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Author Archives: amanda
Graves’ Disease, but Not a Grave Disease
Back in November, I wrote about some pain and stiffness I was having in my hands and feet, and how in a roundabout way this led me to discover that I suffer from hyperthyroidism (i.e, my thyroid makes too much … Continue reading
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Hell Week
This has been the Week From Hell. Claire developed her first cold; the symptoms started over the weekend, but it was really Monday night into Tuesday that things started to go downhill. By mid-afternoon yesterday, Claire had only drank 3 … Continue reading
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Lil’ Snuffleupagus
Updated Well, it’s happened. The thing that every mother dreads but knows is inevitable. Claire is going through her first cold – or, I should say, the cold is going through her. It started on the weekend. I think it … Continue reading
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Italian Hillside Garden Soup
I was going to provide you with a link to the cookbook where I found this recipe, but alas, I can’t seem to find it online anywhere, despite the fact that Neal and I just got it for Christmas this … Continue reading
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Have I Ever Mentioned That I Hate Making Decisions?
As I mentioned here, Claire and I met with the director of her future daycare this week, and it went really well. Near the end of the meeting, the director told me that I have some choice when it comes … Continue reading
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Daycare – Might Not Be So Bad?
Claire and I met the director of the daycare she will be attending once April rolls around. We were supposed to go last Thursday, and Neal had arranged to have the day off, but on Wednesday afternoon, the director called, … Continue reading
How to Spend a Rainy Day
After a couple of days of sudden winter weather, we had a return to spring today. But although the temperature was great (I think it went up to 9 degrees Celsius!), it poured rain ALL.DAY.LONG. It basically looked like this … Continue reading
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Making Some Headway
Awhile ago – we’re probably talking about a few months at this point – I mentioned that our local community centre offers a babysitting program at a reasonable rate. I had always intended to bring Claire to this service once … Continue reading
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April Two
Normally, I work on my writing when Claire is napping, but today I need to post here so that I can wrap my head around the fact that I will be returning to work on… Monday, April 2, 2012. **Gasp**Wheeze** … Continue reading
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Resolutions
I don’t normally make New Year’s Resolutions. I just don’t see the point, most of the time – people usually end up breaking them. But this year, I happened to think of a few changes I would like to make … Continue reading
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