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spike and buffy got screwed–now with proof! (part 2)

On July 28, 2011 · 26 Comments · In mayalife, reviews

I’m so tickled at how much of a response I’m getting on the first Buffy post!  So I’m happy (and relieved) to get this second part up, getting the entire (complicated) thought out, finally.  Let’s get right to it, shall we?

In part 1, I tried to show how linked Buffy and Willow’s journeys to [...]

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about $12,000 and counting

On July 25, 2011 · 6 Comments · In mayalife

That’s how much out of pocket we’re getting hit for Luc’s broken arm.  So far.  Because of the way they break out the bills (hospital charges, physician charges, other?), I’m not sure if this is all of it, or if we’ll be getting another big honker, say, for use of the operating room itself—from what [...]

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yet another thing you can do with an ipad

On July 16, 2011 · 2 Comments · In mayalife

I’m trying out blogging from bed on the iPad. The kids are watching Avengers yet again and I’m sitting next to them, propped up by 47 pillows and a dog. I swear the Avengers theme song is imprinted in my brain on top of Luc breaking his arm and all of us being too hot, [...]

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some whining, along with prioritization, focus, and tequila

On July 12, 2011 · 1 Comment · In mayalife

This week is crazy.  Sophie is going to a “outdoor naturalist camp” with her two best buds (Paul: “She’s going to be naked?” Me: “Don’t be silly.”) and is so happy about it, but it means getting up early (for us) to drop her off at freaking 8 in the morning.  How do school-kids do [...]

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bad news at blackrock

On July 4, 2011 · 5 Comments · In adventures, kiddo life, mayalife

So, Saturday evening, Luc, 5, fell and broke his arm.  We spent Saturday night in the emergency room, Sunday morning in the operating room, and Sunday afternoon in the recovery room.  Now we’re home, Luc is on fancy pain meds and a cartoon marathon (thank you streaming netflix), and I am a zombie.

At the [...]

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i can quit any time I want to — plus the recipe for Perfect Pinto Beans, my favorite meal of all time

On June 21, 2011 · 7 Comments · In food, mayalife

Hurm.  I seem to be going through a period of profound lack of ambition in all things.  Skipping yoga.  Wearing my pajamas until noon.  Reading trashy books.  Eating absurd amounts of corn chips.  Hating my current novel with a wimpy tongue-stuck-out-Nnnnnn! but refusing to do anything about it.  Floating on the pond until I prune [...]

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lawrence, the cookie ninja writing coach

On June 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In kiddo life, mayalife, writing

We go to the toy store pretty regularly on Luc-Choose days. He loves that toy store.  So last week, wandering around the toys, waiting for the kids to uncover today’s treasures, I found myself carrying around a little stuffed, um, bat?, creature, thingy.  He was cute and I was bored and I ended up talking [...]

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summertime guilt

On June 14, 2011 · 1 Comment · In mayalife

Man, I’m in the summer drifting time vortex thingy, where days go by and I hardly notice their passing.

Our typical routine: sleep late, milk the goats, yoga, dogwalk in the woods, lunch, moan about how hot it is, remember to go swimming, eat snacks, distract kids for one hour while I write, Paul gets [...]

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going all erin brockovich on your ass

On June 9, 2011 · 6 Comments · In mayalife

Paul and I have been watching Leverage, have burned through all three seasons on dvd, and are now waiting impatiently for the new season to start in a few weeks. It’s a great show for many entertaining reasons, but I think my favorite part is Elliot Spencer, the “hitter” for this team of thieves, professional [...]

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cannonball!

On June 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In mayalife, writing

Sophie’s first jump-off-the-dock, summer 2011

It’s freaking hot, 95 degrees and up all week.  I’m working on a strategy that lets me get my 1000 words while the kids careen off the dock in non-stop, splashy motion. The plan includes a supah-glam hat with a ridiculously large [...]

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