March 2009

The Origins of Calm The Duck Down

March 19, 2009

Last week I went to the post office to send my friend Dena's daughter a copy of the movie Beauty and the Beast. Her daughter loves it and Michael is terrified of the Beast and the movie is in the stupid vault thing and she couldn't find a copy of it anywhere. So I told [...]

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Dr. Seuss, I Blame You For This One

March 18, 2009

Mommy, where's Dr. Seuss? Um, he died. Why did he die? Michael, all living things die. Are you living? Yes. Are you going to die? Not until I get very, very old. But if you die, who is going to take care of me? I don't know how to drive. Michael, by the time I [...]

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Guess the Bloggers’ Kids

March 17, 2009

I'm Going to Post More Pictures of Michael's totally awesome dinosaur dig party, but first, you have to guess the bloggers' kids who game. From the back during the beat the crap out of the dinosaur pinata game. Contest is open until Wednesday at 5 pm. First person who guesses all 3 kids' names, [...]

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4 Years

March 15, 2009

This has not been a banner year for us Michael. I got sick. You had a traumatic accident. You also came down with a bad case of the threes. People say four is better. I'm not holding my breath. This is the year you lost all your babyhood. No one would mistake you for a [...]

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Shoe Friday #22

March 13, 2009

Two pairs, from Sarah. One pair are her kids, feel free to guess which is which. —- And the circus winners are Julie and Kim, both picked by Random. org. Have so much fun, and thanks momcentral.com.

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What A Difference A Week Makes

March 12, 2009

I picked Michael up at school yesterday almost a week to the minute that I got the phone call. The one that told me there had been an accident and he was bleeding everywhere and they were calling 911. That phone call. And he was fine. He was smiling and happy and coloring and screamed [...]

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I Spent 9 Months Trying Not To Vomit At Work

March 11, 2009

and I'm doing it again. Not for the reasons you think, trust me. Michael went back to school today. I think it was the right decision. We had a very productive meeting today. They understood my concerns. They met all my demands. Why am I staring at my phone waiting for it to ring? Why [...]

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Exhale

March 10, 2009

Well that was all kinds of depressing. The day got remarkably better from there. Michael's doctors appointment went well, except for the screaming, "I want to go home" every 5 seconds. All I wanted to say was, "so do I buddy, so do I. Trust me." His hand is healing well. The doctor predicts there [...]

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2009, It’s Time We Had A Come To Jesus Meeting

March 9, 2009

2009, we had a deal. And you are dangerously close to breaking it. I am keeping up my end of the bargain. I have had a remarkably sunny outlook. Have you heard me complaining that I have had 3 interviewers for a job and then they just never called me again? No. And I haven't [...]

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DCMM: A New Phase

March 9, 2009

I have a fabulous group of friends. We have been there through every life phase. Engagement, marriage, baby showers, births, baby namings, bris's, christenings, baptisms, birthday parties, and are doing it all again for second children. We deliver meals when kids are born. Balloons and flowers when someone is sick or had surgery. Everyone has [...]

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