Tag Archives: Gavin

Gavin’s 1st Day of PreSchool!

Posted on 2011/11/07 by circuskitchen

[4 mins, 9 secs]  

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Juggler v. Bureaucrazy

Posted on 2011/11/05 by circuskitchen

WE’RE IN!  We’re in!  We’re in!  We did it!  We did it!  We’re IN! After TWO MONTHS of battling a Red Tape Bureaucracy (RTB), our application for Gavin to attend this state subsidized PRESCHOOL was FINALLY APPROVED.  So, it’s not … Continue reading →

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Better Than…

Posted on 2011/11/03 by circuskitchen

After relenting and putting on a video for our boy today, my mom mercifully assured me on the phone, “A video is better than fighting.”  Regrettably, “fighting” -with my 3 year old!- is one of the ways in which I … Continue reading →

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Baby, Interrupted

Posted on 2011/10/27 by circuskitchen

[41 secs]  

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Sweet Brother (Yummy too)

Posted on 2011/10/19 by circuskitchen

Gavin soothing his baby sister; my heart’s Pitter-Patter moment du jour. [14 seconds]

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Daddy K’NEX

Posted on 2011/10/11 by circuskitchen

I don’t use the word “pride” lightly, but I am proud to have found such a great Daddy for my kids.  Thank you for being you, DaddyLove. [1 min, 50 secs] 

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Zoo with You

Posted on 2011/10/02 by circuskitchen

Thank you Audrey and Evvy for thinking up this wonderful day for us, and Heather for making it happen! Yes please, let’s have another family adventure soon… (o=

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L-I-V-I-N

Posted on 2011/09/29 by circuskitchen

This morning I fed and cleaned and powdered our gorgeous girl and dressed her in leopard pants, fur boots and a shirt that says “Wild About Daddy,” and presented her as a gift to Paul.  He cooed, and she burst … Continue reading →

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Home-Office Counter Culture

Posted on 2011/09/29 by circuskitchen

9/29/2011 Boy:  Mom, where are you going Mom? Me:  To do some work honey.  On the computer.  In a coffeeshop.  Where there are no three year-olds to yell at me. Boy:  (sweetly) But Mom, I could just walk into your … Continue reading →

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Tractable

Posted on 2011/09/23 by circuskitchen

So, strangely, I am the primary breadwinner right now. Honored as I am by this position, given that I am a self-employed circus freak with two kids under 4 at home and a husband in college… sometimes it seems just… … Continue reading →

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