Category: domestic bliss
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I’ve been giving Paulie a hard time about last years Laminated Wall Map Christmas present, and of course ramped up the teasing in the last few weeks as the holiday approaches again. This morning I see 7 more packages set out for me! That’s a total of nine now. Wrapped! In two kinds of paper!…
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I may have to replace the window hardware afterall, they seem too far gone. But the cabinet hardware is SOLID brass and shined up beautifully! Thank goodness something shined up today; the list of tasks in this house is overwhelming. I’m struggling to be satisfied with little baby steps like this. Speaking of baby steps,…
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Ten months in, and we are still seeking sleep. Paulie stayed home to take care of Ci Ci when the daycare was closed yesterday. One big benefit of that is a nice long sleep in. He returned the favor for me this morning. Apparently Ci Ci (“chee chee”, in the correct Sicillian spelling) isn’t napping…
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Before and After shots of the interior painting in the Tin Can Cottage. What a difference! It’s so much cleaner and brighter. We may have to Kilz and recoat in the dinette area–the smoking decades took their toll–but we are almost done. Now if only redoing the plumbing were as easy.
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We walked to the coffee shop this morning, sat outside and watched the neighbors go by in the sunshine. Then we walked to Atwater beach, pushing the stroller all the way down the new slopping walk way to the water. It was a shame that the water quality level was “Red” (e-coli levels too high);…
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Fathers Day part 1 going great! I surprised him with a drop off at the cousins for drinks with his boys and friends –without wife and baby. Stay out late Paulie! Live a little! And let me enjoy the whole bed to myself a little longer. Part 2 tomorrow—sex and pancakes and auto cross. Not…
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Despite the dangling amusements at her disposal, the soft cushion beneath her and the simplicity of the task, the existential angst she felt during tummy time was inescapable.
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The laundry room is coming together at last! Both machines are working. They hum like an old Chevy; so solid and smooth. I LOVE these machines. When we took the previous “new” washer out to the garage (on it’s way to a new craigslist owner), I was reassured that my choice of 30 year old…
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In true midwestern style, the neighborhood kids were in shirts and flip flops during this early warm spring weekend. We couldn’t stand to spend another day working in the basement on a sunny day, so we tackled the yard. I dug up enough rocks and gravel to fill the freshly repainted flower boxes. Moms old…
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Great-Grandma Mickey said she’s going to live to be 104 so she can see Viv grow up. I’m now more concerned about being a first-time mom at forty than ever—Viv, have kids young so I get to be a Grandma too! Posted with Blogsy
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