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Spring Fever

What is worse than days and days of heavy spring showers? Why, a late spring cold that comes with an aching throat, ear pain, a runny nose and a persistent cough, of course. Yesterday was the kind of day that … Continue reading

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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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On The First Day of Spring

Yesterday morning, around 9am, I decided that it would be a shame to waste the sunny (but cold!) first day of spring by laying about in my pajamas and thinking about how exhausted I felt while waiting for Jude to … Continue reading

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Almost-Accidents

“Mommy, go!” says Jude before I’ve even started the car. I laugh and hop into the driver’s seat, strap on my seatbelt, plug in my phone, then get the engine going before I back out of the driveway. As is … Continue reading

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Pictures of You

A couple of nights ago, I was looking for a recent(ish) picture of myself for my gmail profile. After perusing any and all photos on my laptop, I realized that after my wedding, I have very few pictures of myself, … Continue reading

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Scenes from a “Super” Super Bowl Party

This year, we tagged along with my parents to a Super Bowl party at one of their friend’s homes. It is a large bash the couple throws every year at their home, and since we had the opportunity to spend … 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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The Learning Curve

It is amazing to witness Jude acquire more and more language. I feel like he’s repeating something new every day, and no matter how simple the word or phrase, it makes me squeal in delight and beg him to repeat … Continue reading

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