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Baby, Family, Life
She’s just Zoe
Can we believe Zoe is three years old?
Last Friday we headed to the Great White North – Dallas had claimed a record 12 inches of snow – to visit Grandma Shirley and Uncle Dan who were in town from Minnesota; as a result, Zoe had eight grown people to fawn over her in [...]
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Baby, Family, General, Health, Life, School
A case of the Mondays
02.03.10 | Permalink | 2 CommentsLong story short, I’m quite difficult to live with. And I’m sorry about the preposition there.
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General
I like this.
Good for a little perspective.
“Activities are endless, like ripples on a stream.
They end only when you drop them.
Human moods are like the changing highlights and shadows on a sunlit mountain range.
All activities are like the games children play, like castles being made of sand.
View them with delight and equanimity, like grandparents
overseeing their grandchildren or a [...] -
Life
An inventory of 2009
I followed the advice of my sister to this post by another Amanda from Texas living in NYC whose blog I enjoy reading. It’s a template for taking an inventory of the past year. I liked it and thought I’d give it a try. What else does a toddler parent do on [...]
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School
A Festivus Miracle!
Not really though, because I worked for this: I passed everything! New classes begin on January 4, 2010, and I plan to work twice as hard.
Until then, I’m really enjoying this break. Happy holidays! -
Life, School
Four days left!
12.14.09 | Permalink | 4 CommentsAgain I come here during exams. I don’t know if I’m particularly thoughtful during these natural intervals to take stock in performance, evaluate goals, and look toward the future, or perhaps it’s just a good study break/procrastination. Probably. Either way, here I am, in my last week of my second stab at the [...]
