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color my world and wheel

January 2, 2012

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color my world and wheel

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Sir Luke surprised me this morning. I wasn’t drilling, just probing, assessing how much these sweet beans know. What do yellow and red make? “Orange,” he said without looking up. Blue and yellow? “Green.” Scoop of vanilla, scoop…

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all wrapped up

December 27, 2011

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all wrapped up

Vietnamese Cinnamon, a ladel, chili bowls with handles for All You Can Handle Chili, and a book of chili potions.

A Man Gift of Chili without the Chili. Would’ve included dried Ancho if I had more time.

Madeline Minds Her…

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gift wrapped life

December 23, 2011

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gift wrapped life

I don’t care what they say. You can judge a book by its cover. Or at least a gift by its wrap. I actually couldn’t care less what’s inside a package. I love the foreplay of an unopened gift, sitting…

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the disney reveal

November 28, 2011

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the disney reveal

animal kingdom…

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where wishes come true

November 17, 2011

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where wishes come true

Tomorrow Lucas and Abigail star in their school Thanksgiving performance. They’ve been practicing hard, “standing for a really long time.” I’m arriving early to play photographer to a few classes, capturing the preK Native American love, then sitting stage center…

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in the wish + all that jazz

October 11, 2011

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This was totally me. This is the life I’d always imaged from my one-bedroom Upper West Side apartment. I wanted this *right here,* this kid-sopped life of learning, finger paint, and gusto. A life with a smock. And I’m in…

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in your hour of miss

September 21, 2011

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in your hour of miss

I‘m cranky and tired and don’t feel like adventure, which isn’t like me. Today I went into a Forever 21 inside the Town Center mall, and I found myself letting out a little whine because the Forever 21 here in…

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winter wonderland

November 24, 2010

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winter wonderland

One down, only a thousand more little birthday details to go. Oh, how I adore themes. Themes and to-do lists. What else I love today? Gingerbread lattes, Elf, Glee’s Holiday album. Maybe my favorite part of Thanksgiving, aside from the…

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