Eleanor doesn’t generally like men. She’s a real fan of her father but otherwise plays it very cool with the fully mature XYs (she has no problem with the baby boys; she loves the baby boys). People have reassured me this is normal. She used to scream whenever Dan H.and his beard entered the room [...]
Entries from April 28th, 2010
Scoop
April 24th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Northfield
Breaking news here in Northfield (I’m trying to scoop Northfield News here who beat me to it the last time we had some neighborhood crime). While the mainstream media is out covering the “Motokazie Debate”, I’m telling it like it is. This has got all the elements of a great story: a crime committed under [...]
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A late apology
April 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · Garden
When I was around 10 years old, I hit upon a very gratifying spring activity: lined up on the south side of our substantial yard were many, many peony bushes. For those not in the know, here is a picture of a peony. Now, my 10-yr old self was decidely uninterested in the peony’s beautiful [...]
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An Entry in Which the Word “Pus” is Used 3 Times.
April 17th, 2010 · 7 Comments · Belly
This was Belly just a few short days ago: running, jumping up trees (look carefully now) and eating 1/2 of the baby’s meals.”What a great dog!” people said. “So cute,” uttered sidewalk denizens of Northfield, “so friendly”. What are they saying about Belly as of 9am this morning? Well Dr. Bisel of Cannon Valley Veterinary [...]
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Update
April 8th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Belly, EDG
As Emily indicated in her last post, the past few weeks for us have pretty much looked like this (and, for the record, I was not the one that reached for the camera this time): But the (germ) clouds appear to be lifting. Eleanor has perked back up and more or less returned to her [...]
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A Post of the Plague Year, or, Who Needs Defoe When You Have Daycare
April 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
We have a sick baby. Again. Eleanor woke up with a 104.6F temperature yesterday. It is actually uncomfortable to hold her when I feed her since she is so hot. We took her to the doctor’s office yesterday to make sure her ears were OK. They are; she is just sick, sick, sick. We also [...]
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