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aunt kapachino

April 30, 2009

When I heard that my sister-in-law Vanessa was in labor on Tuesday morning, I had a lot of emotions and thoughts. Excitement, fear, nervousness, more excitement. Excitement because hello! New baby in the family! But nervousness and fear because although I love babies and kids, I’m not around them very much so I’m not always sure how to handle them. And there is that unknown quantity of how the family dynamics will change after this. I’m sure it will be great, even better than before, but change is always a little scary. After a night of contractions and a day of labor in the hospital, Lucas Sim Forbes was born on Tuesday evening. It was really nice of him to…
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aunt kapachino

April 30, 2009

When I heard that my sister-in-law Vanessa was in labor on Tuesday morning, I had a lot of emotions and thoughts. Excitement, fear, nervousness, more excitement. Excitement because hello! New baby in the family! But nervousness and fear because although I love babies and kids, I’m not around them very much so I’m not always sure how to handle them. And there is that unknown quantity of how the family dynamics will change after this. I’m sure it will be great, even better than before, but change is always a little scary. After a night of contractions and a day of labor in the hospital, Lucas Sim Forbes was born on Tuesday evening. It was really nice of him to…
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why i wish i could have stayed home today

April 28, 2009

Getting out of bed this morning around 4:30 a.m. was beyond hard. It was dark and stormy outside, and both of our dogs, scared, were pushed up next to our legs. David was softly snoring next to me. Our bed has never felt more comfortable. But I dragged myself out, and was even able to leave the house on time; I was so proud of myself! It was steadily raining, but as I exited the freeway to make the turn into the park and ride, I realized that this was no ordinary April shower. All the cars pulled over to the side of the road with their lights blinking was the first thing to clue me in. When I got to…
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Snapshots of the Weekend

April 26, 2009

Me: So tell me about the NFL draft, I need to know this now! David: (Blah blah Texans blah blah Cushing blah blah defensive end etc. etc. etc.) Me: Hmm. You’re lucky that I already have a working knowledge of football. David: Okay, what’s a cornerback? Me: They are the people that mark the receivers. David: Um, first of all, there is no “marking” in football. Me: But isn’t that what they do? They cover the receivers? David: Yes, but it’s not called “marking.” I played and watched sports for 27 years and I never heard the word “mark” until I went to one of your indoor soccer games. Me: Huh. *** Barry (little bro): So there was chocolate fondue…
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Snapshots of the Weekend

April 26, 2009

Me: So tell me about the NFL draft, I need to know this now! David: (Blah blah Texans blah blah Cushing blah blah defensive end etc. etc. etc.) Me: Hmm. You’re lucky that I already have a working knowledge of football. David: Okay, what’s a cornerback? Me: They are the people that mark the receivers. David: Um, first of all, there is no “marking” in football. Me: But isn’t that what they do? They cover the receivers? David: Yes, but it’s not called “marking.” I played and watched sports for 27 years and I never heard the word “mark” until I went to one of your indoor soccer games. Me: Huh. *** Barry (little bro): So there was chocolate fondue…
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