Category Archives: work

What A Man

Posted on 2014/06/15 by circuskitchen

Dear Hubsend (yes, that’s how we say it in our *Flamly*), aka: DLove: Although I try to tell you all the time, I want you to know how I thrill to the life and love our children are having -every … Continue reading →

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Abducted Nigerian School Girls

Posted on 2014/05/07 by circuskitchen

Disclaimer:  Huge digression from the usual focus of this usually otherwise fun blog.  Sorry! After being asked online (by “Bennet for Colorado”) to weigh in on the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on whether to allow employers to restrict their female employees’ access … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning PeekaBoo

Posted on 2014/03/17 by circuskitchen

[Repeated from Facebook]  March 17, 2014: Wiped from weekend gigs (and one night out with friends, amazingly)… working from bed next to my baby girl and her daddy playing under the covers, like ALL morning. #Heaven — with Paul Oberhauser. … Continue reading →

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L-I-V-I-N at Breakneck Speed

Posted on 2014/03/15 by circuskitchen

You wanna hear something boring?  Redundant at least; So much to blog, so little time! If I could, I would (share all about): 1) Wiggles surpassing the 4-Week Mark 2) Gavin the Toy Store Window Design Contest Winner 3) Our … Continue reading →

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Year at at Glance

Posted on 2014/02/04 by circuskitchen

Anyone else feel this way? Courtesy of -I mean copied without permission from- The New Yorker, who else?  And pointed out by my Mom… on the gamble that I might not have seen it in all the unread issues lying … Continue reading →

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Home Work Day (incl. Daddy Diving)

Posted on 2014/01/29 by circuskitchen

Wednesday 1/24/2014: It was basically a day of mundane office work at home.  Yet it was -is- also also an embarrassment of riches.  My body complains from neglect.  Yet there was enough latitude in my life to have started the … Continue reading →

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Fraidy Zoo by Thyra Heder

Posted on 2014/01/27 by circuskitchen

January 27th 2014 Tobin Montessori welcomed the return of former student now author/illustrator, Thyra Heder!  She shared her (then) latest publication, Fraidy Zoo, with our kindergardeners. 2014-01-27 Tobin Fraidy Zoo [2mins, 33 seconds]:   Here’s to happy returns with future … Continue reading →

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Spontaneous Date Grease Night

Posted on 2014/01/16 by circuskitchen

January, 16th 2014 On Thursday I had inadvertently spent an entire workday at our son’s school.  When *my* work is light, I seem to let myself get ultra-involved in supportive efforts at the school.  On my way home with Gavin, … Continue reading →

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Oh My

Posted on 2014/01/10 by circuskitchen

I was all cracking my knuckles, getting down to business.  The holiday lull turned kids-back-to-school helped make life seem all WORKABLE.  As in, responsibilities AND passions seeming in hand or within reach.  But yet alas (and please, I’m just OBSERVING … Continue reading →

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Bubble Wow Chronicles: Scientific Book Edition

Posted on 2014/01/09 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, January 8th 2014    [Gavin = 5&1/2  y/o] On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 10:21 AM, MaryMargaret wrote: Gavin asked me yesterday, “What is the most scientific book you have?”  Hmmm… I showed him “Neural Mechanisms of Color Vision,” a … Continue reading →

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