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one of Those Moms
I'm slowly becoming one of Those Moms. I get stroller envy and use the fancy one we've got constantly. I don't babywear at all anymore because frankly Iris is over a quarter of my weight now and beyond that, I can't handle pressure on my abdomen while pregnant. Suddenly I'm slower to judge about parenting choices when I know nothing about the ( Read more... ) -
I'm in love with the mailman. <3
I did a craft trade with crymytears this month and was so stoked when a box from Abby showed up on my doorstep! Abby is a fantastic knitter and has been working on stocking Elizabeth Tunics in her Etsy shop. She sent along one for Iris using rainbow yarn she dyed herself, and I just love it!
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Old dreams unfold.
2-15-06
Is this how it goes? That everything everywhere comes together in one central message, one bright blooming flower in the middle of some garden? Is this how it is? I cook with my mother, browsing through cookbooks like they are love poetry.
We could picture ourselves as bohemians, with bright checkered vases in the windows to catch the sun. ( Read more... ) -
Mothering- a real life occupation. Or: I REALLY AM WORKING, DO YOU HEAR ME?!
A lady asked for her "occupation when renewing her driver's license."Do you have a job or are you just a...?" inquired the woman recorder. "Of course I have a job. I'm a mother!" The recorder smiled indulgently and wrote: "Occupation: housewife." "We don't list mother as an occupation. 'Housewife' covers it," said the recorder emphatically ( Read more... ) -
How much, already?
Iris. My gosh does that girl ever amaze me.
She is suddenly a little girl- not a baby. It's like she burst into bloom overnight and has turned into this fierce creature full of will and ideas and happiness and fear and love and everything else. She is incredible.
She wants to know the sign for everything now- words like panda bear and pizza and ( Read more... ) -
On glass.
You might remember when Kevin had me draw a series of pregnant women. He has turned one into a beautiful blue vase, with a baby in utero on the back that he also had me draw. Of course, the finished product looks very different because he had to turn them into stencils, but it's still amazing to see my art on his vase, and to know that this ( Read more... )
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