Category: the other pillow
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One year ago tonight, Paul and I had our first date. The weather was overcast with a chance of rain that night as we both walked from opposite corners to the restaurant door: Paul: "God, I hope she doesn't think I'm a wuss because I brought an umbrella". Me: "God, he brought an umbrellla–what a…
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Paul and I are discussing the ways we will pay for the wedding (and the house move, and the baby). Paul wants to use some of his teaching salary, or as we call it his "MIAD Money". Me: "But you wanted to use that for a trip or something special" Paul: "Kate, the wedding IS…
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Me: "I'm not looking forward to getting poked and prodded for the next nine months" Paul: "That's what you get for getting poked and prodded for the last nine months!"
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1) Yes, I am. 2) About 5 weeks. The due date is October 6th. 3) Yes, we were trying. (But our quick success is a surprise!) 4) Yes, we are getting married. He asked me in the kitchen, with his coat on, after racing home when I told him on the phone. For the record,…
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A few memorable quotes from my trip to Palm Springs. Can you guess who said what? 1) "So why did you have to go to the Internet to find a woman?". A) Tom 2) "That's what she said". …
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Being recruited to do renovation demo, a kitchen plumbing mishap,long drives in a rental car, the worst of the worst embarrassing family stories….The Boy has sailed through the first Mikkelsen family holiday with flying colors. And Mom is in top form. But she may have met her match: Mom, as he was mopping up the…
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I took Paul up to Cedar Lodge for dinner with Dad last night. I had already explained the fritter appetizer, but I neglected to warn him of the post-dinner meat sweats.
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The Boy, looking at me unwinding after work: "A glass of Rose, a piece of chocolate—you're a foot rub away from heaven!" Me: "You said it, get over here, take my shoes off!"
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I get in to the hotel in Portland at 9pm local time (11 central, started my day at 5am) after a 7 hour delay in Denver last night to….a freshly delivered room service steak dinner, cheese and crackers from the gourmet grocery, my favorite raspberry booze treat chilling on ice (in the trash can, how…
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I'm returning to the Deluxe Hotel in Portland, Oregon tonight for my friend Meg's wedding. I stayed at the Deluxe my very last night in Portland, two years ago. I had packed up the house, the truck had left, the apartment was empty but it was too late and I was too tired to start…
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