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From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Pattern blocks

October 20, 2009

Serena and I are doing pattern blocks. She got them out and started putting the correct color block on the colored spaces to make a design. I continue to be amazed at how different her brain is from Rio’s. I think Rio was four when she figured out the pattern blocks. What surprised me a [...]

Tagged as: education, serena

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Chicago!

October 17, 2009

I’m in Chicago for a long weekend celebrating a friend’s wedding. She’s one of my oldest and closest friends. In addition to spending time with her, I’m visiting Chicago for the first time. The city is beautiful. I had no idea there was so much striking architecture here. Just walking around the streets feels a [...]

Tagged as: parenting, travel

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Yes! A sonnet for Liz and Pete

October 14, 2009

Home from Chicago. The wedding was lovely; a perfectly fitting event for a couple I deeply love, and who clearly love each other. I had the privilege of giving a reading at their wedding. Here’s what I wrote for them: Yes! This love begins, like love will, with a yes Yes, I think I will [...]

Tagged as: writing

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Oh my power is great and terrible!

October 13, 2009

I am posting this from my shiny new iPhone. There will be no end to the ‘funny things my kids say’ posts now. I’m like a supervillain with a cuteness ray-gun! Tremble before the power of my gadget!

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Apparently evil runs in my family

October 12, 2009

I just spent the weekend in Buffalo with my family of origin, most of whom I had not seen in nearly five years. The occasion: one of my youngest cousins got married. Funniest moment of the night: one of his drunk-drunk-drunk friends dragged me onto the dance floor, started playfully grinding his ass against me, [...]

Tagged as: family of origin, rio

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Car-free family, for the moment

October 8, 2009

Our mechanic called today to read our van its last rites. I’m not really in any kind of financial position this week to buy a new car, or even a new-to-me car. I’m just getting out of debt, and starting to put aside an emergency fund. It has an impressive $500 in it. I am [...]

Tagged as: bike, green, money

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A surprise visit from the tooth fairy

October 7, 2009

Yesterday, my toddler was engaged in an angry tug-of-war with another kid over a toy. This is something she does several times a day at a minimum. There are few things that can hold her attention more firmly than snatching a toy away from a peer. This time, she won the tug-of-war, and as often [...]

Tagged as: parenting, serena

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Rio’s new business venture

October 6, 2009

I was sitting downstairs with my housemate last night when Rio breezed in. It’s worth noting that Rio sees my housemate as Very Sophisticated and tends to act Very Adult around her. Today she walked right up to her and said, “You should take one of these,” holding out a wad of rolled up papers. [...]

Tagged as: funny, rio

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Rio’s song for her sister, brother and beloved new baby.

October 3, 2009

Oh my brother! This picture of him Looks just like you (points to Serena) But he is even more special to me! You are special too You look so pretty every day Even though you know that shirt is really mine My father and brother are so meaningful to me My mother and sister are [...]

Tagged as: bridget, rio, serena

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Welcome, Bridget Alexandra!

October 2, 2009

I witnessed the long-awaited birth of a  beautiful baby on Tuesday evening, after a long difficult labor. Bridget has the requisite number of fingers and toes, and as you might expect she is a work of perfection unparalleled in the history of the universe. She was born at home as planned. That’s where reality deviates [...]

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