May 2012
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May 31st
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ListenThis album is really great. 
May 30th
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May 30th
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May 29th
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May 28th
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May 28th
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May 18th
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May 17th
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May 17th
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“There is a growing list of female contenders whose work-life balance stories...”
– Joanne Bamberger, writer of Pundit Mom Is it okay for me to be annoyed any time that people talk about “work-life balance” as some sort of special issue for women? It just casually and unreflectively captures so many bad assumptions about how families should be structured. Men also have families...
May 16th
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“Zum Geburtstag to you! Zum Geburtstag to you!”
– Yesterday, on the playground, I was commissioned by a three-year-old girl to make some sand birthday cakes. This is the song she sang while she decorated them with pebbles.  Best case of Denglish ever. 
May 15th
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May 15th
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May 14th
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MICHELE BACHMANN FLIP FLOPS ON SWISS CITIZENSHIP:... →
So, the former Republican presidential nominee wannabe was a dual-national for less days than Kim Kardashian was Mrs. Humphries, renouncing her second passport (which she was entitled to through marriage) to make it “clear” that she’s a proud Amurrrican. 
May 11th
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May 11th
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May 10th
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May 10th
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May 9th
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Luisa's favourite books
After Maurice Sendak’s obituary flew around the Internet yesterday, I tried to get Luisa to read Where the Wild Things Are with me this afternoon. Alas, she is not yet interested in wild rumpuses or year-long boat rides (though she does like it when her supper is still hot). So, here are the books that Luisa will pull off the shelf, time and time again.  Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little...
May 9th
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“Children are tough, though we tend to think of them as fragile. They have to be...”
– Maurice Sendak (via nedhepburn)
May 8th
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May 7th
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A Sugared-up tour of Paris with pastry Chef Yigit... →
Clearly, the universe is telling me that adding two days in Paris to the end of our vacation was a most excellent idea.  More to add to my list. 
May 5th
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“Zoo officials in Portland, Ore., say the child’s striped sweater may have...”
– Lion tries to eat toddler clad in stripes. I love everything about this.  (Don’t worry — a thick layer of glass prevented anything from actually happening). 
May 4th
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Dorie Greenspan's favourite pastry spots in Paris →
File under: Extremely relevant to my future plans.  Our vacation is planned. You’ll find us on the edge of a little town in the Luberon region in Provence in a little hilltop town with a bread museum. That’s right. A museum dedicated to bread. We’ve rented a little house. With a pool. And a play set for Luisa. Surrounded by lavender fields. Then we take the train to Paris for...
May 4th
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We thought Luisa didn't like cheese
And this was confusing for me. How could my daughter not like cheese?  Turns out, the cheese we were giving her just wasn’t stinky enough for her liking.  It’s the little things. 
May 3rd
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May 2nd
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May 2nd
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Settling
Me: Is there any yoghurt left?
Josh: No.
Me: Guess I'll have to eat chocolate instead.
May 2nd
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