From the monthly archives:

May 2008

Humid, windy Saturday.

May 31, 2008

Ahh, summer. I never had installed air conditioning in any house I’ve ever lived in, until this trailer – last summer it was glorious, to be able to come in out of the sweltering heat and just lie askew on whatever furniture was available, letting the cooler air wash over – and the stupid thing [...]

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Did I tell you yet how sick I've been?

May 29, 2008

Guys. I have been SO SO SICK. Dizzy, queasy, and tired. I get up in the morning and go right back to sleep. I eat and feel like it’s coming right back up, I drink coffee just to stave off the caffeine headache, and that puts me to sleep too.
I go for [...]

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The Drama Llama Camps in My Front Yard

May 22, 2008

Last year, during all the upheaval and crises that resulted from me kicking out my then-husband, my good friend Matt would occasionally IM and ask me how things were. I’d respond in gory detail, glad for a temporary respite from all the insanity, and more than likely I went totally overboard in relaying to [...]

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Dear Joey (A Letter to My Son, Just Because) [REPOST]

May 19, 2008

I posted a link here yesterday, but it’s such a great post that I really enjoyed writing that I want it here, too.  If you haven’t read it yet, here is my post about Joey:
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Dear Joey,
I posted about your sister recently – it was mostly to show off her new glasses [...]

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My first Mommy Gig post is up!

May 18, 2008

If you haven’t read it yet, you can click right over and read my first post at ThisMommyGig.  It’s about Joey, since my last good post here was about Lissie.  :)
Let me know what you think!
(Also, be sure you subscribe to the blog feed over there, because it’s chock full of great writing by great [...]

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For All the People Who Just Found Out I Got Married

May 17, 2008

Hi! Yes, I got married. Yes, we’re doing awesome. No, I didn’t forget to tell you – it’s just that I don’t have long distance on my phone, and all of you don’t have email addresses, and we were hoping to save up some money and send out announcements soon.
I still love you all, even [...]

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