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January 7, 2014

wishing my husband a happy birthday anticipating some alone time with him tonight and this weekend pleased that my family got him Apple TV just in time for maternity leave holding back from making any goals for the year since it’s so in my nature to do so, but still… forming a list of things to do on maternity leave really into cross stitch again and looking forward to sharing more works-in-progress and finished projects contemplating buying  this loom kit to try more weaving projects sleeping poorly and propped up taking down holiday decorations a little at a time drinking orange juice every morning and evening amused and exasperated in equal parts that Meredith hates changing clothes these days grateful…
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currently

January 7, 2014

wishing my husband a happy birthday anticipating some alone time with him tonight and this weekend pleased that my family got him Apple TV just in time for maternity leave holding back from making any goals for the year since it’s so in my nature to do so, but still… forming a list of things to do on maternity leave really into cross stitch again and looking forward to sharing more works-in-progress and finished projects contemplating buying  this loom kit to try more weaving projects sleeping poorly and propped up taking down holiday decorations a little at a time drinking orange juice every morning and evening amused and exasperated in equal parts that Meredith hates changing clothes these days grateful…
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quick takes (christmas 2013 edition)

December 27, 2013

one So we had a really great Christmas. I’ll tell you about it briefly in a minute. But first, we had a comically bad Christmas Eve night. Being 35 weeks pregnant with a toddler and working full-time during the holiday season, I just knew that I was going to have a breakdown at some point and it happened. We were trying to do too much, making it to my brother’s church (45 min away) at 6pm after work, and then I really wanted to drive to look at the lights in the fancy neighborhood nearby even though it was practically bedtime and Meredith was crying and neither of us had eaten and I was super tired and uncomfortable. So I…
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quick takes (christmas 2013 edition)

December 27, 2013

one So we had a really great Christmas. I’ll tell you about it briefly in a minute. But first, we had a comically bad Christmas Eve night. Being 35 weeks pregnant with a toddler and working full-time during the holiday season, I just knew that I was going to have a breakdown at some point and it happened. We were trying to do too much, making it to my brother’s church (45 min away) at 6pm after work, and then I really wanted to drive to look at the lights in the fancy neighborhood nearby even though it was practically bedtime and Meredith was crying and neither of us had eaten and I was super tired and uncomfortable. So I…
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christmas with kids & this year’s plan

December 20, 2013

It’s such a strange transition to go from being the child during Christmas, to being the parent. It feels like a lot of pressure! Meredith is two and a half now, and I feel like this is our last “practice” year before she will really start caring about and remembering everything. Her first Christmas she was only five months old, and last year she had a pretty bad case of roseola so was down for the count, poor girl. This year she is two and a half. She likes all the decorations, and if you ask her what she wants for Christmas she will say “candy.” But I still don’t think she really understands anything. So I’ve been trying to…
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