‘Tis a gift to be simple. It is. For the last ten years, vacations have been less a vacation and more of an adventure. Trips to Ireland, Europe, various states in the US, and Canada were exotic and activity filled. Sights were seen. Alcohol was drunk. The joy came not just from spending time together [...]
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‘Tis a Gift
Posted in Life, Mommyhood, Monkeyman, Uncategorized on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful Boy
Posted in Mommyhood, Monkeyman on May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My dearest, loving, baby boy,
A few days ago, I sang to you what I could remember of the Lennon song “Beautiful Boy.” You smiled. You giggled. My singing did not, for once, scare you. I know, it’s comically bad. Someday? You will mock me the way I mocked my own mother. Payback, is indeed, a [...]
Passage of a New LAW
Posted in Life, Monkeyman on February 25, 2009 | 7 Comments »
On Friday, February 20th, 2009, at 4:49pm, a new LAW was entered into the books. This LAW received only local recognition, with no ties to any political party. However, it is the most important, most controlling law of my life – my son. (Yes, his initials accidentally ended up being “law” and yes, we are [...]
Doubtfully Doubting
Posted in Life, Monkeyman on January 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
For the most part, this blog has remained a pregnancy-free zone. Why? For a lot of reasons. First of all, pregnancy is fairly boring. The nearest analogy I can make is that it’s like having a combined case of mono and the flu for nine months, with a twist of Sigourney Weaver in Alien thrown [...]