A Different Kind of Sadness

November 4.2010
in Me Me Me

It’s a weird thing, this sadness that I’m feeling over the miscarriage on Sunday. It’s a different kind of sadness than the one I experienced back in January. That was a devastating sadness. Losing the baby the first time completely blindsided me. I never expected that to happen. It had never happened before and when [...] [...]

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NaBloPoMo is NoMo

November 30.2009
in Celebrate, Me Me Me, NaBloPoMo

This is it. Day 30 of NaBloPoMo (or National Blog Posting Month for those of you that don’t like acronyms). This post marks the completion of my third year as a NaBloPoMo participant—and finisher! Today is a terrible day for this to be the end. I have a 10 hour work day after a LOOOONG [...] [...]

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Weekly Winners: November 22–28

November 29.2009
in G-tot, NaBloPoMo, Photographs, we are family

Maybe take a little off the bangs Vintage Hero Stuffed We are family At our table Pilgrim Monster [...]

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If I show up to the big family party in my pajamas I may have taken the policy a bit too seriously

November 28.2009
in NaBloPoMo

I decided on Wednesday afternoon that I am not going to let the holidays stress me out this year. Starting with the Thanksgiving dinner I was hosting the next day. If my grandmother showed up too early that would be okay. If my in-laws showed up late, well that would be okay too. We would [...] [...]

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You would think after that many years the fur would smell funny

November 27.2009
in G-tot, Growing Up, Me Me Me, My Boys, NaBloPoMo, Photographs, we are family

I was looking through an old photo album earlier trying to find a somewhat humiliating image from my past that might be good for a post about my awkward teen years. I found one—actually I found MANY—but I also found something far more significant. Something that I was looking for a month ago and never [...] [...]

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At this rate I’ll inadvertently offend the entire internet by 2012

November 25.2009
in Me Me Me, NaBloPoMo

Have you ever written something that is taken completely wrong by somebody reading it? Something that they interpret as a personal blow? Something that causes a reader to instantly form this vicious negative opinion of you? And regardless of what you say from that point on they are going to read spite and poison in [...] [...]

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I see a little silhouetto of a clam

November 24.2009
in NaBloPoMo

Have you seen this fantastic little video of the Muppets singing Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody? It is a mash-up of two of my favorite things from my childhood—puppets and wicked guitar licks. I watched it earlier this afternoon with G-tot and he laughed and laughed. Especially at Animal’s part. So awesome. You see a huge array [...] [...]

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If I fall into the refrigerated case trying to reach a turkey somebody call for help

November 23.2009
in Celebrate, Food Love, NaBloPoMo

So this is what I’ve become. Once the poster child of having things ready ahead of schedule, I’m now the woman that waits until two days before Thanksgiving to do all the grocery shopping for a major meal. A meal that she is hosting complete with a bird big enough for 10 (which is around [...] [...]

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We are out of Kleenex so I’m just using a baby washcloth

November 21.2009
in Me Me Me, NaBloPoMo

Ugh. Double Ugh. I’m having one of those ultra-sick days today. My nose is completely stuffed, my eyes are runny, my couch is crunchy. I’m achy, tired, and don’t feel like doing a damn thing. My goal is to do as little as possible and plan on staying planted on the couch or in bed [...] [...]

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One more reason I love my bone folder

November 20.2009
in Crafts, NaBloPoMo

Thanksgiving is less than a week away, I’m hosting dinner for 10 and I have yet to buy a single item. Hell, I have yet to figure out how big of a turkey I need to feed 10 people. Plus, I have absolutely no room in my freezer for a large bird. Not when it [...] [...]

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