You know this already, right? You know it intuitively. If you put your hand on anything while on a bus, or reach out to steady yourself, you can be assured that thousands of other people have also had their hand where ever you are putting yours. And who knows what may linger on the surfaces of [...]
New Car Adventures, Part 2
January 8, 2013 By 6 Comments
This is the post I meant to write yesterday. But I realized I hadn’t explained the whole new car thing. Which is a thing. A big thing, for us. For as little as we use the car, being a so-called “car lite” family, getting a different car was a BFD for us. And it was [...]
One Year Ago Today…
December 26, 2012 By 2 Comments
So one year ago today, Dave and I learned we were going to have twins. It was maybe the most monumental, shocking, earth shattering, terrifying and thrilling day I have ever had in my life. It took weeks, maybe months, for us to fully comprehend how much our lives were going to change. But a [...]
Absent, Is My Mind
December 20, 2012 By 5 Comments
Like many people this time of year, we have a lot of packages arriving. I have seen UPS packages delivered to our door in U-Haul trucks, and charmingly, by bicycle. Yesterday, an unmarked truck pulled up outside our apartment, and I saw a man approach our door with a package. As I have done with [...]
The Birth Story, A Side Note
August 27, 2012 By 4 Comments
The Birth Story, Chapter One The Birth Story, Chapter Two The Birth Story, Chapter Three The Birth Story, Chapter Four So I want to thank everyone who has been following along on this story. Thanks for your comments, and thanks for making me feel heroic. It was truly a bizarre circus of unexpected experiences. I [...]
The Birth Story, Chapter Four
August 21, 2012 By 12 Comments
The Birth Story, Chapter One The Birth Story, Chapter Two The Birth Story, Chapter Three I explained that I had c-section under general anesthesia. I have learned that anesthesia and anesthesiologist are two of my least favorite words. Because no matter how many times I type them out, I always forget how to spell them. Every. [...]
The Birth Story, Chapter Three
August 9, 2012 By 3 Comments
The Birth Story, Chapter One The Birth Story, Chapter Two “There she is,” someone said. I was awake. There was no passage of time. I was back in the operating room. I was freezing cold again. I wasn’t really awake, though. Someone was talking to me, telling me that everything went well, the boys were [...]
“We’re Going To Have These Babies Tonight, Aren’t We?”
June 22, 2012 By 9 Comments
That was Dave, sitting across from me at dinner, as he choked down a stiff drink. He nervously watched me tap a contraction timer on my phone. Contractions were coming less than every five minutes, and they were lasting a minute or longer. This had been going on for a while, maybe over an hour. [...]
Waiting For The Crazy Lady To Somehow Crash The Plane
May 23, 2012 By 5 Comments
I flew down to southern California to meet my new niece. Here she is. Cutest thing ever, right? Holy crap, this kid is cute. In this photo, she’s about to get a bath. I took the trip because obviously, I needed to go eat the cute little baby, but also because I don’t know when [...]
It Was A Nice Day, Except for The Little Shit Who Stole My Three Dollars
April 16, 2012 By 11 Comments
We had a lovely, wonderful first weekend back in Portland. We are still in the process of figuring out where everything “fits” in our new place and our 1950s kitchen. Our apartment in Astoria was so huge, and the kitchen was so enormous, we are having to squeeze back down in a deliberate and thoughtful [...]
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