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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Summertime Casualties
Sam had his birthday party with his friends last night, over at a local miniature golf course. It rained, but a good time was had anyway, with the big kids golfing in a group in front and the toddlers following … Continue reading
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“No” means “no,” jerk!
Ugh! A solicitor for a charity just called, begging for donations. I was very polite, telling him that I was sorry, but we already give to certain groups and wouldn’t be able to help. He persisted, as I expected he … Continue reading
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Coincidentally…
On the day I became a mother, Eric celebrated his very first Father’s Day as a father. Happy Father’s Day, Eric; your boys and I love you so, so very much.
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Happy birthday
Six years ago, right about now, I was struggling hard to just pant through the last contractions before I could finally push out my firstborn. It was, of course, worth every minute. This is a six-year-old. He feels big, though … Continue reading
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Summer of Woe
Back behind that glee-filled face, happy and proud of the boat he built to race at the Tiger Scout Raingutter Regatta (more pictures at Flickr; click to see them), is a smaller face, filled with…not so much glee. There’s mostly … Continue reading
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First Day of Summer Vacation
Ahem. Must have miraculously recovered overnight. (Except for this strong urge to grill tonight\’s steak extremely rare.) \ Sam’s last day of school was yesterday! He’s officially a first grader! He made me all weepy when he hugged his teacher … Continue reading
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Fun Weekend
We went to the Midwest Gaming Classic this weekend! Aaron, a childhood friend of Eric’s and a college friend of mine, was competing in the pinball tournament, so we went to watch; while we were there, Sam saw that there … Continue reading
Nicely Exhausted
Week Three down! Starting next week, my run will entail: Jog 3 minutes, walk 90 seconds Jog 5 minutes, walk 2-1/2 minutes Jog 3 minutes, walk 90 seconds Jog 5 minutes Compared to this week’s 90 seconds-3 minutes-90 seconds-3 minutes … Continue reading
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Jealousy
Oh, the jealousy my little guy suffers toward his big brother. As I told Alysia on the phone last night, “It’s not so much that they like the same things, but whatever Sam has in his hands automatically becomes the … Continue reading
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