Monthly Archives: December 2016

A Baby Lives Here

Yeah, a baby lives here. How can you tell? Just look around at the piles of baby blankets, toys, and other baby accessories. There is the line of bottles waiting to be washed, and the line of bottles that have … Continue reading

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Jack’s First Christmas

Happy Post-Christmas! Our first year with Jack at Christmas was quite the success. Oh, there was a lot of work to be done and there were definite challenges to getting all of the usual Christmas prep done with a new … Continue reading

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Dear Jackrabbit #14 — The meaning of Christmas

Dear Jackrabbit, Today is Christmas. Merry Christmas. You and your mother just left for church (your second time going to church in less than 12 hours as we went to the evening service late last night). It’s been a busy … Continue reading

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Little Known Facts About Babies… Honest

Here are a bunch of “I’ll bet ya didn’t know” facts about babies that I have helpfully compiled. Every fact here is verifiable, but I lost my notes so you’ll just have to take my word for it that everything … Continue reading

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It’s All So Worth It (Chasing them naughty blues away)

Holidays are fast upon us and this is the time of year I get the most anxious. Freelance slows down, but the bills stack up faster. It takes months to catch up and this year we’re feeling the bite a … Continue reading

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Dear Jackrabbit #13 – Finding Your Voice (first words)

Dear Jackrabbit, This isn’t a deep letter about “finding your voice” as in discovering your unique way of communicating to the world about art or something like that. This is more about the fact that you have moved on making … Continue reading

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Through the Night?

Technically it’s still Thursday. Well, Thursday as I type this at 11:55 PM. It will be after midnight when it gets posted. My bad. Best laid plans and all that. As things happen, things change. Not a bad thing by … Continue reading

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More Songs What Get Sung

Back in the beginning of October I wrote a piece entitled “Music Doth Soothe the Savage Beast” in which I listed out some of the songs I sang to newborn Jack to calm him whenever he got a bit fussy. … Continue reading

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Dear Jackrabbit ##12 – When Weekends Get Crazy

Dear Jackrabbit, It’s been a busy, busy weekend. You won’t remember it, of course. No biggie. You’re only, but not quite, three months old. Every now and then we have ourselves a busy weekend. Your mother and I have lots … Continue reading

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FollowFriday and Signal Boosts #2 – Going Local

On the last Friday of October, I devoted that Thursday’s post to a #FollowFriday idea to promote certain people/places/pages I like–usually artisans of some kind. Because this month’s last Friday fell right after Thanksgiving, the schedule was a little mussed … Continue reading

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