February « 2012 «

Probably I Should Warn You That This Is Pointless

February 24th, 2012%

It’s been twenty-three days, give or take, since I sat down to talk to you, to really talk to you. Not that I haven’t thought about you. I have. And I’ve filled the void, here and there, with fluffiness, lighterness. I just . . . I don’t know. What is there to . . . → Read More: Probably I Should Warn You That This Is Pointless

Typical Monday Talk with the Three-Why-Oh

February 20th, 2012%

This afternoon, while reading through her calendar, pointing out various dates to me:

She: “Mama, the next day on the first day before the last day, are we going to do that thing again?”

[Brief interlude during which my brain: attempted solving for "huh?" in yet another incomprehensible preschooler . . . → Read More: Typical Monday Talk with the Three-Why-Oh

Before and After and Other Such

February 16th, 2012%

Before:

After:

That there’s the fountain-o-youth haircut, paired with the “quit trying to pull my shoe off of my foot while I’m taking a picture, you rascal of a kid” mid-sentence expression.

Hardly any difference in the length (only 3-4″), my super-awesome stylist, Lady Di, having invoked the . . . → Read More: Before and After and Other Such

Notice To Prepare Your Complimenter

February 16th, 2012%

When I was somewhere around the age of 14 or 15 or 16, my mother dropped me at the hair salon for my haircut appointment while she either waited outside or ran other errands–I can’t remember the part about what she was doing exactly. What I do remember is that I was . . . → Read More: Notice To Prepare Your Complimenter

We’ve Settled Our Differences with a Little Fancy

February 15th, 2012%

The Child and I, we don’t particularly agree about the necessity of sippy cups in our lives any more.

She’d like to keep the convenience (and freedom-to-roam-outside-the-kitchen-with-it) of the spill-free sippys.

I prefer the one-less-part-to-wash of the keep-it-in-the-kitchen ‘big girl’ open-top cups.

For a couple months . . . → Read More: We’ve Settled Our Differences with a Little Fancy

The Miscarriage “Me Too” (OS:S in the E-T on the 2/5/12)

February 14th, 2012%

Rerun of the 02/05/12 newspaper column today, something differentish tomorrow.

Until then . . . .

I miss you, OtherSuch.

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Little and Unlittle

February 3rd, 2012%

She kind of isn’t much of a fan of me taking pictures of her anymore, hiding her face behind her hands, squealing in delight at having foiled my photo plans yet again.

She kind of prefers to do her own self-portraiture, when she thinks I am not looking,

. . . → Read More: Little and Unlittle

Considering It: The Togetherness In Which We Are Held

February 1st, 2012%

Saturday night we met up with a large group of friends for a food and game night. During one round of “The Newlywed Game” the following question was asked of the husbands: “What does your wife have too many of?”

Most of the husbands answered ‘shoes’ or ‘clothes’ but one . . . → Read More: Considering It: The Togetherness In Which We Are Held