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Two

Dear Jude, It is Thursday night, June 6th, 2013, and I just finished singing to you and putting you in your crib for the night. In an attempt to stretch things out, you started up with a rendition of “Twinkle, … Continue reading

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The Best Kind of Sandwich

This week in the Northeast, the weather went from not-quite-spring to full-on-summer for a couple of days. So of course, my mind went straight to the place it always does when the mercury rises: ice cream. The other day when … Continue reading

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April Fool

Getting Jude and myself out the door and on time in the morning takes superhuman skill. Monday’s are even trickier. After we had breakfast and played a little in the living room, it was time to “go, go car” as … Continue reading

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For What Ails You

I had plans to be efficient and productive all day yesterday, and instead, almost everything felt laborious and stressful. It started out well. Jude had his first dentist appointment, and not only where we early (what?!), we had fun waiting … Continue reading

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Mania

I don’t know if he’s cagey because the cold weather has trapped us indoors, or if he’s just being a typical nineteen-month-old, but Jude was super crazed yesterday afternoon. I never have doubts about taking him anywhere–shopping, eating, visiting–because he … Continue reading

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Top Five Memories: 2012 Edition

A few years ago, Mike and I started a new tradition of visiting Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA on New Year’s Eve. The lights, the holiday decorations, the fountains, the fireworks, the music, the displays–all of it is pretty … Continue reading

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I’ll Settle for Perfect

Last week, this happened: Jude was too young last year to know what was transpiring during his first visit to a mall Santa, so I was pretty excited for this year’s trip. Even though he still does not have a … Continue reading

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He Gets That From Me

On Sunday, Jude was traipsing around my bedroom, dancing and pointing to light fixtures and the ceiling fan and just being the general ball of energy and enthusiasm that he is every single waking moment of every day. I was … Continue reading

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Behind the Wheel

I’m trying to stop worrying about what other people think of me. I don’t intend to lose my sense of decorum or decency in the process, nor do I mean to ignore the opinions of the people I love and … Continue reading

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I Love Your Face

Yesterday, J and I were killing some time at the mall. I spied a pair of rust colored pants and thought they might be cute for fall, so I hung them on the handle of the stroller and proceeded into … Continue reading

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