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Monthly Archives: April 2010

on human ticking and other digressions

Friday, April 30, 2010

Pick up the earlier part of the story here…soon to be posted on my friend Tim’s website here. And then of course, I can’t forget her final question: “Do you work? Or are you a homemaker?” My favourite question in the world, which when phrased just so sounds like, “Do you do important things outside [...]

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the first cut

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

I cut Elsie’s hair. Yes I did. Totally unceremoniously with big blue kitchen scissors. No pre-measuring or combing…just a big ‘ol snip accomplished in a moment. The effect was surprisingly drastic. I feel like a bad mother. Why didn’t I get the video camera and make cupcakes for the event? I don’t know. I was [...]

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funny. or not funny.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Funny thing happened to me in Shoppers Drug Mart! Or not funny at all depending on how one views being harassed by the woman trying to sign you up for a Shoppers Drug Mart credit card. Certainly material for a stand-up routine, if you’re willing to admit that you would submit to such tedium, not [...]

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wrestling depression to its knees. easy as pie.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

I found this little bit in my files…okay not exactly in my files…but on a crumpled envelope…though I do aspire to have files and be that organized. So let’s just say I found it in my files! “Wrestling depression. My depression. To its knees. Easy as pie. Um. ‘Cause it’s not severe. Just slight. A [...]

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an ode to elsie in small letters

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

remember when elsie used to soak her bibs? yeah, when you would wash all eleven every day? yep. those were the days. remember when elsie would carry around a pink ikea spoon? or the day you brought her up from the church nursery and she was clutching that red plastic ball? and the sunday after [...]

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weekend pleasures

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Saturday and Sunday and Monday were gorgeous days in Toronto! As a family we were utterly compelled to walk and walk and walk and enjoy the blissful weather. Simon’s mohawk was also behaving admirably which added to our mutual satisfaction. Mostly mine. I like his hair. I like him.

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receive me night

Thursday, April 1, 2010

This is about the time of night when I get so tired—to the point of nausea—and feel like I could fall into bed and sleep for fifteen hours. 9:40 PM is the precise time this feeling sets in. Just like at precisely 3:30 PM my need for coffee suddenly hits me like a ton of [...]

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