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Roof Safety
Late yesterday afternoon, the Man was still working outside and the boys were getting chilly, so the three of us went inside to warm up. We heard Joe walking around on the roof, and I figured he was cleaning the gutters. After awhile, there was some banging and I thought, “Oh, wow. He’s decided to work on the gutters and fascia boards.” Earlier this week, a repair guy came out to assess our gutters, and apparently there’s about $1,500 of…
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Saturday
It has been a busy day, and I’m posting via iPhone from my bed as the boys are soaking in the tub just five steps from me. This morning we straightened the house and made muffins for a group of gals coming over to chat about PPD. Joe took the boys out for bagels, and then we spent the rest of the day outside. I did a little picking in the garden and glazed pots while he dug a hole.…
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Dating my boys
This morning after dropping Scooby off at preschool, Wookie and I drove out to Cary for routine blood work. It’s been over a year since I have vitamin levels and such tested. Wookie was so sweet and just sat quietly on my lap the entire time. Since I’d fasted at least 12 hours, I took us across the street to Whole Foods for breakfast. Once Wookie saw that we were getting food, he kept pointing at the plate and going,…
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The Y.
A month ago my family joined the YMCA. The Baby wasn’t enjoying Mom’s Morning Out, so I decided to withdraw him so we could use the money on a family membership. I’ve always scoffed at the idea of joining a gym. It’s been since undergrad that I lifted weights and swam regularly, and since then I’ve had the mindset that my daily activity level should be enough to stay healthy and fit. Well it wasn’t. For three weeks now I’ve…
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My Little Big Pumpkin
I am around two little boys all the time and I tend to forget that I am actually a grown up and they are quite small. It’s like when a dog or cat doesn’t realize that it’s not human, because it’s around people all the time and never around other animals. This was especially true in the early days of motherhood for both sons. Those first couple months, moms typically don’t get out of the house that often, and people…
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Well, It Sounded Like a Good Idea
Hi. I’m back. So if you’ve been following my journey through Postpartum Depression, either through my random texts or emails to you or through occasional Twitter posts, you know that it’s an ongoing process. I don’t know when PPD is technically over and the woman is just left dealing with crazy. However, over the past month I felt I’d arrived and last week decided to go off medication. I was already on a fairly low dose, so I figured tapering…
