Confessions

1. When I sing along with country songs, I correct the grammar. I cannot help it. This is particularly true with subject-verb agreement and the use of the subjunctive. “I wish I were…” Az the Husband, if he notices, pretends not to, which is one of the reasons I love [...]

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Baby Names

Laura Wattenberg writes a wonderful blog for nameniks (like me) where she discusses trends in baby-naming. Laura is tactful, fair and non-partisan in these posts. If I had the opportunity, there is a devilish side of me that wants to wake a groggy Ms. Wattenberg suddenly with, “Quick! ‘Addisyn’ - what [...]

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Veronica Is Not a Blues Name

But I’m taking direction from Iguana Banana. She suggested we try to write our own blues songs.  Here’s mine, in honor of the holiday weekend.
Woke up this morning and couldn’t get out of bed.
Woke up this morning and couldn’t get out of bed.
Stuffed full of turkey dinner, tryptophan had gone to my head.
If [...]

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A Longing Sensibility

I have been remembering the days before motherhood. I have been longing for the free, stay-at-home, impulse-driven day.
The other things I gave up for motherhood I don’t miss so much. I don’t shop for myself anymore, except when in real necessity. I don’t particularly miss the quiet of our old home. [...]

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The Great Doughnut Despoilment

Az the Husband brought home doughnuts today. He was on an errand in the vicinity of my favorite bakery and picked up some bread and half a dozen of those sweet, frosted circlets of goodness.
He served a doughnut each to JellyBean and Sweetpea. I did not immediately go downstairs. I was reading [...]

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