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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Sillies with ClaraJane
Sunday, May 31 2015 With Brother still away at a sleepover this Morning, ClaraJane awoke bereaved exploding with hilarity. DadddyCam captured some silly business, and I save it here in vain hopes of forever remembering that feeling of snuggling … Continue reading
Cat Scratch Spring Clean Fever
Thursday May 28th 2015 In the middle of a demanding day, a smidge of levity. 2015-05-28 Cat Scratch Spring Clean Fever [36 secs]:
Posted in domestic life, health, love, patience
Tagged cute, Flash Cat, furr balls, fuzzy, Manmeat, meow, Peter Parker, silly, Spring Cleaning, who needs a nice couch anyway
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Camping Wompatuck State Park
May 2015 – Memorial Day Weekend Outdoor living here we come! 2015-05-25 Camping Wompatuck [5:09]: #buttface
Posted in camping, childhood, education, family, food, health, love, making art, marriage, mental health, nature, parenthood, work-life balance
Tagged 2015, bliss, Butt Face, buttface, camping, caterpillars, color me happy, friends with nature, this is my bliss, Wompatuck State Park
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Food Beach Food
Sunday, May 24th 2015 While camping, we go beach. 2015-05-24 FOOD BEACH FOOD [1min,02secs]:
Posted in childhood, family, food, health, love, nature, parenthood
Tagged camping, Hella Hull, Hull, Hull Beach, Nantasket, shove in my face, Wompatuck, Wompatuck State Park
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Angels Walking in Sunlight
Thursday, May 21st 2015 Somehow in spite of ALL the therapy and training and mental health exercises and meds, I still get tangled in knots of angst and discomposure over the kids. Big surprise right? (And did you even know … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, domestic life, education, faith, family, forgiveness, Friendship, health, love, mental health, parenthood, patience, work
Tagged amen, and *I'm* dialectical, angels in sunlight, avoiding breakdown, big brother being kind, breathe deep, comfort in language, comme toujours, count to ten, DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Dialectical indeed, discomposure, ennui, fuck me, going to school, I always digress, I digress, i love you, I'll show you dialiectical, is that even a word, kind big brother, Louis CK, love note, Madness of Motherhood, mom going crazy, put on your shoes, rant, Road Runner, Sharpie, Sharpie love note, Sharpie note, SHOES, siblings getting along, siblings without rivalry, smell of success, sweet sweet victory, tough titties, Wile E. Coyote, working girl, working girl's hands, WTF, yeah right, yes it's a word, Yummy Mummy
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Rant Resolution
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 [At rise: Following a tense family situation, Mother is reprimanding Son.] Me: Gavin! You are seven years old. I know you could clearly see I was on the PHONE. I am not one of those mothers … Continue reading
VANITY DAY
Friday, May 15th 2015 To fulfill a dream you first need the Idea. You need to schedule actionable steps on your calendar, and enough monetary discretion to do so. Therefore what you REALLY need is for no fires going … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, domestic life, faith, family, food, health, love, marriage, mental health, nature, parenthood, patience, work
Tagged bathroom makeover, brute strength and ignorance, cardboard castle, DaddyLove, DH Handyman, Leow's, living the dream, Lowe's, sushi dinner, we will kill you
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Boy Art
May 2015 What’s on a (now) 7 year old Boy’s mind? Candy, apparently. And war stuff, naturally. It seems -to their mothers’ dismay- males are born with it in their genes. Meanwhile what I like about this … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, education, mental health, parenthood
Tagged 7 year old artwork, art, artwork, BOY, Boy Art, candy, developmental differentiation, spontaneous art, war stuff
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Castle Island Moms
Sunday, May 10th 2015 – Mother’s Day Continued After making it to my Mother’s Day gig and back and Daddy’s collection of Food and M.I.L., then just like that we’re at Castle Island Beach for dinner and a show. I … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, family, food, health, love, mental health, nature, parenthood
Tagged airplanes, Boston, bouldering, Bubble Wow, Castle Island, kite surfers, Mother's Day, rainbow ruffles
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