From the monthly archives:

July 2009

New roommates

July 13, 2009

Within just a few weeks of dating, John Bear had bought Benjamin a Transformer, saying “I couldn’t help it. I hope it’s okay. I just can’t believe he doesn’t have one.” And why would he? I’m a chick (in case you hadn’t noticed) and now that Benjamin is becoming a boy I’m realizing I don’t [...]

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Dogs, Muppets and a Secret

July 11, 2009

Take a look at this one. Even down to his fuzzy little tail, he’s got muppet written all over him. And just when I thought I’d never see a dog that looked more like a muppet this one showed up.

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When you know

July 8, 2009

My aunt and I were talking on the phone about my French-Canadian fiance. We would be getting married in her back yard in just a few days. I was frantically planning the wedding so we could beat an INS deadline to kick him out of the country. “So, do you have that feeling?” she asked. [...]

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This land

July 4, 2009

On this day, the birthday of this huge plot of land we call our country, I think we all know how lucky we all are to be here. Even though shrouded in a veil of uncertainty and expected to trust the same people who drove this ship into these troubled waters, we keep going. For [...]

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My new dance partner

July 3, 2009

I’ve mentioned Murphy before… To refresh your memory, Murphy is John Bear‘s dog, who happens to be white (Benjamin has been requesting a white dog for months and months). Since then the two have met and I’ve even been watching Murphy during the days while John Bear works. And guess what? This cat person has [...]

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