Monthly Archives: July 2012

Happiness is a very dirty diaper

Posted on July 28, 2012 by jackblee

Written Jul 28, 2012 Timothy will be eleven months old tomorrow. Last night, Laura was with friends from college who are visiting, and with Elisabeth working as a camp counselor and Catherine out for the night, it was just the … Continue reading →

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Chocolate and peanut butter

Posted on July 22, 2012 by jackblee

Written Jul 22, 2012 For the past month, Timothy has enjoyed playing the ‘stand up’ game.   It works like this — T is sitting on your lap facing you and holding your hands and you say ‘Timothy, can you stand … Continue reading →

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Boa constrictor

Posted on July 5, 2012 by jackblee

Written Jul 5, 2012 There was a thoughtful op ed piece in the New York Times on Sunday by Tim Kreider called ‘The Busy Trap’ (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/30/the-busy-trap/).  It’s a reflection on how busy people are, and bragging/whining about their chosen busy … Continue reading →

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