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Phishing

Posted in blogging, everyday stuff on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Like everyone else, my e-mail is flooded with amazing offers and anouncements on a daily basis. Offers of meds to improve performance of body parts I don’t possess, meds to enlarge those same parts, $15.00 Rolex watches, service cut-off notices from our “phone company”, and of course my long-lost uncle (he’s an unfairly dethroned African [...]

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Snow Day

Posted in Liam, everyday stuff, parenting, school on February 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »

We had our first snow day of the year last week. The forecast the night before promised doom and gloom, and despite the arrival of only an inch or snow overnight, the forecasters kept on warning of heavy snow followed by ice. At 5:45 the school called to say school was canceled. I let Liam [...]

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The Disadvantages of Co-Sleeping

Posted in Kieran, everyday stuff on September 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »

We are a family of co-sleepers. Both of our kids have been in our bed since they were newborns. Liam moved out when he was two – or three, I can’t remember for sure, but he comes back some nights just to fall asleep, and then we move him into his bed later on. Kieran [...]

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Happy New Year!

Posted in everyday stuff on January 2, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Wow am I out of practice on this blogging thing – it’s been over a week since I posted. I got pretty sick with that bug I picked up from Mr. Lemur and it’s only in the last couple of days I’ve been wanting to do anything beyond recovering basic respiratory function. But we have [...]

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Bits And Pieces Of Pre-Christmas Minutia

Posted in everyday stuff, holidays on December 24, 2007 | 7 Comments »

Yup, it’s less than 48 hours until Christmas. The last week has been crazy because… **** I found out Wednesday morning that I was the designated person responsible for acquiring bouquests for the teacher’s assistant and for the aftercare teacher at Liam’s school. This was not a problem as I was sure I could get [...]

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The To-Do List

Posted in everyday stuff, school on November 8, 2007 | 7 Comments »

Thins to do between now and tomorrow night: 1. Laundry 2. a. Packing (clothes) b. Packing (toys and travel diversions) c. Packing (snacks) 3. a. Take the dog to the kennel. b. Don’t forget his meds. c. He’s got the doggie equivalent of athlete’s foot, and his feet itch horribly, poor thing. 4. a. Take [...]

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Bits ‘N’ Pieces Of Stuff (Random)

Posted in everyday stuff, pictures on November 7, 2007 | 5 Comments »

We’re getting ready to leave town for a week. We’re going to Gran-Gran’s. Actually, the boys and I are going to Gran-Gran’s, while Kevin gets the fun of attending a conference for most of the week. ******** I always get stressed out by travel plans. I’m trying hard not to get all frazzled, but I’m [...]

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Six Months Of Brotherhood

Posted in Kieran, Liam, everyday stuff, holidays, pictures, school on October 7, 2007 | 11 Comments »

In six months we’ve gone from a little boy and his newborn baby brother to a full-fledged pre-schooler who has a little brother almost half his size: Don’t they just look like they’re up to something? Liam dyed this silk at his school’s Michaelmas festival. He brought it home and promptly used it to transform [...]

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Bits And Pieces Of This And That

Posted in cute conversations, everyday stuff, milestones, pictures, school on August 19, 2007 | 9 Comments »

Breaking News: Having two kids really can get in the way of blogging. They give me lots of fodder, but by the time I actually remember that there was a cute moment I wanted to write about I can never seem to find time to post. I need to find a way to make sleep [...]

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18 Weeks Of Brotherhood

Posted in Kieran, Liam, everyday stuff, pets, pictures on August 2, 2007 | 4 Comments »

I was just looking at my stats page, and it seems someone found my blog with the search phrase “puddle of pee under the table.” Which is apropos in that we are submerged in the world of potty training here, and well, thanks for asking, it’s going so-so. I’m not going to write about it [...]

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