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But what happens?

Posted on March 31, 2007

Sometimes I am not, as they say, the sharpest knife in the drawer. The other day Sean and I were have a quick bite to eat at Davidson’s. He was telling me about one of the books he is reading by Jon Katz. He was trying to explain how a couple of sheep can pretty quickly get to be a lot of sheep. “So they start with a couple of ewes and a ram.” “Uh-huh.” “And the ewes start having babies, maybe a set of twins.” “Ok.” “Then those ewes begin having babies.” “Which ewes?” “The new ewes.” “From the ram?” “Yes.” “You mean a new ram and the second ewes?” “No, the old ram and the new ewes.” “That can’t be, they’d have…

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Q & A with Beck

Posted on March 31, 2007

Beck of Frog and Toad are Stilll Friends offered to fire out some interview questions. Many of us love reading her blog and were so enchanted by the idea of having a virtual tête à tête with her that we immediately raised our hands. Now, without further ado, the questions from Beck: Okay, here are the interview questions for you!1. Which actress – past or present – will play you in the movie of your life? I suspect this question was posed because of an old post of mine and the update soon after. Back in the day I used to wish I were famous, now I really enjoy the freedom of say, spending an entire Saturday in public places, brilliantly unshowered, shamefully unshaved,…

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Sisterhood

Posted on March 30, 2007

Sometime during our weeklong sojourn the girls cemented their friendship. Watching them as the days passed we saw a new rhythm and tenderness. Briar was tending to Avery, making sure that she was happy, and always had a toy in hand. Avery was, as per usual, absolutely enthralled by Briar’s every move. Here they are waiting for our flight in Vegas after the 6+ hour leg from Albany. A quick kiss for her little sister, perhaps a goodbye, as she immediately sprinted down the aisle putting as much mileage between her little toddler backside and us, her luggage laden folks. Before the trip this kind of parent sharing would have been pretty rare. My sister with Briar, they have an uncanny bond, often demonstrated…

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Cross Country Travel

Posted on March 28, 2007

With the completion of travel with a toddler and an infant comes wisdom: Do not experiment with what is a safe amount of blueberries to allow your child to eat in one shitting sitting. You know you are going to have to take off your belt and remove your shoes meaning that at some point you are going to have to bend over to tie your shoes and you’ll probably do it before you refasten your belt. Do not wear a thong. Your thong will show, you’ll try to cover, it won’t be pretty. Do not trust the breasts that have not spontaneously leaked milk in months to behave while you nurse your daughter. Or even while you walk laden with children and luggage.…

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Home. Sick.

Posted on March 27, 2007

We’re home. And the girls are sick. Both of them. “We have a perfect match,” the doc said. “An infection in Avery’s left ear, and another in Briar’s right.” Two infections, two fevers, and two broken parents. I realize we didn’t invent suffering, but today facing these two sets of blue eyes and running noses it sure feels like we have a corner on the market. I am home, thank you Mr. Shimkus, for being the most benevolent boss ever and allowing me to work for you and take care of my family. Luck, lucky mom mom am I. I am excited to be able to write again, but so help me the need to hold a mirror under their sleeping mouths is back…

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