Category Archives: patience

Just A Little Bit

Posted on 2013/06/09 by circuskitchen

I admit it;  I have it ALL.  I get it.  I mean, if you know me, you know I pinch myself every day in near disbelief over how good we have it.  Especially now that we have the HOME.  And … Continue reading →

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Despair Boy – June 8th 2013

Posted on 2013/06/08 by circuskitchen

Debuting HERE, for the FIRST TIME in the WORLD… We here at CircusKitchen humbly present our first production using iMovie… Without which the momentous events documented herein might have been lost FOREVER. Instead, well… here, just watch the thing:  [1min, … Continue reading →

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*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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A Spring Evening with Bubble Wow

Posted on 2013/04/11 by circuskitchen

Another lovely report from my Mom: Tuesday April 10th 2013 While Paul made the usual really nice dinner Gavin cuddled with me on your wonderful couch for his five minutes with IPhone angry birds and taught me the basics, and … Continue reading →

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CJ on the Grandma Z Phone

Posted on 2013/02/28 by circuskitchen

On this day ClaraJane (@19 months) entertained her Grandma Z on the phone.  Enjoy! [2 mins, 31 secs]

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Sunday Brunch Attire

Posted on 2013/01/27 by circuskitchen
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A Speck of Harmony

Posted on 2012/10/08 by circuskitchen

Life with kids is a meteor shower of experiences.  A 24-hour All-You-Can-Eat-7-Layer -Chocolate-Ice-Cream-Cake Buffet.  Trying to document it (as I am always compelled to do) is… well, ridiculous.  But every once in a while you can preserve a cherry on … Continue reading →

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How do you say… YES!

Posted on 2012/10/05 by circuskitchen

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 →

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Please Mr. Underwriter, Please

Posted on 2012/09/28 by circuskitchen

Find a way! So… because rent was crushing us, earlier this year I determined that my #1 goal this year was to lower our housing costs. Well, it’s been a challenging journey and a demanding experience so far, but -POSSIBLY- … 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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