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Sam and I have been home all day today. Just us, very peaceful and relaxed. I’m happy to report that my son plays fine all by himself. I thought this might be a quality unique to my girl, because she was my oldest and my only for three and a half years. And I’ve been …

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Depending entirely on perspective. I’m working on positive thinking, so the car is functional, we can drive it without a problem – except that we have to replace the engine and until we do, the muffler will need to be replaced every couple of months. This is not precisely good news, but it could be …

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I’m cleaning – and thinking about moving this summer, and I’m shocked and dismayed at the amount of STUFF that I’ve accumulated. Thousands of coats and hoodies and shoes, don’t get me started on shoes, I’ve got literally hundreds of pairs of them. Not mine, but mostly Jessie’s. I need to weed thru all kinds …

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The title pretty much sums up my weekend. A three day weekend. Saturday afternoon I went down to my mother’s house, sans children, to discuss the Relay for Life that we’re organizing in Maynard. Why am I organizing a RLF in a town that’s 45 minutes away? That’s a whole other story for another time… …

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Seriously – they’re freaking awesome. I adore them. I get up bright and early, ship Jess and Marc out the door – and then… I have six hours or so of just glorious nothingness. Sam and I hang out – we talk, we eat, we read, we nap, we watch West Wing Marathons – it’s …

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Jess lost her two front teeth yesterday – and my goodness – she’s so gorgeous! She looks completely different, it changes the shape of her mouth and she’s got the cutest little lisp going – I love it. Marigold the tooth fairy came again last night (yes, my daughter has her own personal tooth fairy …

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I have a very stubborn son. In my head, he’s mild mannered and laid back, I think, only because I have have two of them, and Jessie is so much more emotionally intense and dramatic. But Sam – he’s no slouch in the strong personality department. And when there’s something he doesn’t want to do, …

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All is delightful in my world (well, it is after two cups of coffee and a couple of motrin). Jessica danced off to school horribly mismatched – but she had gotten up before I did and dressed herself and was so proud that I just smiled and told her she looked great. Sam has built …

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Sometimes, just for my misery, I think of the computer as Marc’s extramarital companion. She (the computer) takes away time and attention from the kids and I, demanding devotion – making him WANT to spend time with her instead of us. I fight for him – I do, I nag, I beg, I plead, but …

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There are certain similiarities to my children. As much as I think they are so different in some ways, they are mirror images in others. Like baths – Jessie used to scream so much that she gave herself hives, and Sam’s the grubbiest kid I’ve ever met because he’ll literally cry so hard, he pukes …

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