Mish on December 27th, 2007

Christmas is over and while we were far from the $100 holiday, we are still debt-free and able to pay our bills come Jan. 1. So, I am happy about that. It was a difficult shopping year. I really had a hard time buying things, especially toys, because I know how they end up. My [...]

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Mish on December 17th, 2007

I did some Christmas shopping over the weekend. I decided to suck it up and brave the crowds – and we did, my daughters and I. But it was some of the most difficult shopping I’ve ever done, because I couldn’t just buy anything. I kept looking at all of the cheap, plastic crap and [...]

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Mish on December 14th, 2007

Strolling around the children’s section of one of my favorite bookstores, the overly cheerful clerk popped up in front of me. She smiled at me and then looked at my very large belly and asked the inevitable:
“Is this your first baby?””

Now, I could be polite and just nod and move on my way, [...]

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Mish on December 14th, 2007

 
I don’t know who wrote it, but if you do, please let me know!
“Cleaning and cooking can wait for tomorrow,
For babies grow up, I’ve learned, to my sorrow.
So quiet down, cobwebs, dust, go to sleep.
I’m rocking my baby, and babies don’t keep.”

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