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Blog archives for February, 2007


Archive for February, 2007

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Although I wouldn’t consider my name unusual, exactly, it is uncommon. It’s the kind of name everyone has heard of (I think?), but seemingly many people do not know how to spell.
If I’m on the phone it’s usually for a medical issue, so when asked for my name, I spell it automatically [...]

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

This is his first lost tooth. He’s very proud – and very brave. He and Dave worked on it with dental floss, and then Henry requested the pliers! A couple tugs, and out it came.
They grow so fast – I can still remember when he got these teeth in the first [...]

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

For a while, I checked all the time to see if new comments arrived. Kind of like waiting for the phone to ring in high school. And, as then, there was no news.
Then a friend told me that she tried to leave a comment and it didn’t work. My tech-savvy husband and [...]

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

I signed up to bring strawberries to my son’s Valentine’s party today. Is it sad that I immediately reserved 3 of them with the thought of making this cocktail tonight? Mmmm. I’m drinking it now. So good. And so pink! And, the perfect balm to soothe away the hectic [...]

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Finding the right mascara is like finding a husband. You date around, maybe even have a significant, long-term relationship or two, before you finally meet THE ONE.
My favorite mascara has been discontinued. After a brief fling with the “new and better” substitute, I had to bail. I’ve been officially widowed.
Since then, I’ve [...]