Monthly Archives: October 2008

To all the Knitters

Posted on October 25, 2008 by marijean

Last weekend, at some point, I decided to learn how to knit. It’s not my first go-round with this because when I first learned I would be an aunt, I signed up for a knitting class. I went, thinking I’d … Continue reading →

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In Which the Girl Learns a Very Bad Word

Posted on October 17, 2008 by marijean

Last weekend we went to visit the boy at Christopher Newport University. It was the first time for us to visit him as a family since he’d been installed in his dorm room as a college freshman. He called before … Continue reading →

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In Which the Girl Becomes a Bowhead

Posted on October 7, 2008 by marijean

Friday night, the girl attended a lock-in sleepover at the Kappa Delta house at UVa. When she returned, she was a bonafide sorority girl, complete with a bow adorning her perky ponytail. We joked that the Kappa Delta girls just … Continue reading →

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Sometimes it Takes a Man to do a Working Mom’s Job

Posted on October 6, 2008 by marijean

Fresh from three weeks of abandoning my husband to be mom, dad, dog-buddy, cook and driver, I’m feeling grateful for the guy who steps up when my schedule outweighs his. It balances out, as I’ve done the same for him … Continue reading →

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I’m Pretty Sure I was in Germany

Posted on October 5, 2008 by marijean

Since mid-September I have been to London, England; Ahmedabad and Mumbai, India; and Frankfurt, Germany. I’m home now for a few weeks and glad of it! Last week I was in Frankfurt, but for the most part I was in … Continue reading →