ChickyChickyBaby did this meme to help with a little writer’s block. Maybe it will help me locate the blogger’s mojo that has abandoned me of late. Maybe not. Anyway, should the spirit move you, feel free to do your own Couples Quiz. Leave a comment and link if you do.
What are your middle names?
Mine was [...]
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After 12 days of togetherness, it was back to the real world for everyone in the family. Kids to their respective day cares, and the adults to their offices. Though we’re going at 110% at my office to get ready for the semester to start next Monday, it was still a welcome change. I think [...]
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Other than breakfast, meals around here haven’t been a lot of fun. Since we’ve been home for the holiday break, and today would be day ten of this little adventure, dinners have gone from major bummers to some really serious unpleasantness. In general, it goes like this:
Ask Oliver what he would like for dinner
Make what [...]
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Last year on this day I said:
And we hope in 2008 that:
I’ll get a job – check
The other house will sell – nope, but it is rented
We will add another Clumber to the family and I will get back to doing fun dog things – half and half — we added a rescue Clumber and [...]
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I won the child care lottery! Okay, not really. If I really won the lottery the childcare would be free and this is decidedly.not.free. But it is cool nonetheless. I got the phone call this morning that a spot is available for Eleanor at my employer’s childcare center, where Oliver spent two years.
Since the fabulous [...]
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Last night, just before bed, I joined Twitter. Not sure what possessed me but it was clearly a moment of weakness. I poked around a little then, and a little more today. I have my updates automagically appearing over there in the right-hand column. But beyond that, I feel like I must be missing something.
If [...]
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Job interviews can be very educational. This one was only an hour, by far the shortest one ever in my professional life.
1. Jobs like that are what I will always be trying to get away from.
2. I really need to get myself to lactation counselor training.
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And so it ends, this year of living rejectedly. There was a bright moment just before Christmas when I was actually asked to join something, rather than being asked to go away quietly. I am still feeling stunned by the phone call. We’ll see what happens when the work begins. I’m looking forward to working [...]
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