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Tag Archives: family
We’re all fine.
That’s basically all I want you to take away from this post. This is the longest I’ve gone without blogging since I started this whole thing. We’ve all been sick since Thanksgiving (well, not Ferris, breastfed baby immune systems FTW!) … Continue reading
A Wager
Not really a wager. I don’t like to gamble. But, we started a little family betting pool this morning: When Will Baby Brother Come Out? Daddy says Saturday. Mommy says Sunday, since baby has been playing this pregnancy by the … Continue reading
Posted in For the Baby Book, My Boys
Tagged baby, bet, family, guess, pregnancy, wager
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About the Size of a Lime
That’s how big my baby is. Yep, my baby. I’m 12 weeks preggo as of last weekend. I was really stressing out about when and how and why to come out to the Internet about my pregnancy. While I could … Continue reading
Posted in For the Baby Book, My Boys, This Crazy Ride Called Parenthood
Tagged baby, family, kids, news, pregnancy
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Group Therapy: The Self-Deprecation
The first few weeks of 2012 have not been kind to some of my friends, family and acquaintances. But, they’ve been going swimmingly for me, and my little corner of the universe. Which has really taught me a lesson about … Continue reading
A Very Bloggy Christmas
Our holiday consisted of a Christmas Eve with friends, appetizers and plenty of beer and wine, followed by a Christmas day with family and friends, more appetizers and tons of champagne. Also, an amazing, fantastic Boxing Day crab feast, provided … Continue reading
Posted in sundry, This Crazy Ride Called Parenthood
Tagged christmas, family, fun, gifts, holidays
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Thankful 2011
Every Thanksgiving, in both families, we all go around and say something we are thankful for. My responses are usually inane, thought of on the spot, and not really all that heartfelt. I’m thankful I didn’t get that cold Bowie … Continue reading
Posted in My Boys, sundry, This Crazy Ride Called Parenthood
Tagged family, marriage, miscarriage, thankful, thanksgiving, the kiddos
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Christmas in San Francisco
I have not spent a Christmas in the Midwest in, I think, 6 years. We’ve made a couple of Thanksgivings, but never Christmas. And normally, come about, say, December 15, I would be a puddle of depressed goo on the … Continue reading
Posted in San Francisco, sundry
Tagged changes, christmas, family, holidays, life, sad, san francisco
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Loss. And Gain.
My husband’s uncle passed away last Monday evening, suddenly and fairly young. And I’m not sure what was harder, grieving or watching him and his family grieve. I boarded the plane to Chicago thinking, “All right, I just have to … Continue reading

