July 2, 2011 | Posted by ClumberKim
I have neglected this blog for too long. It’s not that nothing has happened. Too much has happened. Too many entirely blog-worthy things. It’s the words that didn’t happen. It’s not you. It’s me.
Here are the highlights, so to speak, in mostly chronological order:
I went back to Weight Watchers. On-line only this time. Much to [...]
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July 1, 2011 | Posted by ClumberKim
Dear Oliver,
Last weekend was tough. Really tough. Three baseball games in three days might just be my limit. I never expected watching my two favorite baseball teams play would be just so darn hard. I wanted everyone to play well. I hoped your improving Pirates would win at least one out of three with my [...]
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March 29, 2011 | Posted by ClumberKim
Oliver and I had another delightful bus stop conversation this morning. I edited out his excessive use of “like” though I did bring it to his attention.
Oliver: Mum, when I’m in middle school, or maybe fifth grade, can I have a phone with Scrabble on it? I’ll know more words by then.
[For Oliver, "Scrabble" is [...]
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March 28, 2011 | Posted by ClumberKim
I almost completed NaBloPoMo for the month. I think I have missed two days. Blargh.
The horrible headache I had yesterday almost returned today. (I teetered on the edge all day today but it didn’t break through. Not sure if this was a migraine, mostly because I’ve never had one, as far as I know. The [...]
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March 27, 2011 | Posted by ClumberKim
Massive reductions in Pittsburgh bus service went into effect today. Service on my usual route to work has been reduced, meaning longer waits and even more over-crowded buses. The route that quickly and easily took Oliver and me to his school is gone completely. Oliver rides a school bus most days, but I have meetings [...]
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March 26, 2011 | Posted by ClumberKim
I may be the one with the blog, but it’s clear who is the real storyteller in the family. (Film-making credit to Mr C.)
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March 25, 2011 | Posted by ClumberKim
With all the talk about the new AAP guidelines regarding child safety seats, I wanted to share my thoughts.
In general, I think convertible seats are safer for growlers. This was a bit too precarious for my tastes.
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March 24, 2011 | Posted by ClumberKim
We had hail yesterday. A tornado was nearby. When the storms passed, Oliver needed a lot of convincing that hail was really ice.I finally went outside and grabbed a handful so he could touch it.
He required no convincing when the hail started and I sent him to the basement.
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March 22, 2011 | Posted by ClumberKim
The problem I mentioned earlier is resolved. I canceled my registration for photography class. It came down to putting my kids first, and being a total scaredy-cat about walking home by myself late at night. A part of me still thinks taking the class is one of the ways I put on my own oxygen [...]
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March 21, 2011 | Posted by ClumberKim
Penguin, our 13 year old Clumber Spaniel, has become a nose with legs. She is blind and mostly deaf (perhaps completely, I’m not sure). But her nose? Works perfectly. And since she’s in good physical shape, she has no trouble trying to climb on counters, or the sofa if a kid has food. She tries [...]
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