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Notes from Mother’s Journal, II

It was close today, you guys. We almost didn’t make it out of the house. I was thisclose to just saying, you know what? I know it’s sunny and spring and shit? But we are going to play inside. Scratch … Continue reading

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One Year

Sarah’s second-born, Lilah, didn’t sleep at night for over a year. Was it 18 months? It was a long time. And Sarah and I don’t talk very often on the phone because we are poorly coordinated but I remember this … Continue reading

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As If I Needed More Reasons To Be Grateful for Spring

Fresco has many qualities that I think would make him an excellent bounty hunter or Navy SEAL: – he has amazing powers of focus – he will not be deterred from the task at hand, whether that be chasing a … Continue reading

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Why I Made Cupcakes Yesterday

I went back and looked to see what I was doing at this time last year and behold I was eating cupcakes, newly on maternity leave, hauling around my extra girth and begging my toddler to not want to swing … Continue reading

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Keeping the Economy Alive, One Dollar at a Time

We went to the Near Mall this morning to get groceries at Safeway and I desperately wanted to hit the new dollar store that takes up half the Near Mall’s square footage because who doesn’t love a dollar store? Especially … Continue reading

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