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Wee-turn of the Wee-publican

February 5, 2008 by Sarah

Because it won’t fit for much longer and it’s primary day:

Catch it before it leaves for Wyoming

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Posted in Angus, Photos, Politics, Ron Paul, Sarah, Sweet Pea | 3 Comments »

Super Tuesday + Fat Tuesday = Morbidly Obese Tuesday?

February 5, 2008 by Angus

Given that today is both Super Tuesday and Mardi Gras, I wonder if there will be people outside our polling station handing out strands of beads and screaming “Show us your ballots!”

Hopefully, no.

Either way, this is just a friendly reminder that if you are a denizen of one of the bazillion states that hold primaries or caucuses today (viz., Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee,  Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois,  Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma,  Colorado, Utah, Arizona,  California and Alaska, plus West Virginia and Montana if you’re a Republican and  Kansas, New Mexico and Idaho if you’re a Democrat) and you’re  properly registered to vote in your municipality, then  go vote.   It’s fun, and if your polling station has  old school voting machines it’s a great workout for your right bicep.

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Pru is sleeping

February 1, 2008 by Sarah

… so that means:  BLOG PARTY!!

Prior to Pru’s being born and our getting married, much of any given day could be spent composing blog posts in my head.  I could roll around a phrase until it was polished enough for public consumption.  I was able to really work through an assertion and get a final product that I was fairly confident would stand the critical eye of the hoards of people who frequented AGoCh.  I could actually sit down and read Latin.  It was a beautiful time for prose, really. 

After Pru, however, my thoughts have been composed of lists of things I do/don’t want Pru to do.  Samples from the last few days:

A List of Professions We Don’t Want Pru to Consider When She Grows Up:

  1. Thief
  2. Porn star
  3. Welfare Queen
  4. Contract killer
  5. Lawyer

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Posted in Angus, Bad Habits, Meta Blogging, Sarah, Sleep, Sweet Pea | 6 Comments »

No Free Riders Here

January 22, 2008 by Sarah

Arrrrrgh
Under that band-aid is the proof that Pru is officially done with her first real battery of vaccinations.  Sure, sure we could have relied on the actions of others but we’re weak-willed on top of being rational actors.  Plus, what if we move to a colony of Christian Scientists and there is a Diphtheria outbreak?  Pru just isn’t sold on the ontology of the Eddy crowd.
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Posted in Health Problems, Sleep, Sweet Pea | 4 Comments »

Rank-o-Gram

January 19, 2008 by Angus

Top 5 Grams, inspired by John McCain’s South Carolina primary speech:

1.  Graham crackers
2.  Phil Gramm
3.  Graham Norwood
4.  Graham Greene
5.  Teddy Grahams?  Lindsey Graham? 21 Grams? Gram, 8th King of Rohan?

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Cover girl

January 16, 2008 by Sarah

Pru, in a continuation of the series Famous Poses of Great Figures in History (which Great Uncle Phil noted the start of in utero) has added Abraham Lincoln to her repertoire:
Pru being a Yankee

We’re just hoping she doesn’t learn to smirk while doing it, frankly.

Posted in Paternal Paranoia, Photos, Sweet Pea | 2 Comments »

Bad napper no more!

January 14, 2008 by Sarah



As the blog may or may not have led you to believe, our Sweet Pea is not the world’s greatest capitalizer on the opportunity for naps. Up until today she just wouldn’t sleep during the day unless someone was holding her, preferably while they were standing upright. This was never the ideal situation, of course, but her parents were pretty indulgent because
a) she’s a cutie
and
b) they like not hearing their daughter scream.

Today, Angus’s paternity leave ended and Pru celebrated by taking a proper nap. Sure it wasn’t in her bed, but was a start. Mother is going to say a few prayers of thanksgiving now.

Posted in Bad Habits, Sleep, Sweet Pea | 8 Comments »

Numeracy Dawns

January 12, 2008 by Angus

It’s beginning to occur to me that I’m probably not on the verge of winning the lottery.

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Sick

January 12, 2008 by Angus

Pru has been ill – congested, coughing – most of the week.  I guess Nietzsche was right:  Christianity does weaken you.

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Baptism

January 9, 2008 by Angus

Pru was baptized on Sunday (Epiphany) afternoon at our parish just after the noon Mass. We were touched that so many family, friends and blogging notables were able to be in attendance. She was angelic almost the whole time (even during a pretty extensive photo session afterwards) and quickly calmed down when she became agitated. It was a beautiful event. Grandpa Shields was kind enough to record the ceremony on his digital camera:

Obviously, we were a bit… occupied… during the baptism itself and didn’t take photographs of our own (though Aunt NELLIE did a great job with our camera) so consider this a call for photos if you took any. We’d love to see what you captured.

Posted in Catholicism, Sweet Pea | 6 Comments »

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