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Falling with a banana

Monday, May 24, 2010

Round and round the fountain he goes, barefoot and with a banana in one hand. I, feeding Alice on the grass. It rained a lot and the puddle was deep and wide. Round and round he goes, faster and faster. Max come here, I say. He does. Let me roll up your pants so they [...]

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Deep thoughts

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Me: Max, don’t throw the car. Roll it. If you throw the car you could hurt me. Max: Don’t throw car. Every people go cry. Me: … Me: Yes, Max. You’re right. It could make every people go cry. (This from someone wearing trousers on his head just an hour earlier.)

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My Son, the Shopper

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

My son is a thoughtful fellow. Today, while at the grocery store, he wondered about what I eat for “dinnder” while at work, or even if I eat at all. What do I do all day? He wondered if I eat alone or with other people. (I sort of wish I had been there to [...]

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Linguistic fun

Friday, February 20, 2009

The other night while we were reading, Max pointed to a helicopter and said “helicopter”. Then he pointed to a single propeller plane and said “mouth-copter!” I thought it was pretty wonderful.

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The Words Max Can Say

Thursday, December 4, 2008

That I can remember, anyway: Mama Daddy Doggie Kitty Cat Milk Bath Babies Baby Plane Bike Shawn Sarah Max Loren Alicia Phin Jasser Truck Car Guck (generic for wheeled vehicles) Bus Shoes Socks Rock Stick Duck Water Juice Snack Nigh-Nigh Bink/y Wheels ChooChoo Bird Crow “no way” yes no “more milk” milk nose ears hair [...]

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Memories of Max

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

–In the first weeks of his life, Max’s breathing was quite irregular. Sometimes he would stop breathing for several heart-stopping seconds and then he’d take a big, shuddering breath in. I would too. –I sometimes caught him smiling in his sleep. Sometimes, he would laugh. I’m not sure if Sarah believes me about either of [...]

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It’s Max! That crazy squeaker!

Sunday, March 2, 2008
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Memories of Max

Friday, February 29, 2008

I’m well aware that these might only be of interest to me, but I’ve decided that I need to write down what I remember about Max so that I don’t forget it later. Hey, he might be interested in it too. –We counted 1234 over and over again through Sarah’s contractions. Kat said, “This baby’ll [...]

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