Monthly Archives: May 2006

Stretched out

Posted on May 31, 2006 by Shandra

Tonight I had to put Noah down in his crib and walk away for about 5 minutes. I stood on the porch and breathed while holding the monitor and listened to him play with his crib toy. Then I heard … Continue reading →

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The crazy

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Shandra

So this is the crazy shit going down in my family. Up until today I’d been getting all the info through my parents, so this was the info: my aunt is suffering from dementia (she broke her hip and then … Continue reading →

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Pesto, anyone?

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Shandra

I’m being bad about responding to comments. I’m sort of anti-social right now because of all my phone/email energy being taken up with family stuff; I will write a longer angsty post later. Maybe. Lucky you all. :) In the … Continue reading →

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Parenting insanities

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Shandra

I wonder if I can blame this morning on the excesses of the last 72 hours. At Mother Goose we were solemnly informed that we should sign up to bring snacks next week because it’s “graduation.” And that we’ll get … Continue reading →

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Pablo Neruda’s love-child

Posted on May 28, 2006 by Shandra

Sonnet LXXXI   And now you’re mine. Rest with your dream in my dream. Love and pain and work should all sleep, now. The night turns on its invisible wheels, and you are pure beside me as a sleeping amber. … Continue reading →

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Nourishment of many sorts

Posted on May 26, 2006 by Shandra

Yesterday I overcame two things: 1) my blogverse colliding with my mumgroup (that would be this one where we’re openly multiple vs. oh-so-not) 2) my general blahness this week to go to Ann Douglas’s launch party for two of her … Continue reading →

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9 months

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Shandra

(P.S. I added a pic of me to the LOtR post. In case you weren’t going to read this long rambly post!) My fun-loving boy, This is you on your nine month birthday, hanging out on the porch with your … Continue reading →

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LOTR: The Musical

Posted on May 21, 2006 by Shandra

(Edit: a rare picture of me, since usually I take the pictures. This is the only dressy suit I have left that almost fits me (the rest are more noticeably too big or else too small across the chest thanks … Continue reading →

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Family. Invasion.

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Shandra

This weekend is my mum’s big birthday and family is invading today from Michigan and – err Michigan, and Kingston and whee. That is why we’re scarce. AIE baby unplugging phone must go! :-)

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Parenting tip #415

Posted on May 16, 2006 by Shandra

If your child is constipated and uncomfortable, simply go to Wal-Mart because of the cheap (in all senses of the word) fake leather ottoman they have on sale. (Zellers will not do, because they have clean family bathrooms, unlike Wal-Mart.) … Continue reading →

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