Sleepless in... hey! a squirrel.

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I forgot about sleep. Well, really, I forgot about the lack of sleep. I talked myself through it months ago... "Listen, self. In...

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Breaking Scrooge

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If you're new around here, you might not know that I am a celebrator, married to a non-celebrator, when it comes to Christmas....

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getting to know you

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All babies are strangers. They come to us, with their mysterious knowledge of the womb, disturbed by our bright world of noise and...

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Thanksfreezing

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In years past, I have waxed poetic about Thanksgiving. We usually celebrate with family, in multiple households. We go a couple of places...

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death of a Mac: a requiem for free time

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Moms gotta cope. Some of you might use meth, or salsa dancing. I use a computer. That is, I give my children to...

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Breaking the kids

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I tend to view my children's lives through the scope of a future therapist. I've never been to a therapist, personally, but you...

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Siblings

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I have 4 children. So far, I've only had 4 at one time for about an hour. That was a pretty wild hour......

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Sleepy in Kansas

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At some point in the future, I will write all about this week, and the journey to Tristan, and all of the emotion...

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We meet

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(Cross-posted at Moral Outcry) I am sitting in a hotel room with a sleeping newborn. The last 3 days have been such a...

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Welcome, baby

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bet your britches

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my kinda 40, or 12 Now, I don't have a lot of vices, at least as far as you know. I could be...

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naps and the space time continuum

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My husband came back today. He was gone for a week, either visiting his other families in New Mexico and Arizona, or rocking...

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room in my heart

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Dear Brynn: This is your last week to be the baby, and even in my excitement about your little brother, I’ve got a...

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nearly-baby and the vibes

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I saw my baby today. At least, I'm almost positive he's my baby, and I saw him on an ultrasound. He looks beautiful....

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Why are you so fat? or how to kill your mother

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Toby eyes the service dog skeptically. “Why is that dog in the store?” he asks. I try to explain quietly, since the dog’s...

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put a hat on it...

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We stocked up on hats today at the Dollar Tree. Why's that? maybe you're asking. I'll tell you. On the way home from...

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re-run: on being male and foraging

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Originally posted in September 2008 If you follow Richy's Twitter, you may have seen this cyber-whine Friday night... I have been waiting since...

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everyone just CALM DOWN

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If I wanted to do my Google research, I'm sure I would find some animal that gets paralysis when it senses danger. Or...

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