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Interruptions While Editing
I’m in the middle of a huge editing project. (Every page in that almost-1,000-page stack is filled with 10-point type, single spaced.) When tackling this same project in the past, I’ve only worked on it after the kids have gone to bed. This year, to avoid...
Posted: 4/15/2013 9:21 PM
Fort “Thomas”
James had a meltdown in the van tonight. Why? I told him we live in the city of Fort Thomas. “NO, Mommy! Thomas is a SHOW! It’s NOT a city!” When I tried to tell him otherwise, he just screamed louder. This lasted for 20 minutes. (And he still doesn’t...
Posted: 4/12/2013 9:53 PM
Links I Love
• I love this photo and this photo, both part of Wilma Hurskainen’s No Name series. • Mad Men paper dolls • CrappyPictures.com is a great, funny parenting blog. And this post, right or wrong, well, resonated with me. Enjoy. • After a week like the one...
Posted: 4/11/2013 10:17 AM
Other People’s Refrigerator …
tops are covered in toys confiscated for various infractions, right? Also, lately, this: “I thought, how can it be that two strangers are exchanging such intimate things? Well, most women are full to the brim, that’s all. That’s what I think. I think...
Posted: 4/8/2013 11:02 PM
Becoming a 5-Year-Old
March 30, 2008 March 30, 2009 March 30, 2010 March 30, 2011 March 30, 2012 March 30, 2013 “Everyone is the age of their heart.” —Guatemalan Proverb
Posted: 4/4/2013 10:44 PM
Your Fifth Birthday
Dear Sophie, This year, your birthday celebration started with your preschool celebration. First, you sat on Mrs. Richter’s lap and shared a book you made about your life. Then you walked around the sun, carrying a small world, five times—representing...
Posted: 4/1/2013 10:44 PM
Links I Love
• This short film, about an abandoned piano in New York City by Anthony Sherin, is lovely. (Thanks, Mom, for sending it to me.) • Two of my friends recently wrote (and published!) books. For two great reads, check out Jordan Rosenfeld’s Forged in Grace...
Posted: 3/28/2013 11:35 PM
That Look
Andy comes home today! Sophie has quite the welcome-home plans for him … My parents came over and treated us to dinner last night. And earlier in my week of solo parenting Owen and James spent the night at my parents’ house, giving me time to tackle my...
Posted: 3/27/2013 10:53 AM
Two Too
Sophie’s birthday is Saturday. As such, conversations with the kids this week have largely centered around age. A couple days ago, in the car, Owen asked me how old he was. “You’re 2,” I said. Then, James asked me how old he was. “You’re 2, too,” I said....
Posted: 3/26/2013 11:45 PM
Solo Parenting
I took the kids to Skyline for dinner tonight. Randomly Owen and James started yelling out Reds baseball player names, including Jay Bruce and Johnny Cueto, with great gusto. For Christmas, my dad gave James framed pictures of baseball players to hang...
Posted: 3/25/2013 11:53 PM
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Our family of five lives in a 100-year-old foursquare in Fort Thomas, Ky., along with Tucker (our lab) and Mia (our cat). Thanks for visiting!
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Our family of five lives in a 100-year-old foursquare in Fort Thomas, Ky., along with Tucker (our lab) and Mia (our cat). Thanks for visiting!
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