Morrison surprised me (and Joe!) with a birthday trip Santa Barbara. I don’t know what was the best part, the fact that he planned it all and packed Joe’s things so I literally didn’t have …
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my brand
I have a brand, or maybe it’s my essence? Or a pattern? It’s Whimsical Food Accidents. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve stained myself or my clothes or an important document in some …
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Robot Assistants
Taking Joe for a walk early this morning, we were trailed by a Garbage truck, groaning and shouting itself as it digested its chicken bones and pieces of computer and documents and what sounded like …
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there’s no u in mom
I returned yesterday from my sojourn VERY excited to see Joe. I missed him like he was a new boy I was dating who’s just learning how to eat food. I thought about him constantly …
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Some Years
Elizabeth is turning }*#mf$(‘ri@0 years old so we high-tailed it to Palm Springs with our floppy hats and matching bathing suits to melt like lizards poolside and sweat out the stress of the last 1.5 …
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THIRST
Me, walking around my neighborhood in my new favorite T-shirt, as I pass any neighbor: HI! GOOD MORNING! Neighbor: (barely audible, with a tired smile): …Morning. Me: GOOD MORNING! DO YOU SEE MY SHIRT? Neighbor …
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the Look
May I please direct your attention to baby Morrison, center, serving me the EXACT look he gives me every time I repeat myself, ask him when the new refrigerator door is coming and has he …
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two cakes
(inspired by a true story) If I’d known you were coming I’d a baked a cake Then attempted to flip the cake out of its pan with a 25 lb baby strapped to me so …
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if you teach a baby to drink
I want to apologize for the lack of diversity of content on my blog for the last…nine months? But I also know that if you slice open my brain my right now, out would seep …
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magic words
Prospective new babysitter, in interview: That all sounds great! Is there anything else you would like me to do while I’m there? Like would you like me to empty the dishwasher? I ACTUALLY tear up. …