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Being a wonky smarty-pants, I've paid far too much attention Iowa politics, resulting in insomnia and a profound sense of despair. Join me? I don't recommend it. Superdelegate math is not for the faint of heart. On to New Hampshire!

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We meant to have a cozy, rainy weekend indoors - with books and cocoa and writing reports on books (and cocoa). And tiny robot armies. Fin and I ventured out on bicycles to the local waffle joint during what we thought was a break in the rain.
Fortunately, they will serve you waffles even when you're soaked through. Sometimes the adventure is a little more adventurous than you thought it would be.

Also: Bone music.

Anything can happen child, anything can be.

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Around here we are hurtling toward the holidays at great speed - 11 days? Is it? I don't know....
There's a big Huge Sale happening in the shop - last minute handmade eco-friendly awesomeness for you and yours. Order by 12/18 for delivery by 12/25.
Also? Be careful out there, you guys.

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Around here, you win some and you lose some. But the sunrise is kind of extravagantly beautiful.

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Thanksgiving happened! And it was just as straight-up crazy as only Thanksgiving can be. You know - place cards and perfect weather and zip-lining with cousins and remarks about your parenting style and employment status at dinner.
AND? beer and Scrabble with some of my favorite people - which was awesome, and noticing it's awesomeness while it was happening, which was awesomer.
And we saw Santa. I get giggly and star-struck when I see Santa.

 

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Thanksgiving break started with a cough and a sputter - and it's actually a pretty gross-sounding cough, so we're taking naps and being only mildly adventurous.

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Around here, it's a quite lovely shade of grey. Also: chilly and uncertain. And certainty is the greatest enemy of innovation. So. That's good.

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This is what it looks like around here....
(not pictured: all the super-exciting stuff - supermoon! chris cornell! homemade model of a plant cell!)

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Around here, we're in a west Marin valhalla with cousins and water and light. Summer Mom makes an appearance (Go to bed whenever you want.) (Yes - you can have a cookie before breakfast and could you bring me one?) but not as often as we'd all like. It's been a slow roll-out for Summer Mom this year. Nobody is happy about it.

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Around here, it is the summer of the twelve-year-old boy. Independent and insecure, bored, full of potential and ideas and emotions. Don't like this mood? Don't worry, there's different one coming right up. He will frost the cinnamon rolls (and everything else) himself. Plus he's eating everything in the house and he does not smell good. It's fascinating!
Meanwhile, I'm just trying to make a better oatmeal chocolate chip cookie.

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Around here, summer starts Now.
I know we're a little late to the party, but we're ready to rock.

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Is it Monday already? Around here, the year is going by at the speed of light. Someone told me recently: Busy is a choice. And I continue to choose it because I feel good about the things I've chosen to be busy doing. And I might be slightly more comfortable when I'm a little too busy, when my house and my hair are a little too messy.
Plenty of time for deep thoughts while stopped at a red light.

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Such a mixed week it's been! Road trips, haircuts, first dance - all good. Hard lessons learned, and finding out what kind of bad ass I am: if you take money off my child, I Will call your mother. That kind of bad ass.

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Who's ready to go back to school?
Yeah, me niether.