Tag Archives: Moo

Enrichment Excursion

Posted on May 25, 2015 by joey

We’re not cookin out today. There’s talk of chicken. Although Moo’s hung up on eating at the place of the best homophobic chicken sammiches, I’m leanin toward fried, or maybe tinga (thanks, Sherry.) I’m makin a simple strawberry dessert. Do … Continue reading →

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Hoodie Weather in May? Yay!

Posted on May 20, 2015 by joey

We had a predicted high of 67F/20C yesterday, although I don’t know how warm it actually got. In the afternoon, I opened all the windows and ran errands. Sometime before six o’clock my family members picked up quilts and gingerly asked … Continue reading →

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Pressed to Find Gratitude

Posted on May 18, 2015 by joey

Years ago, I read several books by Thich Nhat Hanh because the first one was so helpful that I couldn’t resist reading more of them. Soon after, my life was taken over by baby books and then babies. I think … Continue reading →

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You’re Safe with a Man in the House

Posted on May 15, 2015 by joey

Like a lot of kids, if I woke up scared, I’d head to my parents’ bedroom. Like a lot of parents, they grew annoyed, and began to forbid it. I have memories of them carefully lifting their feet over me, … Continue reading →

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I is for Ignominious

Posted on April 10, 2015 by joey

Do you recall when or where you heard or read ignominious for the first time? I do. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter taught me the word ignominious. Sure, it’s scattered here and there in literature, but I’ve never actually heard anyone … Continue reading →

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G is for Good Morning or…

Posted on April 8, 2015 by joey

This morning began before five. Moo knocked on the door and said she didn’t feel good. I lifted my covers and invited her in for a cuddle. She didn’t feel too warm. I thought maybe she had a bad dream. … Continue reading →

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B is for Baby

Posted on April 2, 2015 by joey

Moo was an ugly baby. No, it’s true. When Ross told Rachel that ugly baby judges her, I’m pretty sure he was lookin at Moo’s picture. Moo was red, like the red of storybook devils. She had some mean lookin lines … Continue reading →

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The Doors (and not the groovy kind)

Posted on March 31, 2015 by joey

Some of my fellow bloggers post pictures of beautiful or interesting doors on Thursdays. I’m over here writin about door fail on a Tuesday. Home improvement bloggers are all, “It’s such a relief to have changed all my doorknobs to oil-rubbed … Continue reading →

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One-Liner Wednesday — Okay Then

Posted on March 18, 2015 by joey

I said to Moo, “It’s time for your friends to go home. You’re comin with me.” Moo said to her friends, “My mama wants you to leave now.” One-Liner Wednesdays are brought to you by LindaGHill

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Docent She Know?

Posted on March 17, 2015 by joey

I volunteered to chaperon Moo’s field trip to the Indianapolis Museum of Art today. As I’ve written before, Moo is frequently an errant child, so I do try to accompany her on excursions where other adults might not expect to … Continue reading →

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