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Monthly Archive for June, 2009

Solution and Simon

Ah, the simple joys of summer. For Simon, these include stomping around in Grandma’s garden, throwing rocks into the creek, and eating ice cream. On a warm (but not hot) sunny day, it’ s hard to argue with his logic. I’ll upload more soon, but here’s a favorite picture from tonight. And now, a solution […]

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I have not given up taking pictures. I just had a snafu earlier this month that means I have quite a mess to sort through and,  having recently come through a bout of insomnia, have yet to get to it.  I will get to it. After all, I’m going to be taking pics over the […]

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Goed

That would be the (incorrect) past tense of “go”, in case you were curious. I learned it just this morning when Simon woke up, called for me, and started to talk a mile a minute. “Mommy, turn on the light. No, [pointing up at the ceiling after I turn on a desk lamp], that light. […]

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Nature’s Masterpiece

“A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.”   Ralph Waldo Emerson I believe this to be true, and so I’ve been heartened and proud to see that sometime this spring, when I wasn’t really looking or paying attention, Simon’s playmates and classmates became friends. And I do mean real friends: children whose company […]

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Losing It: P.S.

I wouldn’t have predicted this. I went to pick up Simon today after our Very Bad Morning, and the minute he saw me he squealed with delight, ran to me, and gave me a giant hug and kiss. We went to a park with his friend Leah (and my friend Sharon), then came home and […]

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Losing It

Sometimes when Simon is losing it or being really difficult, I pretend I’m being filmed or that I’m in a public space. I know that sounds really, really strange, but I figure if I discipline as though I were on public view, I might just do a better job of maintaining control. It keeps me […]

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Simon has been saying this thing I think is hilarious for a few months now. The problem is, most of those I know will have to have the joke explained to them. And you know what they say about having to explain a joke, right? So I’m specifying my audience here. This joke is primarily […]

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Funny Talk

Three times in my life, I’ve been made aware that my speech is not overly standard and/or literal. (Which is funny, because whenever I write I always lament my inability to use figurative language.) The first time was the summer after fifth grade. I was off to camp, and I referred to something as “repulsive.” […]

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A year ago today, Simon took off and walked all day for the first time. I was relieved beyond all measure. To mark this anniversary, Simon decided to haul out three new tricks today: one physical and two verbal. Yesterday, Simon debuted his ability to climb out of his car seat. It’s not quite as […]

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Blog Time Bombs

So my mom just called me to ask about a really wierd blog post. Seems I made a reference to nursing when, so far as she can tell, that stopped a year and a half ago. She thought maybe I had a typo in there. Nope. What I had, and not for the first time, […]

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