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September 2009
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A Real Conversation
22
Sep
2009
Drumroll please………It’s Abram’s debut! We were having lunch at Jason’s Gram’s house. She was holding Abram and sitting beside Ellie. Gram: (directing Abram towards Ellie) Who is this Abram? Is this your sister? Abram: A-oo (sounds like Ellie) Gram: Can you say, “Hi”? Abram: Hiiiiiii Genuis baby? Or luck coos? You decide.
Today
17
Sep
2009
Today is kind of a big deal. Today is Jason’s birthday!! Wow! Happy Birthday Jason! That’s a cake he shared with his Aunt Amy (and the kids) a few days ago. He gets pie again tonight. Today we are packing up our bags and getting ready to return to Taiwan. We leave for the airport [...]
Marital Counseling ala E. B. White
16
Sep
2009
I ran across this passage while reading The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White. A cute commentary on male-female relations that had a familiar ring. The cob (male swan) was expecting to become a father any minute now. The idea of fatherhood made him feel poetical and proud. He began to talk to [...]
A Real Conversation
15
Sep
2009
(it’s back!) The background: This summer Ellie started carrying around imaginary sea stars (aka starfish). She would walk around with her fists closed, carrying her sea star. Every now and then she would ask me or Jason to hold her sea star when she needed her hands to do things like coloring or holding the [...]
Cousin Sarah
14
Sep
2009
Seeing Ellie play and form relationships with her cousins was one of the most delightful things about being home this summer. This is Sarah. Technically speaking, she’s my first cousin, but she’s only one year older than Ellie and the two became fast friends. I don’t think she’ll mind trading me for Ellie. Sarah was [...]
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