Monthly Archives: December 2006

The sidewalk! is! for walking!

Posted on December 13, 2006 by Shandra

Thankfully we had a warm snap and it hasn’t rained (it will soon, according to the forecast).  So I put Noah’s feet into The Dreaded Boots and zipped his jacket up properly and took him outside and plunked him on … Continue reading →

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Things unsaid

Posted on December 11, 2006 by Shandra

A few of these I would normally not post but it’s just THAT kind of day! From the CEO of my work, at the seasonal festivities Saturday. Drunk. Turns me towards the room of (mostly) drunk people and says “Look … Continue reading →

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Life has changed, #23432

Posted on December 9, 2006 by Shandra

Got up at 6:45 am this morning (Saturday).  Not because the babe was rousing, though he was. No, we had to get ready to go to BigBlue’s corporate children’s Seasonal Party.  Roam the atrium and halls to gather up balloon … Continue reading →

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Parliament rulz!

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Shandra

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Parliament upheld a 2005 law allowing same-sex marriage on Thursday when it threw out a bid by the minority Conservative government to revisit the contentious issue. If you read between the lines (not hard) on this … Continue reading →

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I plan to become a drug addict

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Shandra

(I am writing this to save myself from the sentence I just penned in the other window.) I have a new life plan.  Every time there’s something I want to do that really isn’t a good idea – like try … Continue reading →

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Tantrums and other snapshots

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Shandra

What a crazy week. Noah had a cold; my mother-in-law visited, and now I have another deadline tomorrow. Tertia‘s having a discussion about tantrums over at her blog.  She’s got twins and is a harder-core mother than I am in … Continue reading →

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