad called Barack Obama a chicken, for voting “present” in the Illinois legislature. My husband pointed out that the number of votes called during the candidate’s tenure was so high as to render the statistic irrelevant.
“Disgusting,” I said, [...]

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World’s Cutest Baby Spotted At Area Zoo – Film At Eleven

October 24, 2008
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Memory Box

October 21, 2008

I want to be a mommy when I grow up.
You do? That’s great, Poo.
Yes, I will have many, many babies. They will be ALL OVER Meema’s house!
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I need to go out in the world, Mommy.
You do?
Yes, I need to maybe go out in the world and find some humans to marry.

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Paradox

October 20, 2008

The Poo is making me crazy right now.
It is as if she finally realized that her baby brother is a permanent fixture, and her jealousy has been out of control. She gets my attention in any way she can, chattering incessantly, asking ridiculous questions that have no answers, looming over Shaggy and attacking him with [...]

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Nothing New Under The Sun

October 19, 2008

I’m repeating myself.
Life is repetitive by nature, no? The sun rises and then sets exactly the same way every day. We get up, go to work, raise our kids, eat our meals, go to school, visit family, argue, laugh and cry with predictability.
I write about my family, my grief, my very, very minor and insignificant [...]

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Sea Legs

October 13, 2008

He is at the helm, I stand next to him in the well between the cabin and the captain’s chair. He is laughing, sunglasses glinting in the copper-penny sunlight of a late afternoon.
I am bending my knees to catch the bounce as we fly over the water.
“The lake is like glass tonight!” he yells, into [...]

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Going Off The Grid

October 7, 2008

My bed is covered in suitcases and clothing.
We’re packing up and leaving town, and the kids and I will be back East for the next two-and-a-half weeks. It’s been a long while since I’ve been back to our hometown for any length of time, and I’m excited to settle in for a few weeks.
There’s nothing [...]

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Feels Like The Very First Time

October 4, 2008

I’m beginning to believe The Poo dropped on our doorstep fully formed, able to sleep, eat and poop all by her own self.
That’s what it feels like, ya’ll. Like I am a first-time mother for the second time. What’s THAT all about? Huh? Huh?
I can’t remember how to get him on a schedule. I can’t [...]

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What Exactly Is This “Balance” And Where Do I Look For It?

October 3, 2008

These are crazy days and nights.
I have a friend who, when I said I was considering a second child, gave me a dire warning:
“Two is HARD,” she said, coming from a place of sleep deprivation and honesty. “Really, really hard.”
I dismissed her a bit, laughing it off and taking it as a joke. But you [...]

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At Last

October 2, 2008

Together we rocked, the sky changing from day to night. He snuggled harder against the crook of my elbow, sighing softly as he sucked. Skin like fine velvet, his cheek rested against my bare arm.
I felt it.
A wave of love washed over me, soft and cool and cerulean blue. At last. At last, my heart [...]

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