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- On my new favorite tumblr: “Awesome People Reading.”
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- On picking your battles.
- On amazing women and sure-to-be-amazing books.
- On heavy sentences.
- Things are as they should be.
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Category Archives: Babies
On babies and husbands.
“If you’d asked me five years ago–let’s say five years ago and seven weeks–where I saw myself, five years and seven weeks in the future, I would not have mentioned a husband, children, living in six different countries. I was … Continue reading
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On asking the big questions.
“First of all: I am tired. I am true of heart! And also: You are tired. You are true of heart!” “Now: I have never been so tired. You have: No idea how tired I am. I truly hope: You … Continue reading
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The simplest of videos.
There are not words to describe how painfully sweet it is to watch one otter reach out for the other’s paw at around 1:15 so they can “hold hands” while they sleepily float along.
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Scenes from a Saturday night birthday party.
My cousin Mikey turned 10 last night. My mom, my brother, my sister and I trekked out to the party at his parents’ house just south of the Cities. I can’t get enough of my aunt Angie. She married my … Continue reading
