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Monthly Archive for October, 2008

Hey, in a sea of princesses, super-heroes and furry animals, this costume may have been on the odd side, but it sure stood out! I think our wee lad looked super cute, and his Scottish teacher Jean agreed. Update: More Halloween pics in the Gallery.

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Smoky Mountain High

About that vacation… Matt and I both have an abiding love for the mountains. Specifically, we love the ancient, treed mountains found in Appalachia, the Smokies, and the Blue Ridge. Matt was lucky enough to live in the mountains of Tennessee for four years in college, and I was lucky enough to live a half-day’s […]

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Asheville Vacation

About six hours ago, Matt, Simon, and I returned from a long weekend in Asheville, North Carolina. We were overdue for our annual mountain fix, and we were about three years (!) overdue for our Rossi family fix. I’ll have news soon, but for now I’ve decided to let the photos speak for us and […]

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Party Animal

Last weekend, I threw myself a party for Simon’s second birthday. No, that was not a typo. And to be fair, it’s not what I set out to do, even as that was the indisputable truth about the situation. Worse than my error in judgment is my appalling lack of guilt over the situation. It […]

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Man of the House

Matt and I went in with my dad and step-mom (that’s Zadie and Nana to Simon) for Simon’s birthday present this year and got him a playhouse. My thought was that he could use it outside for another month or so, and then we could rebuild it in our basement once winter set in. I […]

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On the Mend

Just a quick note to happily report that Simon is on the mend. The whopping antibiotic shot he got Wednesday must have done a world of good, because between that and a constant regimen of Advil and Tylenol, we’ve been able to keep Simon comfortable most of the time, and he’s been fever free for […]

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“Tea”

Dear Simon, Today you are two years old. Or, as you say it when I ask you, “tea.” The occasion of your second birthday has put me in a pensive mood, just as the occasion of your first one did. I’m not sure if it’s because of the sleep deprivation brought on by your ongoing […]

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Sicker and Sicker

Well, despite Simon’s still having a fever, yesterday was finally looking up. After his afternoon nap, his first in three days, he was fever free and was his old cheery self. When Matt and I put him down to bed, we gave him some Tylenol just in case, watched a couple of episodes of Curb […]

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Dewey Defeats Truman

While fully realizing that the stakes are quite different, I do believe that yesterday I had my own “Dewey Defeats Truman” moment when I prematurely declared Simon well. Or at least better. From the moment the mattress delivery folks arrived at 9:00 a.m. until Simon fell asleep at around 8:30 p.m., he had an awful, […]

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72 Hours and a Break

Last night may have been the worst since Thursday, before Simon’s illness began. As I lay in my bed not sleeping, I listened as Simon lay in his crib, also not sleeping, as he cried off and on at 11:00 p.m., at midnight, at 1:00 a.m. and then again at 3:00. At 3:00, the crying […]

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