The February blahs, again

Sometimes the best you can manage to do in February is to go down to the scuzzy little park in back of the public works building and throw rocks at the ice in the river. M was pretty impressed that he managed to get a few rocks stuck partway through the ice.
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This shouldn’t be intimidating

S here. I’ve held various birthday parties over the years where I’m the only adult present and the guests are a bunch of rambunctious boys under the age of eight. All of the parties have been successes: the guests have gone home happy, and no major injuries or major property damage have ever [...]

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Wedding favors

S here. Now that it’s 2009, and we can say that our wedding is happening “next year,” it seemed time to attempt some wedding planning. Somehow we started with the topic of wedding favors. (Hey, it’s easier than picking a date or a reception site.)
My idea is that if we can convince [...]

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What’s not on the ballot this November

S here with some election musings.  As we get down into the home stretch of an election season that seems to have lasted almost forever, let’s be thankful for one thing that we haven’t had to listen to.  Gay marriage is not on the ballot in Massachusetts.  There was a citizens’ initiative petition for a [...]

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Wedding date

S here. I was surfing around the web last night, and checked out one of the wedding planning sites, TheKnot.com. Imagine my surprise when I saw a personalized greeting at the top of the screen: “Only 691 days until E and S’s wedding.” Wow! I didn’t even know we had a [...]

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Wedding plans

S here. Because E moves in tomorrow and we are both stressed and exhausted, last night turned into a totally punchy giggle-fest when we somehow got on the topic of wedding planning.
You know how weddings sometimes have themes? Like “Renaissance” or “1920s” or “lavender bells” or “Christmas”? Well, our wedding’s theme could [...]

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