Monthly Archives: September 2009

And then there’s that.

By Erin | Published: September 18, 2009

Hello, Friday. My, what a week. Some actual work came in. I got up early. One day. Grew broccoli sprouts in my little sprout-container thing. Bought ribs buy-one-get-one-free at Harris Teeter. A million other things I’m forgetting. I am learning the joys of Pandora. And then there was the nearly three-hour meeting today about human [...]

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Pink Rollers and Chinese Herbs

By Erin | Published: September 17, 2009

I did it! I finally got up at 6:00 a.m. (You can stop laughing now.) It only took about a month to accomplish this. I’ve had a handful of 6:30 mornings, and plenty of 7:00s, but today I finally made it up just a little after 6:00. Now we just have to see if I [...]

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From My Mother’s Journal, “Angry, Aggravated, Mean”

By Erin | Published: September 15, 2009

December 9, 1985 (two-and-a-half) I just have to write this. Last night, in your prayers, you said, “Dear God, I have a boo boo, a sore back, and a red toe. Bless Daddy, ‘cause he don’t feel good. Bless Mommy, ‘cause she don’t feel good either.” Sounds pretty depressing, huh? After you were in the [...]

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Wildlife

By Erin | Published: September 14, 2009

So, Saturday morning I was leaving a voice message for Jessica and I sat down on the futon in my office and happened to glance over at the window, where I saw a SNAKE looking in! I immediately began to scream into the phone, “There’s a snake! There’s a snake! There’s a snake! Gah! A [...]

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The Kitchen Diaries

By Erin | Published: September 10, 2009

So, this morning before breakfast I decided to clean the whole kitchen. It started out simple: a few pots soaking from last night’s dinner (which was surprisingly good, for how simple it was—spaghetti with a peppery sauce with parm and lots of butter, and a side of garlicky spinach with Cannellini beans). But once I [...]

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