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The babies: Previous quarterly reports
The babies have several quarterly reports already. Here are the previous editions. 1Q 2012 1Q2012 2Q 2012 2Q2012 2Q2012-supp Enjoy!
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The Babies: 9 months old
The babies are 9 months old today, and therefore have a new quarterly report. (click the link below for PDF). 3Q2012
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Things I thought I thought
Never say never, am I right? Right? Right! Thing I thought I thought: Babies are kind of boring. Truth: Babies are kind of awesome. And not just mine. They do so much stuff! They are constantly changing. It’s astonishing how fast they learn new things. Thing I thought I thought: Ford Maddox Ford Truth: Ford…
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Twins’ Baptism
This past week the twins got baptized. This kind of thing happened a lot: We were waiting for the altar boy to warm the water that was going to get poured on the twins’ heads. There was actually a little bit of a delay, because first the water was too cold, and then – predictably…
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On Typography
When we were at the park a few weeks ago, my better half (and the light of my life and wonder of my years) asked me what font was on the park sign. My best guess was Router. But of course, it was far more likely that it was literally routered by machine rather than…
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Mornings
Sometimes, mornings are the best.
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My beautiful babies
Let me tell you about my babies. Henry was baby A. He was born at 4:03 PM on a Tuesday in November. He was not prepared for the cold, bright world and squalled tremendously when he was born. He is my sensitive little boy. He gets startled easily and will cry more readily, but he…
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Pureed carrots
I have a Beaba Babycook (beabausa.com/product-babycook.php) (NOT USED TO COOK BABIES, by the way) that was a gift from my lovely, wonderful and talented cousin. I’ve been using it to make purées for the babies since they were 6 months old. They are now nearly 8 months old, so I’m not yet a pro. I…
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20/20
I made myself an eye appointment the other day, so I was thinking about 20/20 vision (which mine is decidedly not.) 20/20 means that someone who has ideal vision can see something clearly at 20 feet (in this case, the eye chart). The first 20 is the ideal, and the second 20 is that person’s…
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Young Adult literature & why I love it
I’ve only recently come to realize this about myself. I adore fiction aimed at young adults. The realization dawned on me as I was inexplicably reading Anne of Green Gables for the first time recently and wondering why I was doing such a silly thing. I am getting close to the end, but I have…
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