Monthly Archives: December 2005

2005 in review

Posted on December 31, 2005 by Shandra

A year of gifts: – Noah – Our home – Our continued relationships with family of the heart, family, and friends – Increasingly better health – The vacation we took in March last year; without that, I think everything would … Continue reading →

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Resolutions

Posted on December 31, 2005 by Shandra

I resolve to write and submit more. And now I can tick that box off ’cause I did email my submission in to Obscure Literary Journal prior to the deadline. Whee. I feel like it’s 1992! Doing the obscure journal … Continue reading →

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Ha ha ha

Posted on December 30, 2005 by Shandra

In the year 2006 I resolve to: Get an invisible friend. Get your resolution here

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Forgotten texts

Posted on December 29, 2005 by Shandra

I got an email about Waters of the soul – a ‘hey this journal’s deadline is the 31st, might be a match’ blah blah so I am looking it over again and the writing is so uneven. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Food, Dominic, and stuff

Posted on December 28, 2005 by Shandra

Dominic cooked a couple of weeks ago. He made scallops mornay with an unfortunate amount of lemon. This is a fairly major event, given that he rarely fronts and up until recently seemed kind of uninterested in daily life. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Ha

Posted on December 26, 2005 by Shandra

Remember that the best way to create harmony among others is to first establish harmony within yourself, SHANDRA. Don’t expect others to take care of you and attend to all of your needs and desires. At the same time, it … Continue reading →

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Magi gifts: New love , old foibles

Posted on December 25, 2005 by Shandra

Yesterday was a hard day. I don’t know if it’s because we largely ignored Christmas last year – we moved all our things into storage on the 23rd – or just because it’s a family time, but both Carl and … Continue reading →

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4 months

Posted on December 22, 2005 by Shandra

Well my boy, your 4-month, that is 1/3 of a year, birthday was also the winter solstice. And you slept a whopping 8 hours. Your mum, however, woke up about 8 times to make sure your heart was all right, … Continue reading →

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Think again, ms. cardiologist

Posted on December 19, 2005 by Shandra

Noah’s cardiologist’s office called today. I really hate that phrase, “Noah’s cardiologist.” But he has a fairly loud heart murmur, so he has a cardiologist and we’re off on Jan 6 to make sure it’s just a murmur. I have … Continue reading →

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Protector parenting

Posted on December 19, 2005 by Shandra

These are never as good as the entries in my head. It’s kind of like novel writing that way. But, here goes. I tend to adjust to things in layers. I think this is human, but it may be more … Continue reading →

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