Category Archives: Friendship

Baby Mary + Bunnies

Posted on 2015/08/14 by circuskitchen

Friday, August 14th 2015 My 9 m/o Niece Mary plus Two Bunnies, Ladies and Gentlemen: 2015-08-14 Baby Mary & Bunnies! [1min,9secs]:

Posted in childhood, domestic life, education, family, Friendship, health, love, mental health, nature, parenthood | Tagged amomos, animal lover, baby loves bunnies, Baby Mary, bunnies, Cousin Mary, Fluff, Fluff n' Nutter, laugh or cry, Mary, niece, Nutter, to laugh or to cry | 1 Comment

Plymouth Countdown – August 2015

Posted on 2015/08/10 by circuskitchen

Sunday, August 9th 2015 Besides the EPOCH amazing organizational transformation of Liz’s basement (no pix, except some of the aftermath above), here are some of the treasures from our visit: 5) Super Fat Cats, Fur-ever (Note; Howie almost makes … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, domestic life, education, faith, family, Friendship, health, love, mental health, nature, parenthood, work | Tagged basement cleanup, burning tree, Christmas Tree Burning, cousin attack, cousin pile, cuddle pile, diarrhea, dumb dog, fireside, Howie, Liz, Lucy, mad lib, mad libs, Olivia, Olivia's story, Plymouth, poop, potty humor, storytelling, tickle pile, Uncle Paul, wrestling, Zach, Zach Attack, Zachary | 1 Comment

Canobie Lake Park

Posted on 2015/08/05 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, August 4th 2015 In an amazing turn of fate, I was able to accompany the kids on their annual day camp amusement park outing. Color me IN! Upon arrival, le Rendezvous: Then we’re off! Gavin takes me strait … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, domestic life, family, Friendship, parenthood | Tagged amusement park, bus ride, bus trip, camp, Canobie Lake Park, Castaway Island, Darwin, day camp, fried dough, happy campers, Mark, Miles, Salem N.N., Tobin Summer Camp, underage driver, underage drivers, water park | 1 Comment

NO THEY’RE NOT

Posted on 2015/08/03 by circuskitchen

Monday, August 3rd 2015, TMI continued In the wake of getting them GONE, I indulged in the extraordinary pleasure of a grownup social visit with a friend, SANS kids. Well sort of, since it was to visit my treasure of … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, domestic life, education, faith, family, forgiveness, Friendship, health, love, marriage, mental health, patience, work | Tagged artwork, biking, C.W. Tae Kwon Do, Chloe Belle, Christina's Homemade Ice Cream, Christina's Ice Cream, ClaraJane, Dad, day camp, DLove, elementary school, Fluff, Fluff n' Nutter, Nutter, pick up, pick up disaster, pick up time, Rachel, Summer Camp, Tae Kwon Do, Tobin Camp | 1 Comment

Tattoos in the War Zone

Posted on 2015/07/27 by circuskitchen

Monday, July 27th 2015 Perhaps I am overly smitten with my daughter’s little enterprise. (See recent posts.) Sue me! (On 2nd thought; don’t.) On this day she opened shop in the hallway amidst the boys’ fierce and protracted war-games. … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, domestic life, education, faith, Friendship, health, mental health, parenthood, work | Tagged boys and temporary tattoos, Condo Kids, hallway boys, Tattoo Artist, tattoos, Tattoos by ClaraJane, temporary tattoo artist, war games, war play, Windsor Condos | 1 Comment

Lost at Pond – Plymouth Edition

Posted on 2015/07/20 by circuskitchen

Sat-Mon July 18-20, 2015 This weekend we sneaked away for a little impromptu escape for two nights and one luxurious day at my Sister-in-Law, Auntie Liz’s place in the magical wilds of Plymouth, replete with: … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, domestic life, faith, family, forgiveness, Friendship, health, love, mental health, nature, parenthood | Tagged Auntie Liz, Boot Pond, bunnies, carousel, carousel coloring, Charlie, Chico, Chico Head, ClaraJane, coloring book, fire, fireside, floaty toys, Gavin, kitten, Liz, Lost at Pond, Lou, Oksana, Olivia, Pingitores, playing in traffic, Plymouth, pond rescue, Victor, weekend escape, Zachary, Zaida | 1 Comment

Before and After

Posted on 2015/07/13 by circuskitchen

Monday, July 13th 2015 On the way to the park: And on the way back: Ahh… that’s better!

Posted in childhood, domestic life, faith, family, forgiveness, Friendship, health, love, mental health, nature, parenthood | Tagged ClaraJane, Gavin, innovation, italian ice, tricycle, what a difference a trip to the park makes | 1 Comment

ClaraJane’s Grownup Conversation

Posted on 2015/07/10 by circuskitchen

July 10th 2015 ClaraJane’s last day of being three. 2015-07-10 CLARAJANE’S GROWNUP CONVERSATION [48 seconds]: ♥♥

Posted in childhood, faith, family, Friendship, health, learning, love, mental health, parenthood, patience | Tagged connectedness | Leave a comment

School’s Out For Summer

Posted on 2015/06/25 by circuskitchen

Thursday, June 25th 2015 Who’s IN!?!

Posted in childhood, domestic life, education, family, Friendship, health, love, marriage, parenthood | Tagged 2015, flamly selfie | Leave a comment

Angels Walking in Sunlight

Posted on 2015/05/21 by circuskitchen

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 | 1 Comment

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