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How do you say… YES!
Wouldn’t you know the very day I did that last post (one week ago), I actually couldn’t find my phone for most of the day, even as I waited for The Call. Then stupidly I found it in a logical … Continue reading
GOP Tampons
In the absence of time to blog the stuff from my own actual life I want to, I can at least share this must-see GEM from this past weekend’s Saturday Night Live! GOB TAMPONS: [1:08] 1418195 NEWSFLASH! SNL is doing … Continue reading
First SchoolBus Ride!
Ubiquitously, I continue to have a surfeit of Priceless Material and a dearth of Time. So much of what I actually capture in this blog is Luck of the Draw. (Nearly countless milestones in just the past two weeks!) Yet … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, faith, family, health, love, mental health, parenthood
Tagged Cambridge, First School Bus Ride, Gavin, Purple Dragon, yellow school bus
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Mom I Was Thinking
GAVIN (at the dinner table, eyeing his sister): Mom? I was thinking. We should have only ONE kid in this flamly. And it should be ME. (Paul and I look at each other.) GAVIN (continues): Eeny miny MOE! Catch a … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, domestic life, faith, family, forgiveness, love, marriage, mental health, parenthood, patience
Tagged ClaraJane, Flamly, Gavin, sibling rivalry
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CJ’s Ma-Ma-Ma
Finally, this morning, after 13 months and 100,000 “Da da da da da’s” ClaraJane woke up saying, “Lololololol” sprinkled with a few “Ma ma ma ma ma’s.” I was like, “THAT’S RIGHT! THAT’S ME!! Yep, I’m your Mamamamama. How ya … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, domestic life, faith, family, love, parenthood
Tagged ClaraJane, Mamma, Mom, mommy
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What Parenthood Sometimes Looks Like
So, it’s pretty much a given that your kids have more energy than you. It’s amazing that parents even survive. Such a humbling experience. You learn to embrace the mediocre, accept total failure, and celebrate Victory in “Good Enough.” Especially … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, domestic life, faith, family, forgiveness, health, love, mental health, parenthood, patience
Tagged ClaraJane, DaddyLove, Gavin, Mamma, not stupid anymore, paper cutter
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Moving Life in Purgatory
So, we are MOVING. Just across town. ‘Course, that still means just as much packing & prepping, shedding & compressing one’s material life as any other move. Coincidentally, MOM is ALSO moving. Back to Cambridge happily. Yet that means also … Continue reading
Posted in domestic life, faith, family, health, mental health, parenthood, patience
Tagged Hull, Mary Margaret, Mom, moving, new condo, Oberhausers, Vermont
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Ready to Roll
Last Friday morning my DH (Dear Husband) -with the help of our two kids- put this GIANT rack on the front of my bike, so I could take both the KIDS and their STUFF and MY stuff to their designated … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, domestic life, faith, family, health, mental health, parenthood
Tagged Bicycle Train, ClaraJane, come-along, DaddyLove, DH, Gavin, giant bike rack, Mamma, two kids on one bike, very used equipment
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A Smell That Bugs Won’t Understand
What do water, milk, lemon juice, anchovy paste and wasabi have in common? They are all the ingredients to Gavin’s latest invention: ANTI-BUG SMELL! This blog post could also be titled, “You Know Your House is A Total F*ing Mess … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, domestic life, faith, family, food, forgiveness, Friendship, health, love, marriage, mental health, parenthood, patience, work
Tagged ClaraJane, DaddyLove, Gavin, good enough, hair of the dog, It's All Good, letting it go, Mamma, messy house, necessity the mother of invention, V8
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