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General
Tasty tea
Joel loves girly flavored, caffeine-free teas. He prefers his hot, while I’ll drink mine room temperature or iced more often. Just about daily he offers to make some tea, and I appreciate his enthusiasm. We got a sampler box at the store awhile ago, and I tried the cranberry apple zinger. WAY tasty. I think […]
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Baby
Allow me to rephrase.
The following is a story according to Joel, as it occurred on my day to get things done without a toddler in tow. Joel took Zoe to the zoo on Wednesday, where apparently all of Houston decided to spend that day of their spring break. Zoe rode on her Daddy’s shoulders much of the time […]
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Baby
An incomplete guide to Zoespeak
03.04.09 | Permalink | 3 CommentsMonday Zoe and I went to her two-year-old checkup at the doctor. She is 35 inches tall, weighs 25 pounds, and has a healthy head circumference. I do not know the exact measurement, as it was taken during what I will call the oh-my-god-mom-the-world-is-ending-how-could-you-let-this-happen period of the visit. We waited nearly two hours, watching The […]
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Baby
Marker time
I have a deep love for my collection of gel pens (G2 Pilot all the way), highlighters, and dry erase markers. Maybe it’s a distraction. But I think it keeps things interesting. Awhile ago, Joel got a couple of inexpensive dry erase boards at Lowe’s to use for his work and my compulsive med school […]
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Family, Life
Zoo, and loosely associated musings
02.08.09 | Permalink | 4 CommentsZoe at the zoo, comical bodily harm, animals, carousels, roller coasters, life and love. You know, the usual.
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Baby, Family, Life, Pets
Domesticity, or, GetMeOuttaHere
01.12.09 | Permalink | 3 CommentsApproximately sixteen hours ago, I was so moved by the uncharacteristic quiet calm in our home that I tweeted. I thought I was being clever. Later Joel would chastise and blame me for precipitating the cascade of events that followed. After waking to an alarm this morning in an effort to get ourselves up during […]
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Baby, Family, Life
I could learn a lot from Zoe…
One of my many favorite things about Zoe right now is her expressiveness. She is talking so much and showing more of her personality at every turn. She seems to feel things intensely but doesn’t hang on too long. Her manners impress me. We have mini conversations all day, and I love it. Though her […]
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General
Kind of a lot, actually
Thank you, Jennic, for the inspiration. Favorites -Making cinnamon rolls with Zoe (it’s like playing Play-Doh) -Playing in Zoe’s Secret Lair -Walking and talking with a friend after studying to clear our troubled minds -Saturday night date: walking with Joel to take out the trash and get the mail (sounds a little sad on the […]
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Baby, Family, Life, Pets, School
Homeward Bound
09.20.08 | Permalink | 9 CommentsA few weeks ago, Chief and Sarge were placed into a new home. This decision was made after much consideration, mostly painful. On our list of pros and cons, the only pros were that 1. I loved them, and 2. They acted as good Hoovers when Zoe dropped food. As heavily as those weighed, the […]
