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Among the things I never thought I'd hear myself say...

Posted 14th April 2008 by Lylah M. Alphonse, tagged kids, motherhood

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There are a lot of things I never thought I'd hear myself say. "Don't lick the microwave" among them. And yet, since I became a parent, I find myself saying them more and more often.Today, it was, "Dinner is almost ready, so please stop running into things."Yesterday, it was, "Your belly button does…

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She got the job!!!

Posted 3rd April 2008 by Lylah M. Alphonse, tagged summer job, oldest child

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Our oldest applied for -- and got! -- her first summer job, and she is so proud and excited that she is literally glowing. Yay, S.!

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Where Would I Live?

Posted 24th March 2008 by Lylah M. Alphonse, tagged place to live

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Amsterdam. No, not because of the "cafes." Because it's the first and only place, so far, where I've walked down the street and people automatically assume I'm from that country (until I open my mouth and they discover that I don't speak Dutch). You wouldn't think it, but "multiethnic" is very much…

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The Best Medicine

Posted 11th March 2008 by Lylah M. Alphonse, tagged sick day, wohm, little kids

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I spent today spiking fevers, shivvering with chills, and basically getting to know our bathroom really, really well. I wanted to drag myself in to work but after dragging myself out to drop my youngest two at preschool, the thought of a 40-mile commute made me want to cry. So I stayed home.My husband…

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3 (more) things...

Posted 26th February 2008 by Lylah M. Alphonse, tagged interesting things about me

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1.) I'm ambidextrous, but I stopped working on writing with my left hand when I was in the 2nd grade, so my handwriting with that hand looks like one of my kids' did it.2.) My nickname when I was a kid was Dosibai, which is Gujarathi for "Little grandmother" (loosely translated). Because I was mothering…

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