Archive for April, 2009
the long way around
Jimmy and I were up until about 1am yesterday morning, just lying in bed talking about some Changes coming to our household. I capitalize Changes because they’re big ones… alterations to our life plan that are definitely significant.
As a result of our conversation, he made some calls that morning, made some requests, is getting details in [...]
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Tags: education, marriage, partnership
too long to tweet
This morning Madeline moved erratically around the living room, catapulting drunkenly from initially-tentative steps (gaining speed too quickly for her control to catch up) to her trusty, rapid crawl.
As we watched her lurch about at high speed, squealing, Jimmy remarked: “She reminds me of a Transformer.”
I laughed and laughed. My Transformer. How true it is.
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Tags: crawling, parenting, Transformers, walking
like old times
Last night a good friend of Jimmy’s visited; Brad was the best man in our wedding but we don’t get to see him as often as we’d like since he lives several hours away. Last night’s visit was in honor of the fact that he’s now moving several states away, and the two hung out in [...]
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Tags: catching up, friendship, marriage, parenting
of good cheer
Oh, the sun is back out.
For those of us who live in Michigan, there is nothing like it. Michigan weather is something like Sybil, in that it has many different personalities, all of whom are easily recognized when they surface at random times. So far this week we’ve had 40-degree temperatures, rain bordering on sleet, [...]
Filed under: Madeline, marriage, me, parenting | 9 Comments
Tags: camping, NFL draft, playdates, strawberry pie
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