Posts Tagged ‘thoughts’
By amanda December 31st, 2009
I’m not even going to attempt a deep and heartfelt post about this past year and the new one coming. Deep and heartfelt leaves me weepy lately…
I am looking forward to a new year though…something about past being done and new begininngs. I know that past is always around, and you learn from the bad […]
Tags: daily things, family, Holidays, letting go, Life, love, New Years, past, recognition of good, thoughts
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By amanda August 6th, 2009
Robert nailed it when he said this first Ijah free long weekend was like a season finale. It’s not a show changing one, but it’s a big step.
When Sherman and I first met I wasn’t sure that I wanted children. I had decided that I didn’t in an earlier relationship and the thought hadn’t really occured […]
Tags: baby, breaks, emotions, family, first time away, Ijah, love, new mom, thoughts
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By amanda July 30th, 2009
As I spread peanut butter on toast with the equivilant of a filet knife I think to myself what an ineffective tool it is for the job. But I keep using it taking twice the time as I would with another tool, and marveling at how it is a fantastic way to contol peanut butter […]
Tags: daily life, quirks, thoughts
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By amanda July 13th, 2009
I’m pretty sure that the “first” birthday celebration is really just as much for parents as it is for kids. He gets an outfit and attention and a pretty rightious monkey cake, we get a pat on the back for keeping him alive and well for a year.
And let me tell you, that first year is […]
Tags: Birthday, daily life, Elijah, family, Ijah, Life, new baby, new mom, parenting, thoughts
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By amanda March 27th, 2008
I love it when words jump out at you. I heard sesquicentennial this morning on MPR. What a fantastic word…
Like phanerogram, opprobrious, and twitterpated.
Tags: language, thoughts, words
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