So, I’ve got this happening on my front porch. And I’ve got this happening twice each week. I started my summer project. (It will eventually look like this.) And yesterday I made a blackberry cobbler. (It didn’t last long enough for photographs.) Seven more days of school. Only seven more days of school. ———————- The [...]

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For exactly one year, I am not unlike zirconium. (Please know that short term exposure will cause minor irritation.)

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Last night Jeff presented me with a birthday gift. For the first time ever, we now have Caller ID and Call Waiting. I’m a terrible (TERRIBLE) phone person, which is odd when you consider that two of my very first jobs involved lots of telephone action. (While in college I was one of those people [...]

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When I see a flock of birds in the sky When I hear my cat meow when she’s happy When I taste cinnamon buns with lots of icing on top When I am able to make my mom smile When I am with my stuffed dog Madison When I go to the doughnut shop and [...]

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I’m happy to announce that Meredith celebrated her birthday with TWO friends at Build-a-Bear yesterday. (The dramatic set-up is here.) Long story shortened: After I gave up on Mom #2, I left a message for Mom #3. Less than 20 minutes later, Mom #2 called and we set up a plan. Shortly after we hung [...]

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A few months after Meredith was born, our computer crashed and we lost all of her baby photos. I was absolutely devastated. The End. The only photos we were able to recover were the tiny files I had put up on Fluid Pudding, Volume One. (That was the version done in Microsoft Publisher. When I [...]

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Five years ago today I underwent a surgical procedure during which a low transverse uterine incision was made and a baby was removed. The first light that baby saw was not that of the sun. It was the harsh fluorescent light of a cold sterile room in which everyone present wore gowns and masks. (Except [...]

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First off and most importantly, thanks for all of your kind words on my floundering post from earlier in the week. Deep down, I think we all know that I can’t really quit Fluid Pudding. I’m really great when it comes to quitting full-time jobs that involve ergonomic chairs, town hall meetings, and filling out [...]

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When bloggers write about blogging, it sort of makes my skin crawl. With that said, it seems like every year at this time I get the e-mail notification that my renewal fee is due, and suddenly I start spinning around in a big goofy skirt and asking myself if I’m still having a good time [...]

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So, last Thursday I was doing the freelance thing when someone started knocking on my door. I jumped up, opened the door, and was greeted by a guy who looked quite a bit like my best friend from college’s brother. But it wasn’t. Me: Hi. Guy: Hello there! My name is Lou, and I want [...]

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