From the monthly archives:

July 2011

Shedding

July 31, 2011

I have a bald patch the size of a silver dollar on the back of my head.
It’s right near the crown, and it has an irregular border. Those who’ve had or know about alopecia aerata know that is the mark of a spot that is not finished shedding. There will be more hair loss there, [...]

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Time To Go

July 24, 2011

My grown-up self is busy packing for our trip home to the prairie while my inner toddler is throwing a full-on, epic tantrum.
I don’t want to go.
The kids and I crossed the Bourne Bridge on July 11, and it feels like that was yesterday. Tomorrow we’ll spend our last day at the beach — we [...]

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Last Day

July 21, 2011

The ocean was cold today.
Dipping a toe in, I quickly pulled my foot away from the surf. I  turned around to see my daughter at my elbow.
Mom, when can we go in? Can we go in now?
Three days ago, the girl discovered the sea. It took 30 minutes and the sight of her much-admired [...]

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The Clock

July 14, 2011

It’s like being in suspended animation.
The clock stops when we’re here. I don’t know why, but I do know it’s always been this way. When I was a girl the 14 days we spent breathing salty air seemed to stretch out as far as the blue horizon. The cottage my parents rented had a phone [...]

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Baby

July 3, 2011

I don’t know what to do with it.
I love him so much, I can’t stand to see him cry. He’s so small still, even with his new manly haircut. Tonight at dinner he gave me a hundred kisses, holding me hard around the neck.
Ater each loud, wet smackeroo, he threw his head back and laughed, [...]

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