Category Archives: patience

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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Moving Life in Purgatory

Posted on 2012/08/25 by circuskitchen

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 →

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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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Old Car

Posted on 2012/04/29 by circuskitchen

My Red 1997 “GRBABY” Toyota RAV4 is loudly grinding it’s way up the long, steep Route 2 incline as we head West out of Cambridge to visit cousins. CAR:  BBRBBRBBRBBRBBRBBRBBRBBRBBRBBRBBR… BOY:  Mom, you need to go faster! All the other … Continue reading →

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Bedtime with Bubble Wow

Posted on 2012/04/07 by circuskitchen

Bedtime is always a magic struggle, and on this (Eve of Easter) night we were extra blessed by the company of Bubble Wow.  Here’s to many more! [4mins, 11secs]

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Splat

Posted on 2012/04/07 by circuskitchen

Dearest Auntie Jane Ann: As putting something in the mail is simply not realistic for us at the moment, please accept this blog-note as our “Thank You” for the thoughtful cards and gifts you sent us for Easter.  So sweet!  … Continue reading →

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Fish on Friday

Posted on 2012/04/06 by circuskitchen

We know some folks feed their babies “baby food,” but… ours tend to eat, um… food. Here are DaddyLove Paul and his BabyGirl ClaraJane doing some of what they each do best (feed and eat, respectively).  (o: [1min, 36secs] 

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Froot Loops

Posted on 2012/03/24 by circuskitchen

Possibly the all-time favorite video I have ever made. [5mins ,1sec]

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Aquarium Boy

Posted on 2012/03/10 by circuskitchen

March 2012 Aquarium Boy [6mins, 45secs]:            

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