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Little Earthquakes
I missed the earthquake that shook Boston yesterday because I was giving Alex a diaper change at the time. My knees were shaking so much during the swap that I simply didn’t notice the Earth trembling under my feet. Seriously. … Continue reading
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Night Time Is The Right Time
Ssshhhhhh…I’ve been keeping a secret. I only do it in the cloak of night because I haven’t hit my stride–not yet, anyway. I am running again. Really. Pre-baby, running was no big deal, but post-baby I feel like people should … Continue reading
Injured Mommies Unite!
Mommyhood takes its toll on your body, doesn’t it? Right now, I am sporting bruises on both of my knees that make me look like a professional call girl. It’s hot. Really, really hot. Never in my wildest pregnancy dreams (which, … Continue reading
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Squatter=SuperMommy
Oh, how I’ve missed my squatter. A squatter sits in the car with Alex while I run in to buy last-minute ingredients needed to make dinner (I can’t be bothered to make a grocery list, and if I do write … Continue reading
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Bad Luck–In Fours?
This week, my life deteriorated into a bad episode of The Jerry Springer Show. Ugly things keep rearing their heads behind the black curtain. Surprise! I left you with Alex’s poison scare. That’s enough excitement for a 24-hour period, don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Baby, Dishes, Family, Food, Kids, Life, Mommy, ovarian cancer, recipes, Teenagers, Thoughts, Uncategorized, volunteer
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Mommy Downer
Am I the only Mommy who knows she’s a total buzzkill? Hide-and-seek under the new curtains? We don’t do that, Alex. Bust a move in the bathtub? We don’t do that, Alex. Yank the tail of the unsuspecting family cat with … Continue reading
Mommy-and-Me Happy Hour?
“Do you ever get a break?” asked a fellow Mommy at Alex’s Gymboree class today, looking at me with sympathetic eyes as my son, once again, escaped my grasp and made a mad dash for a red ball across the … Continue reading
Posted in Baby, Dishes, Family, Friends, Happy Hour, Kids, Life, Mommy, Parents, recipes, Thoughts, Uncategorized
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Life’s a Beach
I love Grammys. Not the little gold statues awarded to musicians (I am not one of those award show junkies)…the good-as-gold Grammys awarded to overtired parents. Last weekend, we schlepped a pack and play, stroller, umbrella, float, and beach cart … Continue reading
Posted in Baby, Beach, Date Night, Kids, Life, Parents, Thoughts, Uncategorized, weather
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Cut!
Tonight’s the kind of night I wish I was married to a woman. No, I am not feeling saucy…I chopped my hair off today. And I want to analyze my thought process, replay the moment the locks fell, and chat … Continue reading
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Mommy Brain
To borrow a line from the classic TV show Cheers, “Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name.” In college, it was a bar or two (or three); now, it’s Target, Whole Foods, and Hannaford Supermarket. Yeah, I … Continue reading
