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Archive for January, 2009

Is that our public leader is now a man so capable of love.  He is not afraid of showing his love …  and I think his capacity for love infects us all.  With hope, and happiness, and joy.

I love that they love each other.  I love them for loving each other.  I love knowing that [...]

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E was a grouch tonight.  She didn’t really start off that way, but come dinner time, she was snapping at her sister and was the proud owner of a rather unattractive sneer.
after about the 15th eye roll, i asked her, “What is bothering you right now?”
Her response?
“I don’t know! [sorta snarky]  Nothing’s really wrong, but [...]

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The Scene:  Harried working mom on her way home after a 12+ hour day, about an hour longer than she planned with.  The mom is wrought with guilt, feeling the pressure of months of a heavy work load.  She is concerned that her family is starting to get sick of it.  At the same time, [...]

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Beloved is in graduate school.  He attends a pretty cool low-residency program in Vermont specializing in children’s literature.  He’s doing really well, and is accomplishing VERY long-standing goals.  However, we (you may have noticed) do not live in Vermont.
Because it is low-residency, he only has to attend school twice a year, for 10 days.  January [...]

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[This post has been sitting in draft-form since mid-December ... largely because of the things explained here - I was too busy to finish it.  I find myself coming back to continue the theme, but realized I hadn't followed through on starting the theme.]
I’ve read on several blogs that us lawyer moms are too close-to-the-chest [...]

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