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ring resizing

December 24, 2013

all i want for christmas is a wedding ring that fits. my ring was always a little small, but then we reproduced a second time and a little small suddenly became way too ridiculously small. but, after 9 months, i’m finally did something about it — and will have it back in two weeks.

out: national museum of the american indian

December 24, 2013

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out: national museum of the american indian

national christmas tree

December 24, 2013

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national christmas tree

out: mussels

December 21, 2013

st. arnold’s mussel bar, cleveland park, washington, dc.

pre-christmas

December 21, 2013

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pre-christmas

daddy-daughter day

December 20, 2013

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daddy-daughter day

found: book rat

December 18, 2013

video: tacky christmas

December 18, 2013

children’s

December 18, 2013

after a couple year delay, we’re restarting sparklet’s treatments for the port wine stain on her cheek. she’s older now, so we’re better able to bribe her with ice cream, and she’ll probably be a little less freaked by the procedures.

also, children’s national medical center — which is about 12 blocks from our house — has a specialty clinic that treats them on site.

so, once again, we get the strange “luxury” of being the parents of kids walking into a major pediatric hospital with entirely healthy kids. i know that someday that likely won’t be the case, but it’s hard not to feel blessed that something so minor is our most major children’s health issue.

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children’s

christmas cartoon extravaganza

December 15, 2013

this year, we didn’t get off our rear-end fast enough to do our annual christmas cartoon extravaganza, so we crashed someone elses party (thanks, petemma!) and brought the holiday specials with us. soooo much easier than actually doing something ourselves.