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Cross-posted from Cherry Blossoms {The Blog}. Q: Ever feel like you’re failing at everything? A: Yes. It’s a superpower, really, and I’m writing a book about it. Whether it makes me a hero or a villain is up to my readers. The line between sanity and insanity is a fine one. I’m also convinced the […]
Read More The Plan B FriendCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms {The Blog}. Aren’t White Elephant parties great? It’s so fun to get together with your friends, revel in the holiday season, and see who gets stuck with the most bizarre gift. This year I’m making a few changes and bringing it to the preschool set. Rule #1: no shopping. We are […]
Read More Playgroup Gift Walk, A New TraditionAs a grownup, when we look back on our childhood memories, many of them are snapshots of emotion and colour, the visible details a little bit blurred, and they represent either a really major event, or a summary of many events. This year we’ve had a couple things that I have stopped to hope that […]
Read More Christmas RecitalA Manifesto to Friends Dear Friends, I love you all. I am glad we are friends. I love to help you even more than I love to be helped by you. But I am not your shrink, your nanny, and your only source of entertainment. Sometimes I have to do things for my own family instead […]
Read More Celebrating Festivus: the airing of grievances(overheard from the backseat between Red and his friend Big Jack) “…then there’s the S word. You should never say the S word, it’s a really bad word.” I knew that one: stupid. I actually said it this morning out of frustration and was very quickly called out for my carelessness. “Yeah, you should never […]
Read More Red’s Head, Bad Words EditionAfter our anniversary I felt like I was passing out that darned sheet cake to everyone I saw. If the mailman had stopped by, I’d have given him cake, too. We had friends over for dinner on Monday and as we offered more brisket, more asparagus, more potatoes, Albe finally cornered me and made me […]
Read More A Sweet StoryWe celebrated our anniversary early, in Michigan, but that didn’t take place of enjoying our special day. Yesterday, in addition to being the day that Red came home, was a really great day. After my morning lessons, Boy Blue and I picked up Red and Gramdaddy from the airport (my father-in-law flew out with the […]
Read More Twelfth AnniversaryToday is our twelfth anniversary and Paul has a show. I am going to attend, of course, and we made reservations to have dinner beforehand. Two hours before I planned on leaving I got word from my babysitter that her family had planned a surprise birthday party for her and she would not be able […]
Read More All Hail Social NetworkingSometimes in the summer I get so caught up with enjoying summer and being free that I forget to look at the calendar. Unfortunately, the fun doesn’t assuage the guilt of missing a lesson or — worse — standing up a friend.
Read More oopsNope, not pregnant. Thanks for asking, though, it’s really helping my diet. (Did you hear that rumour going around a couple of months ago that I was pregnant? Yeah, that was really funny. I think I should make a whole blog post about all the blasts to my ego lately. When put all together they’re […]
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