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Maybe We’re Doing Something Right

Thumbnail image for Maybe We’re Doing Something Right November 9, 2009

We went to our favorite soda fountain this weekend, the one that fits in with my fantasy of what life in a small Midwestern town should be like.
The tin ceiling and gleaming mirrors behind the long marble counter are straight out of set design. The two women who own the shop bustle about delivering meals [...]

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New Eyes

October 28, 2009

She is slight, with curly blond hair and a wide smile. She is soft-spoken and modest and has the air of a girl sheltered from the ugliness of the world.
I show her into the family room. I am embarrassed by the stains on the carpet and damp with perspiration from a frantic, last-minute attempt to [...]

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Fiercely

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I’m tired, so tired. But she looks at me, crazy quilt pulled up to her chin.
Just one song? Stay for one song, Mama.
I see myself in the kitchen, standing at the laptop, pounding out 300 words of drivel as she twirls around me.
Read to me, Mama?
No.
Sing with me, Mama?
No.
Can we make brownies, Mama?
No.
I’m busy.
I hate [...]

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Career Killer?

September 30, 2009

When The Poo was born, our plan was for my mom to watch her when I went back to work.
My first day back in the office was snowy and cold. I sucked in my tummy and zipped up my trousers, pulled on knee socks. I bundled The Poo up in fleece pajamas and a blanket.
We [...]

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I’m Just Going To Put Down Some Hay And Be Done With It

September 28, 2009

I am convinced that when my children go to bed, they unzip their human suits and reveal their real selves—tiny, adorable, DISGUSTING PIGS.
I had an unexpectedly light work load today, and The Babyman was remarkably cooperative. He slept late and took a textbook-perfect nap. I had plenty of writing I could have done during those [...]

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Growing Pains

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The past two weeks have been eye-opening—or more accurately, soul-opening.
Yesterday was a long day, even with four hours of babysitting under my belt. I had a lot to do, both professionally and around the house, and so The Babyman was trapped inside with me most of the day.
Then, when we finally ventured out to fetch [...]

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Which Comes First, The Parents or The Kids?

September 9, 2009

I’m still resting up, or at least as much as I can considering that The Babyman is handing me the car keys and begging me to “Go! Go!” So I asked my newest blog friend, Hollee Schwartz Temple, to guest post for me.
Hollee is another wonderful woman brought into my life by my friend [...]

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Nap Attack

August 24, 2009

I talk about The Babyman’s sleep habits a lot. Specifically, his naps.
With his health issues and terrible reflux as an infant, his sleep was always hard-won and therefore, very precious. The first five weeks of his life were miserable for everyone—especially The Babyman. His undiagnosed laryngomalacia and resulting reflux combined to make him scream bloody [...]

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Ballad Of A Babyman

August 20, 2009

Two weeks ago I surrendered my Nikon D80 to the fine folks at BestBuy. The auto-focus wasn’t working.
Now, if you know anything about the D80, you know that this is a camera meant to be used on manual. Any photographer worth her salt could cope with using the manual focus. So why didn’t I just [...]

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Year One

August 6, 2009

My darling boy,
You are my sweetheart, my love, my Babyman. You are the moon to your sister’s sun, your gravitational pull keeps me grounded. You wake up every morning with a Cheshire cat grin on your small face, and you raise up your arms to me, pointing to the door.
Today, my son, you are one.
Twelve [...]

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