Another writing prompt from Ginger at Ramble Ramble: Tell us a story from ninth grade. Okay. Just before ninth grade, my family moved from Maryland to Texas. As far as...
Family and Friends
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Bert and Telly Have Been in a Standoff for Days Now
They seem pretty friendly about it, though.
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“Happy Birthday, Daddy”
That’s what Baguette whispered to Mr. Sandwich this morning. Here’s how he’s spending the day.
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What Doesn’t Kill You
Ginger of Ramble, Ramble has more writing prompts this week. I couldn’t choose, and they seem to go together, so here you are: Prompt 1: What are your sick day...
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Swimming to Mommy
I love the water. My mother loved the water. And, as it turns out, Baguette loves the water. We started taking her to swimming lessons last fall. When she turned...
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Fine Dining at Bargain Prices
You know that thing? The one where the people you love make your eyes roll extra hard? Yesterday afternoon, my father-in-law calls to ask if we want to join them...
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Mom-Friendly Meals: Steel-Cut Oats
I leave before 7 a.m. for daycare dropoff and work, which means that I eat breakfast after I’m at my desk. There’s a deli on the ground floor of my...
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Little Talks
Mr. Sandwich wrote this on Monday, and we both wanted to share it here. Last week we got the news we had been both expecting and dreading. Baguette was formally...
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Diagnosis: Person
A hundred years ago–okay, in January–I wrote about our efforts to help Baguette with her speech delay. I was going to write more. I didn’t, really. It’s not that I...
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Mom-Friendly Meals
Recently, some of my friends have said, “You really seem to have this meal-planning thing down. What’s your secret?” I do not have the meal-planning thing down. My secret is...