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Archive for May, 2007

a house remembered

This past weekend we drove up to Westchester County, New York to see friends. After 3 years of procrastinating we finally drove the extra miles up to Peekskill, my old hometown, to see the house I spent my adolescence in and to visit my dad’s grave.
I don’t know why I was surprised but [...]

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….taken minutes before he flew away. I felt a little nervous for Tiny Tim (named by Ewan). He didn’t look ready to fit in with the big birds but hopefully he’s holding his own out there in the world of digging for worms and dodging neighborhood cats.

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random happenings

A few happenings this week…
A U2 concert in the family room - Bono on guitar, The Edge on drums

Mount St. Mulch was conquered

Liesl’s hair officially overtook her head — a preventative haircut against helmut hair was given

And suspicions have grown as to [...]

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…a time to pluck up

It’s been a hard few weeks. The dust has settled. My emotions have been influx. I’m feeling a sense of isolation that I haven’t felt since the early weeks of Ewan’s birth. It’s not like I’m unfamiliar with this experience - every time transition & change come around I go through something similar, but even [...]

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the nest of normalcy

I know what you’re thinking here:
Thank goodness a mother’s love is unconditional, despite translucent skin and membrane-covered eyes…

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
But yes, the 4 baby wrens have hatched! My job here is done - now Ewan & I will enjoy watching them get fluffy and ready to fly. I’ll say that this has been sort [...]

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We’ve Upgraded

 
(refer to April 15th)

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Callie girls

I had the opportunity to go out to L.A. for a long weekend. My sister Jill & Hrvoje are going through some major life transitions — having their first baby in July, both finishing their Masters programs this spring, and moving to Massachusettes in June to prepare to move back to Croatia next year. So [...]

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