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From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Will this hurt?

January 31, 2010

Rio, holding a hair clip up to her lip as if to pin her lip with it: Will this hurt? Her aunt: Probably. Me: I wouldn’t do it. Rio does it. Rio: You guys are Wrong. Long pause. I take her picture. She takes the clip off. Longer pause. Rio: Is my lip bleeding?

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Words, words, words

January 31, 2010

Serena: Don’t bite mine shoulder. Me: I didn’t bite your shoulder. (true fax. My teeth, her shoulder, they were nowhere near each other) Serena: You no bite my shoulder? You just nibble me, actually? Me: uh, no Serena: I like it you nibble me on my shoulder. Nibble my shoulder!

Tagged as: serena

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Best of this Week’s Web

January 31, 2010

Consider this your pre-vetted Sunday newspaper, a collection of the stories and articles  I most loved this week elsewhere in the wide web. 8 Reasons Why Personal Changes Matter: Beth at Fake Plastic Fish explains why making small changes to your lifestyle can make a big difference. If you read nothing else this week, read [...]

Tagged as: blogs, news

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(Slightly More Than) Weekly Link Round-up

January 30, 2010

OK, so I’ve been more than a little out of it on the professional aspects of blogging lately. Sure, I’ve been writing. I might even have done some good writing. But I haven’t been quite up to snuff on the less-fascinating stuff like invoicing or sending out queries or rounding up my links at the [...]

Tagged as: blogs, weekly link round-up

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All Warm and Cozy

January 28, 2010

Today the most beautiful snow in big soft white flakes, just as I was getting ready to take the girls outside and hang the pine cone birdfeeders we’d spent the morning making. I got to wear my new hat and scarf and gloves for the first time. We went outside and I began trying to [...]

Tagged as: play, rio

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Choosing a Greener Life Together

January 27, 2010

On the heels of my Monday post at Get Rich Slowly about talking to your spouse about money, here’s a reader-requested post about how couples can communicate about green lifestyle choices. In general, my husband and I get along fine about our green living. Our values about things like making green life choices are very [...]

Tagged as: family, green, green life, green living, greens, life choice, lifestyle choice, live green, subcultures, the new york times

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Well, hello there English Language!

January 26, 2010

Last time Serena saw a dog, a few weeks ago, she said, “Mama! Dog! Woof-woof!” Today, as we were getting out of the car, two dogs fenced into a nearby yard came running up and barked at us. Serena stopped and stared. She took a few steps towards the dogs, who were waiting eagerly at [...]

Tagged as: parenting, serena

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A Possibly Perfect Saturday

January 23, 2010

It’s been a pretty chaotic week, with everyone finally (!) settling back into normal routines after all the holiday madness. Last night I went to bed staggeringly tired and emotionally burned out, wondering how this whole “life” thing was ever supposed to work. It was supposed to work like today. The kids slept beautifully through [...]

Tagged as: family, parenting, serena

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Baby’s First Knock-Knock Joke

January 22, 2010

Serena: Whooooooo’s there? The Person She Is Talking To: ignores her. Serena: You say, “knock, knock” Her Interlocutor: Oh! Ok. Knock, knock. Serena: Whooooooo’s there? Her Interlocutor: the Doctor Serena: OK! Come on in!

Tagged as: funny, serena

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A Little More Love In The World

January 21, 2010

I’ve seen a meme floating around the Internet today inviting people to share a little extra love with each other today. I could certainly use it. And happily, I have some to give. This tiny visitor made my day with her smile!

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