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Monthly Archive for August, 2009

They sent me home with this little form on Friday, titled “Tell Us about Your Child.” It offered more food for thought than I expected. Owing to my god-awful handwriting, I ended up typing the sucker and filling it in myself. What they gave me was a slightly crooked, nth-generation copy with a drawing of […]

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Ted

I’ll  keep this short, because really what can I say that hasn’t already been said by those more knowledgable and eloquent? I think I’ll just stick with a silly little story from my own experience. When I was 17, I spent part of a summer working as a United States Sentate page for the One […]

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Sticker Shock

Well  hey there! Simon came home from school today with a sticker on his shirt. His teacher gave it to him as a reward for having such a good day. I knew today was going to be better than yesterday because he talked about going to school this morning, was fine in the car, walked […]

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Together, as Friends

Matt has lots of funny little oddities in his speech. They have varied histories to them, and I’ve known him so long (not quite 24 years) that I know the origin of most. When he says “waglet” for wallet, I know he got that from when he and his friend Jay worked together at the […]

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Busted!

Just two minutes ago, as I sat uploading photos and finishing breakfast, Matt walked downstairs. Upon seeing his father, Simon looked up at him and said in an excited tone of voice: Daddy, I want to go to White Castle. Someone around here has got some explaining to do, and it’s not Simon!

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Turbulence

Well that was too easy. Tuesday afternoon when I picked Simon up from the first day of school, he took one look at me and began to sob. “Was he like this all day?” I asked Ms. Judy. “Oh no. He had his moments, but he did fine today. This just started when I told him […]

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Off to a Good Start

Whew! So far so good. School started today, and I marked the occasion last night with a visit by the anxiety fairy. Simon, bless him, didn’t quite get what the big deal was. After all, he knows the building. Camp threw him in with older kids. Ms. Shary was back to give him a high […]

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Nerves

School starts tomorrow and I am a bundle of nerves. Not the kind of nervous energy that helps me to paint a room, prepare for business meetings, or take on a new project, just the kind that makes my stomach feel wobbly and has me second guessing myself. It was bad enough when my school-eve […]

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Summer is almost over. School begins next week. Simon is nearly three. And yet, I have a whole list of stuff I meant to get to over the last six months that for reasons of laziness or writer’s block I did not. The backlog is killing me, and I see no way out other than to […]

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Obtuseness in the Line of Duty

Note: This post is not child related. You’ve been warned. Oof. For someone who prides herself on being brought up (somewhat) right and knowing the rules for social decorum, I sure know how to stick my foot in it. A few weeks ago, I was notified by a friend that one of the Lost Boys […]

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