Archive for October, 2005
Friday, October 14th, 2005
Our bathroom sink has the saddest drain ever. It cries and then my soul cries. It sounds like Chewbacca but without the growl part. Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuw, and then it peters out. We've dumped like three gallons of Drano down it, nothing doing. Looks like I'll need to get invasive on it. ...
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Thursday, October 13th, 2005
Some days, parenting feels so ridiculous. I hate it when I fall into the parent cliche. Stressed out, messy house, broken door handle and the logistics of a one car family when that one car needs to go to the garage. In getting that car (we call her Snoopy) to ...
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2005
Ah, back to the drudgery of routine. I love it. Coffee at 5:30 (that's morning, not evening Rachel), waiting for Rhen to wake up and start my day for real. Public Radio is on and droning, "Habitat for Humanity, blah blah blah, support for NPR, greater good, blah blah blah." ...
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Sunday, October 9th, 2005
Well, Flickritis has permanently set in. It isn't so much, "Takeapicturetakeapicturetakeapicture. It is more like, do I have my camera with me? Good." I think most people understand. Deep down.
A lovely weekend. Gabe, Rachel and Dexter came for a visit. It was very nice. A quick recap:
-Went to restaurants ...
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2005
4 8 15 16 23 42 :< Want to learn about the numbers? Enjoy this blog's madness.
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2005
Rhen is quite the champ at eating. He digs right in, and for this, I am proud. He eats. What more could I ask for in the guy? He's very charming.
He is also warming up his d sounds. A lot of da da da da das!
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Monday, October 3rd, 2005
Took Miles and Owen to the vet today (cue circus music) for vaccination against kennel cough. They're being boarded this weekend when Gabe, Rachel and Dex come to visit. Trying to avoid injury and anarchy during their stay.
Taking my dogs anywhere is an exercise in logistics, Buddhism, and a ...
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Monday, October 3rd, 2005
This does not bode well
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