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My only excuse is that it’s hot. And even though I’m happily enclosed in an air conditioned apartment, I’m still feeling like just laying down somewhere quiet to sleep. Unfortunately, I’ve still got sixty percent of my kids (easy math when you’ve got five kids here) still awake so I’m pouring a cup of coffee …

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I’ve been thinking about this for the past day or so, after a conversation that I had with one of my aunts. Because I am a happy housewife, a SAHM, whatever term you want to use – and I still self-identify as a feminist. I don’t see the contradiction. Part of my job, as I …

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Marc set off this morning with Jessica, Lilli and Sarah for his first solo trip with the girls camping. Jessie, who’s been camping before with me and Becky, really wanted to go – just Daddy (we watched 18 Kids and Counting and Jim Duggar did it with his girls). So we borrowed a tent, packed …

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This morning, I had to drop Marc off at work for eight and then bring Jess to camp. (Which, on a side note – let me just state again for the record how incredibly glad I am to be a SAHM, poor Sammy was so tired and sobbed most of the way to bulbs.com where …

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I know it’s just a little sad… but I’m ridiculously happy about my new washing machine. IT’S SO QUIET. I’ve gone out three times to check on it, just to make sure that it’s really, truly working. It is, and soon I’ll have soft fluffy towels and clean underwear again. Joy. Truly. Just joy… In …

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I love summer. Everything’s so much better when you can wander around barefoot. We went to Canobie Lake Park on Saturday. The kids were mostly great, except for my poor little Samilicious. He just doesn’t like big crowds of people, I’ve decided. He wasn’t miserable all day, but he didn’t smile much at all, spent …

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We’ve been together for seven and a half years now – and I still really, really like him. Legitimately, he’s my favorite person to talk to, my first line of emotional support. He’s literally my best friend – but I’m also (blushing here) incredibly attracted to him as well. Our sex life is not as …

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Jess is starting first grade next year – and she wants to play soccer. Why soccer, I don’t know – I would not describe her as an overly physical sort of child, she’s never expressed any desire to do anything with any sort of ball, but for whatever reason, she thinks soccer is the way …

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I feel as though my weekends always so harried and stressful… and this weekend seemed to be especially so. Friday night, we had Shabbat dinner, and it didn’t go well. I love Shabbat, it’s my favorite part of the week. I make homemade challah bread, a big dinner for everyone, we invite guests and it’s …

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My monster boy… you are my little love bug. The first boy on your dad’s side, the one to carry on the name. You are named for my grandfather and your daddy’s great grandfather – that’s a lot of history to give to one little boy, but you seem to equipped to handle it. From …

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