Jason has 103.5 degree fever.
He will not go to the hospital. I’m losing it over here. It’s not that I mind nursing him: I actually love taking care of sick people. That might be weird, but– I don’t know. I was born to coddle. If...
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So let me tell you how great this was.
Woke up at like seven. Or something. It was early, I know that, but not crazy. Sat straight up in bed and gasped IT’S CHRISTMAS! to Jason, then bounded out to the playroom. Downed some caffeine. Set up...
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SO
Basically, my sister was supposed to be here until tonight but she’ll be here until tomorrow instead. Which is (A) awesome, just because. She’s Michelle. And (B) helpful, because we’re supposed to be...
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A story almost like ‘The Notebook’, but without old people or Ryan Gosling.
Basically, it’s just a bearded man building the woman he loves a house. Or rather, a bearded man building a house WITH the woman he loves, because it turns out that woman– spoiler: me– is more badass...
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I’m so tired.
I’m so tired. I can’t even remember the last time I was this exhausted, physically and emotionally. But, like– in the best possible way. Exhausted because I’ve been moving boxes, running up stairs,...
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A long time ago, like four years ago, Erin and I were having a conversation. About baths. I really loved taking baths, Erin did not like them. “Why?” I wondered. “They’re so relaxing. Hot water, a good...
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Human Beings in the Wild.
Jason called this afternoon and was all, So, how’s that entry coming? and I admitted, IT’S NOT. I’ve been trying to write this for six days, and honestly, I think the problem is that when something...
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All happy families are alike.
“Just stay in your side of the bed,” I admonish, “and don’t kick.” “She always kicks me. She always kicks her feet.” “I do not!” “You always get annoyed and kick me–” “I DO NOT–” “Do you two want to...
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The Body Electric.
Hey. So. A few days ago, I posted a small update on Twitter and Facebook, giving the short version of a three hour visit at Duke: if Addie’s new medication doesn’t work, they want to consider...
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Best of times, worst of times.
You’ll have to forgive me: I’m a little bit rusty. It’s been weeks and weeks– maybe even months– since I really sat down to write an entry. I used to do this all the time. I mean, daily. Now, the idea...
View ArticleKeeping Up With the Kimbels.
Man, I don’t know how you other bloggers do it. Seriously. Hats off to you. There are some amazing writers out there with supremely busy lives who manage to carve time out, every day, and just jot...
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I am not pregnant. I thought I was. Maybe. Might be. I had symptoms. I was late. We weren’t trying but we weren’t not trying either. We said no more kids, but we get lazy. I’m not on anything. I always...
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Recapitulations.
I’m terrible with remembering stuff for blogging, so I used to keep a pen handy at all times– not a pad of paper, mind you, just a pen. Because I had a hand to write on. And I would: I’d take notes all...
View ArticleMurphys Law
I had a really effing awful day yesterday. I kept saying it was the WORST day and Jason kept chastising me that it wasn’t the WORST, we’ve had worse, what about when he was unemployed or Addie was...
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I can’t sleep. It’s 3:02 in the morning, and I’m wide awake. I’m wide awake most days now, at 3:02 in the morning. Lola is getting old and needs to go to the bathroom during the night, so she whines– I...
View ArticleRiptide.
I woke up this morning too early, the rest of the house and the world outside still silent and sleeping. Lola shifted in her doggie bed. Stretched. She followed me downstairs, and I let her out....
View ArticleOne season following another.
Elias asked a girl named A to the Homecoming dance but she hasn’t said yes yet. Every day, he and Philip update me on the dance situation during the drive home from school: both boys want to go,...
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