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Charlotte's Revenge
A couple of nights ago, I got into bed, closed my eyes, and cuddled up next to my husband... who had eight more legs than I was expecting.It seems that I had become a hapless victim in a game of Hide...
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This Whole Circle of Life Bit
One of my co-workers has a sister who was in labor this morning. She came to the office announcing the imminent baby, periodically checking her phone for news. I smiled. Eight years ago today, I was at...
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Halloween Part I: My Kingdom for a Horse
"I want to be the headless horseman this year.""Okay, that's not too hard.""With the horse.""Oh."So my son wanted to be the Headless Horseman this year. First off, I must state that I thought this was...
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Now Dash Away All
Christmas crafting with the youngling:"Mommy, your reindeer isn't very accurate. Reindeer aren't predators. They're prey so their eyes are on the sides, not in the front."What I didn't say: "Except for...
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And Then a Piano Dropped into Our Lap
Our kid started piano lessons a few weeks ago, which were a Christmas gift from his Grandma, and which he is quite enjoying. My husband took lessons as a kid and still plays a little. I'm fairly...
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Birthdays, Instruction Manuals, and stuff that orbits the Planet Bespin
This week was my birthday (do-do-do-do-do-doo-do-doo). That's 37 trips around the sun and here I am gearing up for another go. My coworkers surprised me with a some goodies including a chocolate peanut...
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My son and I were walking down Main Street. I was still singing the song that had been on the radio in the bookshop we just left, a catchy tune that suggested that I should shake, shake, shake my...
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Because Science Rocks
Last week I was at a family camp retreat with, not surprisingly, my family, amongst others. We go on this particular retreat most summers and this year I volunteered to keep the kids entertained for a...
View ArticleConversations with Younglings
My eight-year-old niece is learning to knit. She had about 6 inches of a scarf hanging off plastic needles at a family gathering on Saturday. In the midst of said gathering, I grabbed my sister and...
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My son came home from school several weeks ago brandishing a permission slip to join an after-school geography club, which I thought was pretty cool. (I'm a geographer by trade myself.) He thought it...
View ArticleJavascript, Summer Camps, and other Decisions
I've been struggling with a javascript application at work.I didn't really start programming until I met python. I love python. We understand each other. It's a very direct language. It runs in order,...
View ArticleTrad Music Addendum
Loosely related to yesterday's post, I was in the car this afternoon, between the bus stop and piano lessons, humming along to my new local Irish playlist. Suddenly a footstep on the stairWho could it...
View ArticleIce Capades
Watching the Winter Olympics with the youngling...“Ooh figure skating!”“Ug,” says the child.“Think about it this way: she’s pretty much wearing knives on her feet and he’s throwing her up over his head...
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