Category Archives: Parenting

Amazzzzing Abs

♦ January 11, 2012 ♦ 3 Comments

I know – it looks fake, right? Even as I’m turning my head this way and that, I feel my upper abs getting tired. If this is preferable to napping in his bed, perhaps it is time for something cushier upstairs? This looks less like a nap to me than it does like some late …

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Guest Napper #57: Above Insomnia

♦ January 9, 2012 ♦ Leave Your Comment

I woke up at 2:30am on Sunday and couldn’t go back to sleep. Of course I tried all the usual stuff like counting backwards from 100 (while making bleating noises), breathing deeply, and even clearing my mind. Except the clearing of the mind part never works because I start to think about the list of …

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Timid Tiptoes

♦ January 5, 2012 ♦ 2 Comments

First of all, this is the entryway of to my house. Secondly, I’m still not sure how William gets into these hidey holes without an accomplice. That is, by the way, one of those prickly wipe-your-feet-clean doormats next to his face. One thing that I can tell you is that he’s in this sunny spot …

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Guest Napper #56 – Resolved to Rest

♦ January 2, 2012 ♦ 5 Comments

Here’s a good New Year’s Resolution: Get a smaller dog. Thanks to Gabrielle’s tot for showing us all that we’re not alone in feeling like we just can’t get up for work tomorrow. Happy New Year!