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  The Finer Things in Life: Air-Conditioning, Leather Seats in the Minivan, Pediatric Dentistry

  06.24.08 | Permalink | 8 Comments

  There are a few things in life that make me feel as privileged as Ivana Marie Zelníčková Syrovatka Trump Mazzucchelli Rubicondi. Things that make me grateful to live in this century, to have been born in a developed, prosperous country, and to have a husband who slaves daily to keep us in Mountain Dew and [...]

• Sally, Spot, Susan

  Because I don’t have any wild mustangs handy

  06.23.08 | Permalink | 16 Comments

  And also because my ovaries tell me that these are the cutest kids ever to walk the planet. Of course, my ovaries are not to be trusted, but I think if I had ever been this beautiful, my life would have turned out much different. I would be Queen of Lichtenstein by now, at the [...]

• writing

  Is there a Wocket in your Pocket?

  06.18.08 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  Oh the Places You’ll Go: A Dick and Jane Seussical You were Born. Happy Day! You’re a gem in our loupe. Holy cow, we’re forelorn. Please oh please, NO MORE POOP.

• works for me

  Recipe for a Happy Summer, and some encouragement for Hillary

  06.03.08 | Permalink | 12 Comments

  Sally’s school year is dragging on endlessly, which is fine with me. We’ve been house-hunting for months, but now that the weather is fine, my requirements have changed from 1) good neighborhood, 2) open floorplan, and 3) four bedrooms to 1) fenced-in yard, 2) fenced-in yard, and 3) fenced-in yard. In fact, since even with [...]

• childhood, motherhood, Susan

  Susan von Dick & Jane: 3 going on 13

  04.10.08 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  Dick & Jane are not yet plagued with teenagers yearning to be adults. We can’t blame our late nights on curfew-testing walking hormones or fears of tantalizing peer pressure. And being an adult has recently been much less fun than my own teenage self anticipated. I don’t want to grow up any more; thirty is [...]

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