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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Graceless
November 18, 2008 – 5:34 pm
No, not a post about Grace being away. I ran this morning. Other than being freezing (32 degrees = time for a hat) and tired, I was also incredibly clumsy. Have tripped and almost wiped out (to a heroic, slow-motion arms windmilling, people-clapping-from-cars degree) several times lately. One time a friendly fellow runner actually helped [...]
November 16, 2008 – 8:08 pm
I love this quotation – Barack Obama speaking about an early impression of Michelle: “…[as] if, deep inside, she knew how fragile things really were, and that if she ever let go, even for a moment, all her plans might quickly unravel.” Oh how I relate to that. How fragile things feel! Email this post
Quotable weekend
November 16, 2008 – 6:21 pm
Photo from our afternoon puttering at Nana’s. As long as my children are this delighted by a box of Pyrex dishes, I think I am doing something right. Each dispensed some pearls of humor this weekend. Whit: “Beer is for daddies and wine is for mummies.” Grace: (after slowly, painstakingly struggling through an early reader) [...]
November 16, 2008 – 10:40 am
I knew there was a reason I kept up with the old-school photo albums. If only my favorite-ever website, tabblo, still sold prints. At least I have an awesome HP photo printer!Grace and Whit are obsessed with looking at photo albums. Obsessed. Email this post
Getting organized
November 13, 2008 – 7:33 pm
Cutting back on presents all around this year, trying to focus the holiday on something other than STUFF …! Wrapping tonight, Christmas cards hopefully printed by Thanksgiving, researching non-nut baked treats. Of course the Christmas carols are already playing – but they have been year round . Email this post
Detritus of a Day
November 13, 2008 – 2:57 pm
Was actually yesterday. And I had already recycled one. Email this post
for Gloria
November 13, 2008 – 12:35 pm
It goes by really fast! And that always made me feel worse, not better, as it felt like pressure to do precisely what I was not doing: being here now. Enjoying the moment. Not a strength. So, I guess, try to remember that this is just a short moment in time. But forgive yourself if [...]
For Hilary and Terence
November 13, 2008 – 10:38 am
What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches.- Karl Menninger Email this post
