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What He Was Thinking, part II

Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

This is the actual internal monologue that Baby Boy had while he was in his highchair waiting for dinner last night. MOMMY! Just in case you didn’t notice, I AM HUNGRY! DO SOMETHING!!! Okay, she’s got the Cheerio container. She’s putting some on my tray. Ohhh, this is good stuff. (crunch, crunch) Wait a minute […]



A sad anniversary

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006

Ten years today. It’s been ten years since my Ojichan died. Since my mother’s father died when she was a year old, my Ojichan was the only grandfather that I knew. My maternal grandmother remarried (twice, but that’s another story), and my step-grandfather is a wonderful, wise and kind man. He is Auntie’s grandpa, since […]



Take me out to the ballgame!

Monday, April 10th, 2006

Well, the team’s lack of hitting sucks, but the experience was wonderful for Baby Boy. Every season, Friend, Doc, the Webmaster and I get tickets for at least a few games. When we were childless (and therefore, had a bigger amount of disposable income), we went to a game a month during the season. The […]



The balancing act

Friday, April 7th, 2006

When I am home alone with the two kids, I find that my every move must be a calculated one. It was so much easier with one kid. When the Munchkin was a baby, it was easy to just roll with her schedule. She began sleeping through the night at 3 months old. When she’d […]