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A little SAHM math equation
You may be shocked to hear this, but sometimes I feel like a loser for being a stay-at-home-mom. (I’m sure you’re not shocked.) Somedays I have greasy hair and wear my pjs until lunch and feel like I’ve got to … Continue reading
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7 Quick Takes for a Thursday
I’m a day early for Conversion Diary‘s “7 Quick Takes,” but I’m feeling a little wacky so I’m gonna do it anyway… Two weeks ago, my friend Ali told me about a blog called Momastery. My first (totally vain and … Continue reading
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{Practices of Parenting Carnival} In Which I Believe in Family Dance Parties
My family had one living area in our three bedroom ranch house. It had a shiny brick bench in front of the fireplace. It was a perfect place for a stage and served as one pretty faithfully for this girl … Continue reading
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Vroooom Thankful
That my baby has learned how to use sound effects when pushing his brother’s cars around on the floor. (Can vroooom count as his third word?) For the sound effects that have become a significant part of my communication skills. I … Continue reading
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‘The hours illuminated and celebrated’: Thankful Tuesday
“Cast out from the luxuriant friendship and ease of the hours, we feel a blankness, a sameness, an aloneness, a lack of sense to all our doings and even our accomplishments. We attend the hushed memorial service for a dead … Continue reading
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For Brooksie, upon his turning ten months old.
You turned ten months old last Tuesday. Almost every other month of your living, we’ve celebrated the 16th with a photo and a little “Happy X month birthday, T-Rexy!” This time, I didn’t even notice. I was waiting all week … Continue reading
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