From the monthly archives:

December 2010

Bittersweet

December 30, 2010

This was one of the best holidays I’ve had with my family since before my father died.
For the first time in years, I was able to attend Christmas Eve Mass in the church where I was wed, where my father was eulogized and where my two children were baptised.
The parish does a nativity pageant, and [...]

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Six

December 14, 2010

As she was undressing for her bath tonight, Emmie revealed that she was much petted at school today.
“Mom,” she said, swaying from one foot to the other, “everyone was blowing me kisses and hugging me today. It was like, everyone was just loving me so much.”
“Well, that’s probably because tomorrow is your birthday,” I replied. [...]

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Remember Me?

December 8, 2010

BlogHer emailed me this morning to say that it’s been a month since I’ve posted here.
A month!
There was a time when I couldn’t go 24 hours without spilling my guts here. While my reasons for being absent are good ones — I’m writing a lot in other places, places that actually pay me — I [...]

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