avablog

There are myriad ways a child endears itself to its parents. It starts with just being born, then progresses through smiles, cooing, first words, all sorts of goodies. Ava’s been sleeping in our bed with us for the last week. It started when she got sick, and when she recovered, she did all she could [...]

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The music was soothing, but all I could think about was scratching my cheek. It itches. Oh, God, I really need to scratch it. Must. Not. Move. Arm. Oh, yeah. Can’t. Move. Arm. I couldn’t move my arm because there were needles sticking out of it. And out of my forehead, my scalp, my feet, [...]

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Yet another in the long list of reasons why I think all printers must (and most usually do, quickly) die: If you’re buying name-brand ink cartridges, which typically hold a few milliliters of ink, you’re shelling out the equivalent of between $3,000 and $5,000 per gallon. (Suddenly, spending $45 to fill your car’s gas tank [...]

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Leah will, no doubt, take exception to this result.

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Hey there, Internet friends. Now that the raging hormones have subsided, here’s what I know: 1. I have some amazing, wonderful, supportive friends out there–some of whom I’ve met and some of whom I haven’t. Thanks to all of you for your very kind words and caring–and for opening up to share your very personal [...]

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The white chicken chili brought home another win this year in the office chili/cornbread/pie cookoff. The prizes were a nice certificate and a split of the “donations” made by the eaters, which amounted to $33. I donated the money back to our cause for the week, the local shelter house, which is an organization my [...]

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Well, that extra two percent wasn’t on our side this month. That means Mark will be back to visit the Barnyard Babes again in about two weeks. Truthfully, I think I’ve reached my lowest, darkest days yet. I feel hopeless. I feel like this will never work. The doctors told us that doing IUI without [...]

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Ava finally got out from under the flu over the weekend. That was quite a past week. I think it must’ve helped that it was nearly 60 degrees here yesterday. Or maybe it was the trip to DeLuxe Bakery for cookies: Cookies always make things better. Ava and Leah also made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies [...]

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