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I'm back to work... and I see I don't post as frequently when school is in session. I guess that's natural, when you have a job and a kid, that you post more regularly when you're on vacation. I've had a million things to talk about:


  • Jack's First Progress Report, or Why I Don't Believe in Standardized Testing
  • Return to Work Leaves Me Feeling Slightly Deflated (like the Mylar balloon we still have from our neighbor's third birthday exactly a month ago, a balloon which retains enough helium to float dejectedly around the family room more or less at eye level)
  • The Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire Primary, both of which I could discuss with a semblance of intelligence thanks to my developing habit of listening to NPR whenever I get a chance
  • The difficulty in developing a habit of listening to NPR whenever I get a chance
  • The radiant faces of my preschoolers fresh from winter break, brimming with stories to tell me about Santa and hot air balloons, mermaids and Princess computers
  • Funny things the kids say, like tonight when Jack told Aunt Bin she isn't so fat anymore, and Evan declaring in Petco: "I want to ride a wiener!" when what he really meant was "I want to ride a Dachsund!"


Now I find it's time to go to bed, but there are still a million things I'd like to write about, a thousand projects I'd like to begin and more than a handful I need to finish, four movies I'd like to watch, three books I'd like to read, two cats I'd like to cuddle, and one dog I'd like to pet, a dog eyeing me from her bed waiting for me to go to sleep myself. I'm off.

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sulu-design said…
Jack's comment in the pet shop made me laugh out loud, as did your description of the Dorothy-dressed movie goer in your last post. I'm glad that being back at work has you so energized. And for the resolution to keep informed, I strongly support your new NPR habit. I'm addicted to it, listening in the bathroom while I shower and any time I'm in the car. I used to have it on in the classroom when I ate lunch and prepared after school for the following day, too.
Happy 2008!
7:31 PM
shy_smiley said…
sulu: thanks for your comment and your support. It's so much more rewarding to blog when you connect with others of similar mind. I'm grateful for your regular visits.
8:43 PM
Bobbypin Bandit said…
Hello!! Thanks for stopping by my blog! I know what you mean about being busy. I start school next week and am in the process of getting busy with planning things for class and all the lovely semester happenings. Hopefully you won't get too busy! I just quite my job at Yikes so I can concentrate on school. I only work on an as-needed-basis now. Hopefully I will see you around town!
11:09 PM
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