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The Day the Earth Stood Still: A Man and a Craft Store
I just finished the editing/rewriting of my next book. Now it has to go to my agent, who will undoubtedly see items that slipped by me. Anyway, I worked a LOT this week to finish it, because the kids get out of school on Tuesday, and it’s really hard to work when they are at…
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Sherlock/Dr. Who Shoes
We got some white Vans for our 12-year-old over the weekend, and she turned them into a work of art with fabric pens. She’s a huge fan of the new BBC SHERLOCK series and the DR. WHO series, so she simply had to devote one shoe to each. I swear, I think the best thing…
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Morning at Children’s Hospital
Recently, I asked the kids’ pediatrician for a referral to the cardiologist, so they could get echocardiograms to see if they have noncompaction cardiomyopathy, the genetic heart condition that runs in my family. I am hoping the kids got Cadillac’s heart. Everyone in his family, on both sides, lives into their 90s, as long as…
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The Ethics of Mommy Blogging
I am facing a dilemma. As my kids get older, they do more and more interesting stuff and new issues come up all the time. If I write about these issues, my successes and failures could help out other parents. But should I be writing about my children at all? I just Googled “mommy blogging…
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All About Towels
I am staring at a big basket of unfolded towels that’s been sitting here for two days and thinking about whether or not I should fold them. In the early days of our relationship, Cadillac would refold all the towels after I folded them. The way I fold them, he said, they didn’t fit as…
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Too Much of a Good Thing
Last night, at 11 pm, I got a notice on my phone that Eldest had played her turn in Draw Something. “Go see if she’s up!” I said to Cadillac. She had just been up to use the bathroom, and lately she’s been staying up too late, reading or just staying up.
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A Monster Competition
Yesterday, Wal-Mart had an ad which said it had $12.97 Monster High Dolls Monster High are fashion dolls who are monsters, the offspring of Dracula and the Wolfman and the like. Some of my mom friends say they’re no better than Bratz. This had not actually occurred to me, though I have always been high…
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More Stupid People Being Stupid
Okay, so you would steal the money if your kids weren’t there, but not if they were? What about when they READ ABOUT THIS IN THE NEWSPAPER? It’s on the AP wire, lady! It’s all over the world!
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Handling Lows and Highs
Let me tell you about my week. My week had some bad, and good, parts. I found out that noncompaction cardiomyopathy, a rare genetic condition, runs in my family, and that my heart’s walls are thick in the same areas as affected family members. Though my walls are thicker than average in some areas, my…
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Hinamatsuri: Japanese Girls’ Day
For Girls’ Day (Hinamatsuri) when I was growing up, my mother and I would make a display of dolls we had. I still don’t have the Emperor/Empress dolls that some people have, but I still do have these Japanese dolls. I like dolls in theory. I don’t like them in home decor. That is, I…
MARGARET DILLOWAY 