Archive | December, 2007

firsts

December 31, 2007

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firsts

The first sound I heard this morning was a laugh. It came from behind their bedroom door. They usually awake each morning at 7AM. Today they slept in and chatted through their cribs. Delightful gurgles and chimes rang up through…

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photography 100

December 27, 2007

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photography 100

This was a comment, but since I get so many emails about photography and camera advice, I figured I’d make this a post, so people can refer back to this in the future. I plan to post more of these…

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lists

December 26, 2007

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He’s making a list and checking it twice.  Children, naughty or nice, steadied their hands and licked their chops, fisted a Crayola to share their deepest wishes and wants in their finest penmanship.  Dear Santa.  Parents added, "Mail Dear Santa…

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feeling small

December 21, 2007

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No one’s kids are ever as cute as they think. Cute, or smart, or fascinating. No one wants to really hear about their sleep habits or favorite foods. Except grandparents, and even then, it’s just some grandparents. And aunts. Their…

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ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone

December 20, 2007

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ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone

I’m so damn happy today. I hear the muffled sound of the sleepy-time CD we play for the tots during nap time piping in from behind their bedroom door. The CD was a party favor from a baby shower. I…

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come on, do it with me.

December 17, 2007

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come on, do it with me.

Finish this sentence: I’m as lazy as…
*Finish this sentence will now appear each and every Tuesday. Because I love it, and I’m lazy, and I might just use the best line in Moose (without even giving credit! Woo hoo!)…

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long-distance friendship

December 17, 2007

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long-distance friendship

Dulce, Stephanie, Smelly
I forgot one of my best friend’s birthdays. It was mid-November. If I were in New York, there’d have been an evite, or at least talk of how we’d be celebrating come the weekend. We’d detail where…

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unsent messages

December 14, 2007

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unsent messages

Cards we will not be sending this holiday season:
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