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Posts from ‘January, 2009’

On with the raping and pillaging!

Nathaniel turned eleven yesterday.  We did the birthday celebration with friends and food and cake and ice cream and singing and WHEEEE! and lots of conversations revolving around the words “shoot”, “stab” and “fart”. Good times! …and yet. The fact that my firstborn turned eleven wasn’t the biggest jab in the force field that keeps [...]

It’s hard work being this crazy

I have struggled with whether or not to share this much insight. Because I don’t want you all to really think I’m crazy.  But, honestly, have I ever really tried to play up the image of perfect sanity? Nope, I don’t even try to fake it. I can talk about my crazy.  I can divulge [...]

Celebrating the day our own special way

I saw this great thing! And then I had a fun idea. But then I saw that someone else had already done it…actually, a LOT of someones had done it. However, I’ve never bragged about my originality, so you’re getting it anyways! We really might as well go ahead and call FEMA now. Oh, she [...]

La La La, I can’t hear you!

Nathaniel – How did you sleep last night? Me – Oh, pretty ok, except I got sick in the middle of the night (tremendously random 6 hour flu type sick) and then there was a really freaky dream…but other than that it was ok. Nathaniel – What kind of dream? Me – Oh, something funny, [...]

Just what you’d expect a Monday post to look like

It’s 2AM and I am full of tired right now. So you’re getting a quick update on all the pertinent issues and I promise it will require no tissues! Peyton is doing remarkably well post-surgery. The only tears came at taking off the bandage and then she rebounded quickly, because this kid? Is awesome.  She’s [...]