Monthly Archives: July 2006

The plucky kind

Posted on July 29, 2006 by Jen

Sometimes I find that the best possible use of my time on a Friday evening is to pluck my eyebrows. It’s a practice better performed after ingesting a glass of wine; this way the pain isn’t quite so bad, it … Continue reading →

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Censorship

Posted on July 26, 2006 by Jen

An elightenment as to why the Other Mothers never invite me to tea might be the following: Cassidy ran into the TV room earlier this evening and exclaimed, “Oh, yay! Sex and the City is on! Hurry up Loren, get … Continue reading →

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Taking it where I can get it

Posted on July 25, 2006 by Jen

Some days are better than others. Some days I get up, mull over what exactly needs to be done and what exactly it is I can manage to accomplish and then I do those things. Other days I wake up, … Continue reading →

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Don’t go

Posted on July 22, 2006 by Jen

It seems that whenever I watch a televsion show, read a book or go out and and about I see fathers and daughters. In the books they are bonding, in the movies they are having dinners and in public I … Continue reading →

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It’s all about me

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Jen

On nearly any given day I have a difficult time just being me. (It’s not a hard job, I just lack the get up and go to do a decent job of it.) But throw in recent events and I … Continue reading →

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Big mouth bass

Posted on July 15, 2006 by Jen

When the midwife first put Devon on my chest, my immediate reaction was, “Good god, look at that huge mouth! Where did that come from?” It must have come out a bit harsh because I can recall everybody in the … Continue reading →

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Heaving and grieving

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Jen

Although we studied the stages of grief in my various human development classes, I was unaware of the physical aspects. Every morning I awake with the ball of panic that resides in my belly. After coffee and breakfast this turns … Continue reading →

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The end

Posted on July 11, 2006 by Jen

Duirng the summer between my sophomore and junior years of college, I was slated to visit my boyfriend and his family at their St. Louis home. We had been dating for over a year and a half so the next … Continue reading →

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In the center of it all

Posted on July 7, 2006 by Jen

I have a recurring dream lately where I am in a crowded area, lots of people going to and fro, and I am one of the many scurrying to get to wherever it is my destination may be. In the … Continue reading →

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Blonde to my roots, thank you very much

Posted on July 6, 2006 by Jen

Some people have problems with navigating maps or being polite to waitresses. Me? I have serious issues with keeping track of sunglasses and catching planes. So irresponsible with sunglasses am I that I have to allow myself at least one … Continue reading →

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