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Week 9: Or not

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I basically took this whole week off. From the food and the exercising. And life without headaches. Seriously, I’ve had one pretty much every day for the past 10 days. And I think technically it’s only been 2 or 3 different headaches. I started seeing a new doctor this week and presented her with a […]

So here’s the thing

Life has changed so drastically since the boys were born. Duh, right? Well, there’s a certain amount of change you expect. You can never really prepare for it if you’ve never had children. But you know your world is going to be turned upside down. And maybe spun all the way around a few times. […]

If you could do anything tomorrow, what would it be?

I don’t know … Live a completely stress-free life where we have nothing to worry about and life is just rosy? No? Too broad? Maybe then just be able to relax, go to the aquarium or the park or wherever and just have a fun day with Dan, Lucas and Henry. Alas, I am headed […]

I wish my family was…

Closer. Both physically and in our relationships. It’s been hard, harder than I expected, not to have my mom around. And now with my dad not doing very well, I’m facing the reality that I will be without both of my parents much earlier in life than I ever expected. My boys won’t know their […]

Today, I am grateful for …

So many things. I am grateful that after an extremely fussy day yesterday, the boys slept soundly and through the whole night. It was a rare day for them, but I think it’s because they got so little nap time the day before. We should be able to get back to our normal routine today. […]

What magical parenting invention would make your life easier?

I don’t really know. It’s not that life is easy, by any stretch, but the parenting part isn’t so bad right now. All things considered, I have pretty amazingly well-behaved little dudes. I like to tell myself that it’s because they are making up for all the stress and gray hairs they caused me when […]

Is that a train?

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I was all ready to start this post with “You guys, the questions just haven’t been good!” or “They all needed me to wait until the end of the day!” But that’s just not true. Yes, some of them were a little lame. But I always try to answer them anyway. And, yes, a couple […]

What news headlines are weighing on you?

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Honestly, what isn’t? We have an administration that is completely self-interested with no actual legislative experience making all sorts of decisions that I disagree with on profound levels. I find myself hoping that a Congress whose majority is a party theoretically on the same page as the previously mentioned rogue administration will step up and […]

What’s a parenting “fact” no one seems to acknowledge?

It’s not that no one acknowledges this, but I don’t think it can ever be fully expressed and understood until you are a parent: it’s really, really hard. It changes your entire sense of self and what life is and can be like. If you’re like me and never pictured yourself having children, it can […]

What’s one way your child is lucky?

This is tough to both narrow down and also put into words. They’re lucky they have not just two parents who love them to the moon and back, but also an extended family and community of friends that care deeply for them. Dan and I are lucky for that, as well. One of the many […]