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The New Food Pyramid Flatline

Posted on January 25, 2007

I am, to some, a bit of a health nut. I like to think of it as being an informed consumer and a responsible parent. I am taking the new information we have with regard to nutrition and using it to create the healthiest options for my family. A few years ago when I started talking to Sean about trans fats and high fructose corn syrup he barely concealed his exasperation with my blind faith in the health blurbs in magazines. And I realize as I write this that that last sentence sounded a bit like somone who goes door to door selling religion (or Kirby products.) “But do you understand that if you are eating things with partially hydrogenated oils you might as…

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Raw

Posted on January 25, 2007

Today was an exhausting day. There’s no punch line coming I spent the day at the County Jail for a Leadership program. I did the same thing last year so I thought I was prepared. I drank an extra cup of coffee and brought extra layers (cold and boring last year). There was no amount of coffee or fleece that could have prepared me. The DA talked to us for no less than 90 minutes regarding a recent case she tried up north. It involved what was ultimately the murder of a three year old. Fucking insane. I think I understand why she spoke to us the way she did, her voiceweaving in and out of clinical and compassionate. But she could have accomplished…

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My Favorite

Posted on January 25, 2007

I have decided my two favorite things right now are: Avery giving kisses. She knows her name and the word kiss, so I say,“Avery, das my Avery? Avery give mama kiss.”(Totally teaching her to speak like english is her second language. Yeah, go mom.) Her eyes get really big, she opens her mouth wide (Like fit a marshmallow in her little mouth big.) and then leans in. Her mouth opens so wide sometimes that she actually covers my entire mouth with hers. Then she stops. She just looks at me, slowly blinking and holding me in an open mouth to closed mouth kiss. It’s he best I tell ya. Second favorite thing? Briar saying: “Oh, thank you so very much, mom! Thank you so…

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The Dumbest

Posted on January 25, 2007

“Hey honey. Why don’t you go get some stuff done on the computer? I’ll play with the girls.” “Really?” “Sure. You haven’t had much time to blog lately. I’ll push them in the dolly.” “Ok.” Five minutes later I was blissfully ensconced in the Bluefly dress section looking for images for an entry on getting an outfit for a special event. Sean rounded the corner with the girls propped on the dolly. I quickly popped out of my chair and ran over to him. “How’s it going?” He asked breathlessly looking over at the computer. “Fine. It’s great. Ummm, I’m not shopping.” I stammered as I sidestepped to block the computer. “You’re not shopping?” He craned his neck to look past me. “No, I’m…

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What Will I Wear?

Posted on January 23, 2007

Typically my deliberations over what to wear go something like this: “Hmmm, bra or tank top with shelf bar?” “T-shirt or sweater, lift or unzip?” It’s a nursing thing. “Jeans or something that isn’t jeans?” “Pony tail or Red Sox cap?” “Ankle socks or wool socks?” This routine lulls me into a false sense of being low maintenance. Then events like the big one I have coming up next month bring to light the reality that I am actually a girl who, dare I say, likes getting dolled up…maybe even tarted up. If only that were as easy to do as it is to imagine. We are less than 3 weeks away from the big event and I have nothing to wear. Literally. Because…

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