Category Archives: forgiveness

*THE* (TED) Talk

Posted on 2013/04/12 by circuskitchen

Courtesy of my mom, this is the best (and shortest!) TED Talk I have ever watched. Despite her best efforts, comedian Julia Sweeney is forced to tell a little white lie when her 8-year-old begins learning about frog reproduction — … Continue reading →

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Two Thumbs Up

Posted on 2013/02/06 by circuskitchen

Although TODAY’s snowy dawn found my son in NO mood to sweetly reminisce about anything, (and can you blame him, he is FOUR and we are at the bus stop by 6:55AM, and today in fact I had to unceremoniously … Continue reading →

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Nothing Enlightened About Shrinking

Posted on 2012/10/05 by circuskitchen

“We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other … Continue reading →

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GOP Tampons

Posted on 2012/09/25 by circuskitchen

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 →

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Mom I Was Thinking

Posted on 2012/09/05 by circuskitchen

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 →

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What Parenthood Sometimes Looks Like

Posted on 2012/08/26 by circuskitchen

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 →

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A Smell That Bugs Won’t Understand

Posted on 2012/08/04 by circuskitchen

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 →

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Vermont Memoratopia

Posted on 2012/07/29 by circuskitchen

Over the weekend, we (“O’s) drove up to visit my mom in Vermont for the weekend, to help and purge decades worth of old photographs.  As I helped my mom’s whole life flash before her eyes, what had for years seemed … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Picnic: New & Improved

Posted on 2012/05/11 by circuskitchen

Once in a while you just need to plop your kids down in front of The Hypnotist (TV). And then you get distracted by their rare mute, cute sweetness. Let’s zoom in a little, shall we? Pardon me while I … Continue reading →

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How to Get Out of Danger

Posted on 2012/05/02 by circuskitchen

Gavin:  Baby Sister can’t stay by herself, right? Me:  No. You either! G:  Right. Because we’re KIDS!  And you can’t live without us *either.* M:  That’s right.  I couldn’t. G:  Because then we would get in DANGER.  And I would … Continue reading →

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