Archive for September, 2008
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008If you’ve been reading closely (and you should be because it’s not like I’m posting thesis material or that I’m posting volumes of scintillating content) you may have picked up on my mention of a lack of employment post maternity leave.
That’s being a bit dramatic, since I am a consultant. Consultants move from contract to contract [...]
in case you were wondering
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Do you ever wonder what goes on at your house when you’re not home?
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Omigod the OCD would have had me in shreds watching this happen. Note the red streaks of spaghetti sauce in hair, juicing up the mohawk.
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And then there’s this…
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A sure candidate for Vicki’s Story Time posts. Except I really don’t know what’s [...]
ghost in the hallway
Sunday, September 7th, 2008Last night I found myself suddenly awake, wide eyed and heart pounding. It’s a different kind of awake when something wakes you, especially in the middle of the night. Unlike other adult members (ahem) of the house, I rarely sleep well – I hear every creak and snore and baby snuffle.
As soon as Emily Kate starts to stir for [...]
we have a problem
Thursday, September 4th, 2008So I just heard that we’re supposed to have this, like HURRICANE? pass over us? Whaaaaaattt???
The last time this happened (Isabelle – 5 years ago) we were totally not prepared. We also did not have kids so it really wasn’t a big deal, except for not having power for two solid weeks, which meant no [...]