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Postpartum hair loss- it's real!
P.S. The Svelte Sentiments comics have returned. After a brief “maternity leave” I’m back at it!
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Skills
Scotland’s new rolling skills means that I often find him in strange positions in his crib. Today, probably in an attempt to stay cool, he propped up his feet against the bumper. He prefers to sleep like his Dad, very twisted!Yes, he has socks on his hands. He has taken to scratching his head while…
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Happy Memorial Day
Since Tom needed to work on Monday we commemorated Memorial Day on Sunday. The Highland Park Cemetery near our house has several veteran sections. Each year they place a small flag at each veteran’s tombstone. It’s a stirring sight, and I’ve always wanted to visit. This year we did. We walked along the rows and…
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Resident Kittens: Pearl and Hobbs
Pearl Hobbs We have been fostering these two beautiful, social, and energetic kittens for the past two and a half weeks. They’re up for adoption- any takers?
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Happy Sabbath!
Mmmm, peonies!
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Writing quote
I loved this quote from The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo. It goes nicely with my post on writing: “I write because by writing I experience it all again, and begin to try to make sense of it all.”– Paula Huntley
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Working towards OUR PhD
Tom has four more weeks before he defends his PhD. About two weeks ago we had a “talk” about how that required him to sacrifice everything to write his dissertation in time. It all boiled down to the fact that he could schedule an hour and a half around dinner time to spend with Scotland…
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Things I'm learning about motherhood:
Just as soon as I say “I think Scotland’s getting into a schedule!!!”. . . it changes.
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As perfect as it gets
Today was one of those idealic days. Scotland and I enjoyed an early morning nap in my bed. We got up went for a run, and I got to see one of my favorite gardens. I made a new whole wheat bread recipe and it turned out fabulous. It might be “the one.” Scotland went…
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The advantages of marrying a nerd
Tom sets me up. A couple mornings ago Tom came in and said “look at my phone!” browsing the apps on his screen I saw a new one- wordpress. Sure enough, now I can blog on my phone with one hand while I feed Scotland with the other. Plus I can post pictures and video…