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>Woke up this morning to snow. Light snow, but too much for Bennett to take his daily 6am bike ride/jog with M. Which means one…
>Light snow today. Seattle powers down entirely when it snows. Two years ago, weeks after Fi was born, we had 2 weeks of snow days..…
>Yes, it’s raining. Yes, I slept in two hour increments last night. But it’s Monday. And 4 of the 5 kids are in school. And…
>I know that women claim to block out the experience of childbirth but I don’t. No, I block out the first months of life… or,…
>Another parent recently told me that she punishes her kids not by taking things away (tv, computer), but by adding something in: Chores. This may…
>In addition to recently asking me why, if the baby only weighs about 7 lbs, am I so bloody enormous, Bennett came up with this…
>Bennett just got caught indoor bowling with a coconut he found in the kitchen. Not a big deal, but on the eve of Yom Kippur…
>I obviously shudder when I hear Bennett call from another room, “Hey Mummy — are you in a good mood?” Tonight this was followed by,…
>I’m about 7 weeks away from, all being well, adding a fifth to the brood. I told the kids that number five will be of…
>I wonder if it’s something in the air (or water) up here in the Pacific NW but in addition to having to live without spring…