September 2008

It’s 8:13am.

September 20, 2008 baby

I’ve been up since 2:30. Lydia’s been awake since 4:30. Why? I have an enormous bruise on my ribs and an enormous child in my stomach. Lydia on the other hand had a guest. Her cousin, Nora (4) spent the night. In the other room. But Lydia couldn’t handle the excitement. And was up at [...]

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Aye. It’s a Beauty.

September 19, 2008 baby

You *did* know it’s National Talk Like A Pirate Day didn’t you? Good. I can’t imagine going through the whole day without an Aaarrr or an Avast Ye! So, The Beauty? Well. How about this? A giant scrape down the side of my abdomen. Yes. My abdomen. The one that is stretched to infinity and [...]

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Overheard at Yoga

September 19, 2008 funny

Woman: Andy! I haven’t seen you in *forever*! Andy: (hiding a grin) Well, you know, I was in…Peru. Woman: (never heard anything more exciting in her life) Peru?! Do tell! Andy: (nonchalant) You know, I was just climbing the Andes. Just climbing the Andes. Woman: (very impressed) Do you feel liberated? *** If only I [...]

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Things I’m Thinkin’ About

September 18, 2008 me

1. Somaly Mam’s book, The Road of Lost Innocence. It’s one of those things that makes you wonder if anything else is even worth putting energy forth. Girls being sold as sex slaves. Right now. And I’m blogging. *blech* 2. How the rest of this list will seem very superficial after #1. 3. If I [...]

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Why I Couldn’t Post Today…

September 17, 2008 books

I couldn’t put this book down. It’s the story of Somaly Mam, a Cambodian woman sold into prostitution as a young teenager. It’s a gritty, honest telling of her life. I want to describe her story too you but it’s just too much. Here is what Somaly says in the introduction, In 1986, when I [...]

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A Birthday of Sorts

September 16, 2008 baby

Do you ever forget how old you are? I do. I know, it’s silly. But sometimes I can’t remember. Am I 31 or 32? I just don’t have enough math skills to subtract 1977 from 2008 quickly. My brother is the lucky one. He was born in 1980. So, basically in this decade my brother [...]

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Countdown: 2 Weeks Until He Walks The Plank!

September 15, 2008 baby

my pirate & my toes. 38 weeks. Two weeks. TWO WEEKS. Can I say it again?! Just TWO. MORE. WEEKS. I’m definitely feeling like I’m at the end. I feel like I have an enormous person shoved inside my abdomen. An enormous person that moves at all hours of the night or randomly decides to [...]

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