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consultant for hire

Posted in the ones about ava, tagged , , , on April 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Ever since Grandma Penny skipped town, Ava has played Plane-Ride-to-Paris. This consists of packing up ponies, barrettes, books, dolls, socks, and flashcards into a gypsy assortment of purses and bags, then dragging these bags along with her animal entourage out the living room. She loads them up on the brown, velvet 747 that is taxied [...]

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cleanliness, it’s next to…

Posted in the ones about my folly, the ones about surprises, tagged , , on April 29, 2008 | 7 Comments »

Today when I saw the short hand nearing the fifth digit, I thought I might be nice to transition from bathroom scrubber and laundress to pretty wife before Hungryman made his appearance.
I traded my hooded sweater for a sleeveless top with ruffles and my tennis shoes for open toed heels. I stepped in front of [...]

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“a rose by any other name

Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2008 | 6 Comments »

would smell as sweet.”
Perhaps that’s true, Shakespeare, but I contend that no one would have heard of it. Given another name, a rose would be as forgotten and overlooked as these beauties.
They have all the subtle beauty and delicate refinement as their cousin bloom, but lack the poetic name that inspires dreamers and lovers.

I have [...]

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overheard

Posted in the ones for fun, tagged , , on April 26, 2008 | 8 Comments »

“Honey, why do you keep pointing at that brownie mix?”
“Cause, look.”
“You are seven years old! You do NOT need to worry about low-fat!!”
Amen.
Moms of seven-year-olds or older or younger, how do we protect our girls from this?

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self-portrait

Posted in the ones about ava on April 25, 2008 | 9 Comments »

Perhaps I need to invest more time in grooming Ava’s hair.

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days like today

Posted in the ones about fashion on April 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »

remind me that my wardrobe is missing
this,
this,
and this.

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epilogue

Posted in the ones about hungryman on April 24, 2008 | 10 Comments »

On Tuesday night after my long day on set I put my weary, happy self to bed. Right as my dreams were beginning to wisp over eyes, I was startled by a great deal of moaning in the kitchen.
Hungryman: Oh man, I’m starving. I need a hamburger. Ahh, I’m sooo hungry. [Opens and closes several [...]

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it’s a wrap

Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2008 | 10 Comments »

Oh man, oh man! That was so much fun!
I was going to post all about my day as a reality-tv-host last night, but I was so tuckered out that I went promptly to bed. And apparently the movie business has gone to my head, because this diva slept in until 9:00 this morning. Thanks in [...]

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and…action

Posted in Uncategorized on April 22, 2008 | 8 Comments »

Yep, there’s a movie crew in my living room.

And my dining room.

I’m hanging out with the Talent in Ava’s room.

Ah, we’re shooting again. Gotta scoot. More later.

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sleepover

Posted in the ones about ava, tagged , on April 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Ever since Grandma Penny landed on U.S. soil, Ava has been asking when she could sleep at Grandma’s house. She has been literally counting down the days to when she can have a “sleepover–all by myself!” And I think that she may possibly have told every single person that looked her direction today that she [...]

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