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Tooth # 5

It never stops being exciting. At 8:15 on a Sunday night, I’m glad I bought enough dollar coins to cover a mouthful of fairy visits.

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More often than not

With children 6 1/2, almost six, and two, there is much jockeying for the biggest piece, the best toy, mommy’s undivided attention, the first turn. More often than not, though, they work it out and pitch in together. There are … Continue reading

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Waiting for Godot

Or the school bus. Whatever.

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This moment, indeed

Bigs are in bed listening to the story “The Dragonling” on iPod, Grif pumped full of antibiotics and ibuprofen to ease his strep. Grandma noticed that my wife’s car wasn’t in the driveway at 7pm and came over to spell … Continue reading

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This moment, indeed

Bigs are in bed listening to the story “The Dragonling” on iPod, Grif pumped full of antibiotics and ibuprofen to ease his strep. Grandma noticed that my wife’s car wasn’t in the driveway at 7pm and came over to spell … Continue reading

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Shadows

Lord help me, my youngest son’s life is going to be forgotten in a swirl of sleeplessness, multitasking and memory loss. He deserves to have a record of his life too! He is, as of today, afraid of “shadows”. And … Continue reading

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Sleeping

I don’t want to forget that his hair is stuck in curls today thanks to a liberal application of condensed milk. Sweet in so many ways. My boy.

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Hat

My great aunt Margaret knit this variegated blue and purple hat when she lived in a studio apartment in Miami Beach. We visited her when I was seven. She was OLD, and smelled odd, and it was awful, interminable, and … Continue reading

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Operation Good Behavior, day 1

In an attempt to help the five and a half year old have better impulse control at school while sitting next to his other control-impaired buddies and doing fine motor work, I decided he needs to arrive physically exhausted. It’s … Continue reading

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Peewee in training

Truman is keen to do all the things his siblings do. Having just turned two, he is ready to learn to skate. Margie had him out on the ice a few times this past season, and he really liked it. … Continue reading

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