Marilyn

The birth of a blog

September 12, 2010

Pin itMe: Suzanne, I saw your blog the other day. I found it on your facebook page. Suzanne: Really? It’s nice to keep family up to date. Do you have a blog? Me: Uh, no. I don’t have time for a blog. I have a website where I put our pictures, and that consumes me. [...]

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A love letter

January 16, 2010

Pin itDear Marilyn, I think that I should begin this letter by being honest. I haven’t always liked you. But you knew that, right? You have taken my husband away from his home for days at a time. There have been times when you have had him for 10 nights a month. Way too much. [...]

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What I Learned This Week. Jack edition.

October 27, 2009

Pin it We’re going to keep this brief. I hope you’ll understand why. This week, I learned that kids can handle exactly whatseemslike52weeks three weeks in a row with Daddy in Maryland. How do I know? Because this is what happened tonight when Michael emptied the water out of the bathtub. The water that Jack [...]

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Are you awake?

August 25, 2009

Pin itMichael couldn’t sleep last night. Do you know what that means? It means that Mom couldn’t sleep last night. At 9:30, I gave him a snack and had him sleep in my bed (because Dad is at Marilyn’s house). At 9:45, we were watching the news. He asked what an SUV is, and I [...]

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She’s back…

August 9, 2009

Pin itFor a second, let’s quickly refer back to the post that started it all. I’ll wait. Ok…  on to this evening. We always let the birthday boy pick their dinner. Anything they want, as long as it’s not just cake and ice cream (mean, aren’t we?) This year Michael chose steak (just steak – [...]

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