Archive for November, 2007

Friday, November 9th, 2007

haiku spilled guts

i have been silent in more ways than one lately i have a secret fluttery, frightened and wiped like a dishrag, i’m seven weeks pregnant or almost. we dare to hope for a long, quiet ride, and then we laugh. silly fools, showing ourselves to the gods. it will be a long winter and yet, […]

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Sunday, November 4th, 2007

getting over myself

so despite my Biblical level of whining and all the righteous lamentations (your contributions and commiserations greatly appreciated)…yesterday turned out not really so terrible. apparently if we let the little crying creature peep it out a bit during this weekend nap transition, he will manage to put himself back down for another forty-five minute sleep […]

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Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

righteous lamentations

some of us woke up on the unjust side of the bed this morning. riddle me this… how is that my child – who has moved gradually to a single nap at the sitter’s over the past couple of months and happily naps there for two or three hour spells – cannot seem to nap […]

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