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Mary has made up her first song, it goes:

“Night, night, baby
night, night, baby
night, night baby
it good to see you safe.”

I helped a little, but the ideas were [truly] all hers.
So proud of my little Mary.  Budding songstress.

The validation I’ve been seeking, Mary saying ‘Mama’ happened today.  Even though it was said so that I wipe her nose, I’m over the moon about it. Twice in as many days, my heart is captured.

My heart has been captured.  Christian, my son, told me yesterday, Sunday, October 5, 2008 that I am his “best sweetheart”.  Stick a fork in me, I’m done.

Took a break from reading for a while, trying to get a groove with a new job and two kids, but just got back to it with “Blindness”.  What a book.  No spoilers here, but it is so well-written and makes me believe this is exactly how society will break down if such an epidemic [...]