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Archive for June, 2006

Yes, other than mommying. Yes, other than housekeeping. Yes, other than landscaping. Yes, other than doctoring. Enough already! I actually have a job writing! Too cool, I know. Too weird, I know. Crazy, I KNOW! Will you just let me tell you about it? Starting tomorrow (July 1, 2006), I will be co-authoring the blog [...]

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Well, we have fulfilled our role in the circle of life, or at least of communicable illness. About five of the eight or so kids that we saw in our “we don’t know it yet but we’re contagious” stage now have some signs of the chicken pox. You know us, we love to share… The [...]

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…is “When did I make this chicken?” It’s the one that starts with me needing to fix a meal, and opening the “figrator” (Jake’s translation) door to see what’s inside. And then I see it, a container of cooked chicken. The first part of the game isn’t too hard, which is figuring out what to [...]

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It’s an absolutely gorgeous time of year here in the Midwest. The sun is shining most of the time, and we’re pretty confident that it’s not gonna snow any time soon (though you never can be TOO sure). The kids are just about through the chicken pox, and it’s finally time to get them back [...]

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It’s an absolutely gorgeous time of year here in the Midwest. The sun is shining most of the time, and we’re pretty confident that it’s not gonna snow any time soon (though you never can be TOO sure). The kids are just about through the chicken pox, and it’s finally time to get them back [...]

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So, at lunch, Samantha makes her royal declaration… “I get to be the princess. And, you, Daddy, can be the king. Mommy gets to be the queen, and Luke is the prince. I guess that means Jake is the mean ogre.” How very pompous of her, which would fit the reputation of some princesses! However, [...]

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Best seat in the house…

Why is the best seat in the house always where I’m sitting? Is it because I sit in the cushiest chair? No. Is it because I sit in the prettiest chair? No. Is it because I sit in the funnest chair? No. The best seat in the house is always wherever I’m sitting because the [...]

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…and nasty, I think, is one of those fun words that sounds like what it is. Nasty…repulsive, gross, disgusting, yuck. Nasty. All those fun words aptly describe chicken pox. Repulsive, gross, disgusting, yuck. I know that I live in that privileged after-vaccine era as well, so not nearly disgusting as what our parents had the [...]

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Okay, so it’s a snack…

Chicken pox are still flaring here, so just time for a quickie. I’m trying to find something fun for lunch, and I’m excited to serve it to the kids. (Hot dogs wrapped in refrigerated crescent rolls. Not too extraordinary, but not pb&j for once!) Two minutes before they’re due out of the oven, Jake pipes [...]

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Okay, so it’s a snack…

Chicken pox are still flaring here, so just time for a quickie. I’m trying to find something fun for lunch, and I’m excited to serve it to the kids. (Hot dogs wrapped in refrigerated crescent rolls. Not too extraordinary, but not pb&j for once!) Two minutes before they’re due out of the oven, Jake pipes [...]

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