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February 2009

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• Family

  One nation, founded on the freedoms of speech, religion, and sartorial independence

  02.16.09 | Permalink | 11 Comments

  I have a strict no-coat-forcing policy. And the tattoo? It came in Susan’s pre-school Valentine haul. It’s a frog, and it’ll wash off in a few days. Just like the piercings that’ll heal over in no time. In honor of President’s Day, my parents held a fire and ice party. We did the snow first, [...]

• blogging

  Three degrees of separation

  02.14.09 | Permalink | 29 Comments

  Tomorrow morning an AP photographer is coming to the house to document our Getting Ready For Church process. At first this sounded like a thrilling experience (the sort of publicity that happens to the very famous or the very troubled), until I realized it actually means that we’ll be performing at 7:30 am, and I [...]

• marriage, motherhood

  “She sweeps with many-colored Brooms — And leaves the Shreds behind –”

  02.12.09 | Permalink | 27 Comments

  Just now I sat down at my laptop to check my email and blog feeds before mopping the kitchen. Today was so nondescript I couldn’t answer when Dick asked how it was. I am menstruating, to put it clinically, and the weather is gray. Spot has finally toned down the whiny squeak that had me [...]

• recipes

  Confessions of a third-rate gift giver

  02.11.09 | Permalink | 19 Comments

  I’m sure I’d benefit from some sort of program or therapy, but between the movie-popcorn-binging, the bouts of irrational rage, the obsession with True Beauty, and the Mountain Dew habit I have kicked one time less than I have relapsed, it’s hard to know where to start. Two Saturdays ago, late in the afternoon, Dick [...]

• Daily Dick and Jane

  Butter wouldn’t melt

  02.09.09 | Permalink | Comments Off

  Would she smile for our family picture? No, she would not.

• church

  You might be sorry you asked, Kirsty, but here goes

  02.09.09 | Permalink | 12 Comments

  Kirsty asked about Mormon baptisms. I started to respond to her comment, and then realized I was writing a novel. In case anyone else is interested, here it is: Kirsty wrote: I’d love for you to teach me more about Mormon baptisms. I grew up in a Catholic family, and became Anglican (Episcopal) in my [...]

• Sally

  One more thing

  02.08.09 | Permalink | 15 Comments

  Dear Sally, I think maybe you will someday read this blog, and if you are a new mother, I hope that my honesty, my writing about what motherhood is really like, my posts that make it so that sometimes the top google search for my blog is “I hate being a mother” — I hope [...]

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