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Toofus!

Friday, May 1, 2009

“I can’t eat corn on the cob this summer!” says Lucy.  She lost the second of the two front teeth yesterday, biting into the hardened remains of a chocolate Easter bunny. I forgot to put money under her pillow last night, so I slid it under there this morning while pretending to check for it.  […]

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Ben-san writes poem

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Last week at Oakdale Elementary was Teacher Appreciation Week and the PTO hosted a Poetry Contest.  I got to watch my son tackle a challenge with such relentless determination that it made me wonder: Why Not The Same For Using A Fork? Anyway, the kids were invited to write a poem about teachers and staff […]

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Dining With Squirrels Who Talk With Their Mouths Full and Eat With Their Fingers

Sunday, April 26, 2009

We had my friend Melissa’s daughter stay with us for a few days last month.  Her table manners were delightful.  I mean, truly, full-on, sitting-up-straight, elbows-off the table, holding-your-fork-like-a-utensil-not-a-weapon delightful.  And I’m sure she didn’t mean to, but she made Ben look bad.  Or so I concluded. I was deeply disturbed by the comparison.  So […]

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Lucy’s new face

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Lucy lost a front tooth today.  We’ve been waiting.  Her two top front ones had taken a sort of grayish cast the last few weeks, clearly dying, but not ready to cast off.  When she loped down the hill from the school doors, she looked shockingly different to me.  Old.

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Penny for their thoughts

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Portrait of My Children: Today we were in the lobby of a downtown building and Ben and Lucy spotted a little fountain.  I, SuperMom, happened to have pennies in my pocket, so each kid lept onto the edge of the fountain [it’s only fun if you might fall in!] and scrunched up their faces, wish-making. […]

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I do not collect owls

Friday, February 13, 2009

For the record, I do not collect owls.  The iron owls on my sideboard, the ceramic owl on my kitchen sill, the owl journal propped against the bulletin board — these are not a collection. They are a random confluence of owls.  Which I may curate.  By myself. I make this clear because where one […]

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