Our Daily Bread

I have very few moments where my domestic abilities flourish into a prowess that I fantasize might make Martha Stewart faint with envy. Ok, maybe there’s just one. I make Mister Finn’s food. I cook him meat and vegetables (because he bizarrely prefers them to fruit and grains), purée them in the blender, fill these [...]

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In case you live in Washington state and haven’t heard…

You need to vote YES on Referendum. 71.
What is Referendum 71?  It is a question to voters: Should gay couples be allowed to keep the rights that they already have in Washington state?
I can’t believe this is even a question.
Coupled straight people: Imagine the citizens of Washington state voting on whether or not you should [...]

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Words

In order of appearance:
Mama (sometimes “May-May” for Mommy, for Wifey)
Puppy (always whispered like a secret)
Book
Winnie (Wee-Wee)
Up
Walk (pointing to stroller)
Eat (usually an excited chorus after we suggest eating)
Read (pointing to bookshelf)
Milk (after every swallow of milk, often followed with applause)
Asher (first he said “Ash-way” then “AsheT”)
Good Girl (meaning Winnie)
No (often)
Yup
Ummmm….  (holding the phone coquettishly to his [...]

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dominoes on a given day

Aside from books, dominoes are Mister Finn’s favorite toy. They are scattered around our house in a fashion that could appear meaningful, like abstract mathematical equations.

He taps them together, pleased with the sound. If we bring two with us when we go out, they will keep him amused for a long time. (Which in baby-time [...]

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dreams

I think it’s because things feel like they’ve settled down here that I’ve been having thoughts of wanting another baby. We feel more grounded as a family: we have an awesome babysitter who comes 6 hours/week so I can go to the studio, we’re more financially secure, Wifey’s work schedule is more manageable, and A. [...]

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Music For Mister Finn and His Babyfriends

Hello friends in the real world and inter-world alike.  I’m making a mix of music for Mister Finn and his babyfriends. Do YOU want a copy? I will mail you a CD! A real, live one, that will traverse over hills and mountains and maybe even oceans to get to you.

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Nope, not ghost knots. Real knots.

It turns out I was especially worried about Mister Finn’s cough for a reason. {How does this parental “intuition” thing work?? What does it mean? How do I keep myself from having false-alarm freak-outs, now that I’m apparently developing a track record of sensing correctly when something is wrong with my baby?}
On Wednesday morning the [...]

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Ghost Knots?

A. has a cough, and a cold, and I have a knot in my stomach that gets bigger every time he coughs.  It makes no sense that I would react this way; or it makes all the sense in the world, depending on how you look at it. It’s the end of the day and [...]

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A Boy and His Puppy

When you were in the hospital we would bring home your dirty clothes and let Winnie smell them so that she would get to know you.
On the day we brought you home, it was a special moment when she got to meet you. She was very curious and excited, wagging her tail to say, “This [...]

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Helloooo out there!

Big gap in blog writing for me!  I have been sporadically reading other people’s blogs, though I haven’t been commenting, or writing on my own.
This month we were visited by our very special friends, M. and family. Our place is smallish and open-ceilinged (read: no soundproofing) so it could have been disastrous with a 6 [...]

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