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Jonas! All 10 pounds 6 ounces of him.  22.5 inches long.  He was born on 2/20 at 4:05pm. It was a really amazing birth experience that I’ll get around to writing about eventually - but the super short version is that I have an spectacular husband, doula, and midwife.  I am incredibly glad I went the natural [...]

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Dorrie has one of those Fisher-Price Kid Tough Portable DVD Players. She just took her Shrek 2 DVD out of it, and put in a bunch of raisins (I didn’t notice at first, I was looking up recipes for dinner). Then she turns to me and goes “I want to watch the RAISIN video!!!” She is totally [...]

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1.)  If you answer the phone with “IS THE BABY HERE?” she will never call you again.  Fucking answer the phone like a normal person, with a “Hello?”  If the baby is here, she will probably tell you at some point in the conversation.  Similarly, if you call her, don’t start the conversation with “Just [...]

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Just in case it should ever come up… The keys and key fob to a 2007 Subaru Outback can be left underneath 2 foot deep piles of snow and ice for well over a month without any ill effect.  The buttons still work just fine.  The key ring itself may corrode a little, but the buttons [...]