at our university, doctoral candidates’ dissertations must be approved by an outside reader. which approval comes after the committee has reviewed and approved the diss. this can be, as one of m… more →
(another) new kid on the blockcarole wrote 8 months ago: at our university, doctoral candidates’ dissertations must be approved by an outside reader. w … more →
carole wrote 8 months ago: given that i have lain awake most nights this last week, clever-sounding one-liners running through … more →
carole wrote 9 months ago: for larry st john, who clearly thinks gus is named after some skinny, flouncing white girls. introdu … more →
carole wrote 10 months ago: …how much we love piper, elizabeth, and their zen queen of a mommy, miss kresta? i thought not … more →
carole wrote 1 year ago: way back in the day when i was nervously roly-poly (as opposed to now, when i am merely frustratedly … more →
carole wrote 1 year ago: “shannon, did –” “mommy, i need ergo?” “no, honey, you … more →
carole wrote 1 year ago: like now, for instance, when both kids are napping simultaneously, i wonder what i did to get so luc … more →
carole wrote 1 year ago: sister and brother …is not exactly watching, but i’m fairly certain that’s only be … more →
carole wrote 1 year ago: last saturday marked one day since ruby’s delivery and death. had everything gone according to … more →
carole wrote 1 year ago: to revisit a well-worn theme…: cincinnati still seems out to get us. eamon’s welcome hom … more →
carole wrote 1 year ago: last night i dreamt that three days after gus was born shannon took me to meet him. all grown up at … more →
carole wrote 1 year ago: my impulse to bake has never gone so wrong, so consistently, as it has over the last few months. my … more →
shannon wrote 1 year ago: i got this part, dad. um, i'm kinda busy, mom? … more →
shannon wrote 1 year ago: in lieu of anything substantive to report about the new kid (35w1d, knocking his mama around, heartb … more →
carole wrote 1 year ago: with earl & mairin i subscribed to babycenter.com’s weekly pregnancy newsletters. see how … more →
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carole wrote 1 year ago: from our friends at PregnancyWeekly comes this headline: Rekindling the Romance During Your Pregnan … more →
carole wrote 1 year ago: with mairin waking up every morning for the last several weeks saying in rapid order, “momee! … more →