Well, the mamas have been working to set up this online auction (which will complement the real-life auction taking place in Austin on May 2nd). This way, people living outside of Austin can participate. And let me tell you, there are so many awesome things you can win, you just have to check it out. [...]
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I was trying to explain to Violet that we’re going to a bake sale to help Ike: “What’s a bake sale?” “Oh, people make things like cookies, brownies, cupcakes…” “For baby Ike?” “Yeah!” “Oh, he’s going to be sick if he eats all that.”
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Baby Ike’s mom is part of my mom’s group. She and her family are completely amazing and have been through WAY too much. And then they lost their income and insurance. The bills are out of control and piling up, so we’re trying to help. Click on through to donate time, money or items for [...]
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Sasha has been Violet’s imaginary friend since she was 2. Imagine her surprise when she saw Sasha Obama on the cover of a magazine. Today we watched Sasha watching her daddy become president. Whatever else you may say about today (and it has already been said, much better than I could) Barack Obama is a [...]
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I just haven’t had the urge to blog. What I have had the urge to do is curl up on the couch and watch Dr. Who episodes for 3 solid days. I’ve been trying to figure out why. (I mean, aside from the fact that parents of young children are not allowed to do that. [...]
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I really think I’ve had seasonal affective disorder this year. The sun, though, is what is making me depressed. I usually don’t mind high temperatures, but this summer was the hottest since the Dust Bowl. Nearly 50 days of over 100 degree heat. I don’t care how controlled the indoor environment is, that kind of [...]
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Okay, I’m not really sick of home. What I am sick of is triple digit heat. For weeks. WEEKS! So spending cool days and chilly nights in the northwest was a welcome relief. Last year’s rant still applies. I’ll always miss tall trees, mountains and seasons. Sometimes I really don’t think that Austin makes up [...]
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Rob had a fundraiser gig with the Texas River School last Saturday. Every month, on the Saturday closest to the full moon, there is a potluck dinner at the Texas Rowing Center. A band plays music on a raft tied to the dock. At 7:30 the raft pushes off, everyone hops into canoes or kayaks [...]
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For my friends and family not living in Texas, here’s what’s going on: We both voted today and tried to caucus. Our plan was that Rob would put Graham to bed while I ran out and then I’d come back and put Violet to bed while he ran out. We’d heard that the caucus (something [...]
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It was kind of cruel how beautiful the weather was during our trip to Portland and Oceanside, Oregon. Cloudless, highs in the low 80′s. After a summer of Texas rain (aka: torrential downpours that leave the sweltering air smelling like fetid rotting vegetation and swarming with man-eating insects) the Northwest seemed like heaven. I miss [...]
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