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[10 Mar 2010 | Comments Off on This thump in the night brings no panic | ]
This thump in the night brings no panic

I was just adding some links to my Portfolio page when I heard a loud thump from upstairs. Immediately, I knew that the noise was our daughter. This time, however, our fear was very minimal because she had fallen asleep earlier on the couch cushion right below her crib, just a foot or so above her floor. No, this was not a serendipitous moment where luck meets well-placed clutter. She had decided to move from her crib to this cushion, where we have been strategically placing it for this exact …

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[8 Mar 2010 | Comments Off on Oh, no: An early-morning leap | ]
Oh, no: An early-morning leap

When you are facing the beginning of yet another week that is likely to involve much more looking for work than actual working-for-pay gigs, you do not need any setbacks. Luckily, I think we just avoided a major setback at the Doolittle home as our 20-month-old little girl decided to climb up the side of her crib and take a courageous, yet very unrecommended plunge to the floor. Leaping out of her crib at 5am is extremely problematic, but she was not hurt. That’s all that really matters. But moving …

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[3 Mar 2010 | Comments Off on Early start to a lovely day | ]
Early start to a lovely day

This has been without question an uneven, yet enjoyable day for me. After two hours of playing ping pong last night (a true sport of kings!), I came home and helped my girl get ready for bed. Of course, mom had done all of the hard work by then, but I contributed my best. I attempted to clean the house a little, caught up on email afterward and had a couple of frosty mugs full of Samuel Adams Noble Pils. A truly great beer. Before diving back into my job …