Beth

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End of the Holidays : Today is the official end of the holidays, or the “fucking holidays” as they may henceforth be known. I am ready to get back to real life. (posted Jan 3, 4:19pm)

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Up to Speed : Pregnancy is a pretty boring subject and two year olds are much more interesting, but I figured I should bring you up to speed. (posted Jan 2, 10:11am)

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Incidentally ... : Our plans for 2010. (posted Jan 1, 9:17am)

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Five Years : 2009 was a bad year for many people but it was pretty good to us, and I have reason to think that 2010 will be better in many ways, although probably really difficult in some other ways. (posted Dec 31, 8:21pm)

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The State of Penelope : She is not particularly clear about what makes someone a boy or a girl, and I don’t mean penises and vajamas. (posted Dec 30, 8:13pm)

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Space : I am making some resolutions for after Jeremy goes back to work tomorrow: eat some goddamned vegetables, and figure out where to put all this new stuff. (posted Dec 29, 6:47pm)

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Big Girl : She is so proud of herself she might just explode. (posted Dec 27, 11:23pm)

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Christmas Photo Essay : The day in pictures. (posted Dec 26, 8:49pm)

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Awesome : I want to have Christmas with a two-year-old every year. (posted Dec 26, 12:22am)

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Christmas Eve : Right now t is time for Santa to come, and I have it on good authority that Santa is still three episodes behind on “Dollhouse,” and is in a fairly rotten mood, to boot. (posted Dec 24, 10:35pm)

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Cupcake : I am not have a particularly wonderful day today, so here is Penny eating a cupcake. (posted Dec 23, 6:22pm)

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Hectic : The tree looks just fine, Penny is in love with it, and my breakable ornaments will probably just stay packed up for the next couple of years. (posted Dec 22, 6:53pm)

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Later : I know I said no poop talk here, but whatever, my kid is funny. (posted Dec 21, 3:37pm)

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Christmas Rush : It is December 20 and my Christmas tree remains undecorated. This is standard for us; in fact, it would normally still be in a parking lot somewhere with a half-off tag on it. At least this year it’s been up and covered with lights for an entire week already. (posted Dec 20, 6:19pm)

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No Retrospective : Not that much has changed except that we made it all legal, and we added a kid and two more dogs to the chaos. (posted Dec 19, 7:55pm)

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Super Cool : Best of Holidailies I enjoyed putting on a suit and high heels and being in a room with only grownups, where everybody was polite and nobody whined at me or got jam in my hair. Or, for that matter, got jam in their own hair and then yelled at me about it. (posted Dec 18, 7:13pm)

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Falling Apart : Fortunately this poor kid has one awesome parent. (posted Dec 17, 7:54pm)

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4.5 hours : I have an oral argument on Friday, I have to finish reading a fairly substantial transcript, and my house is so filthy that I can hardly stand to live here. I have about seven hundred diapers to change, meals to prepare, and dogs to yell at. And Penny appears to be primed to skip her nap today. (posted Dec 16, 4:11pm)

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No Boys : I hate Olivia. Olivia is a brat, and she is horrible to her little brothers, and her parents are idiots, and nothing ever happens to her except that her doting parents say, “Oh, Olivia,” and pat her on the head. (posted Dec 15, 10:18pm)

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Amateur Hour : I have redefined my idea of what it means to be a stay-at-home parent, and that definition looks like this: a stay-at-home parent is a lot better at grocery shopping than you are. (posted Dec 14, 10:39am)

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No Waiting : I’m tired of this particular brand of family bullshit, and this time I am not waiting five years to go from feeling hurt to feeling like I’m just not going to give a shit. (posted Dec 13, 10:23am)

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Rainy Day : Photos from yesterday’s walk in the rain. (posted Dec 12, 6:37pm)

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The Santa Lie : Best of Holidailies The point of view that kids should be introduced to a world of magic and then be given a fairly gentle opportunity to learn the truth resonates with me. (posted Dec 11, 5:46pm)

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Let's Talk About Butterflies : I don’t think the court is going to fall for the butterfly trick. (posted Dec 10, 10:52am)

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Smarter : I categorically reject the idea that dealing with day to day care of a child has made me stupid, or any stupider than mind-numbing office drudgery and long hours were making me. (posted Dec 9, 3:48pm)

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Feeling Better : Yesterday I told her that we might have to call the doctor, and she brightened up to say, “Ask de doctor if she likes bugs and chinchillas and ants!” (posted Dec 8, 10:00am)

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No Snow Day : You never know how your words will be archived, and all I need is for me to talk about what’s going on with Penny today and then have it pop up in some internet time machine in, say, 15 and a half years, right in time for senior prom. (posted Dec 7, 6:30pm)