February 2011
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1/11/11
Preparing Lex for the death of our pet: “Emma has been a good cat to us for a long time, and now she is very old. She had a good life and loved us alot, but soon she will be dead. She will not come back. We will not see her again. We will miss her, and we will be sad. And that’s ok.” Lex: She will be dead, like Ellie in UP? “That’s right. When we talk about...
Feb 1st
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Urbanape: Emma →
urbanape: Emma didn’t adopt us so much as commandeer us. She was our neighbor’s cat, handed down from her sister in anticipation of her daughter’s birth. The first time I cat-sat for her, she ran across the room and bit my hand, drawing blood. I knew we would have an interesting relationship. …
Feb 1st
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“ Where’s our cat? Oh, honey. Our kitty passed away, remember? I’m...”
Feb 1st
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January 2011
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Jan 12th
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Jan 12th
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Jan 12th
Festival of lights
After we got home from Argentina, it was already past Thanksgiving, past Black Friday. The season of lights. We had celebrated Diwali on November 5th with Auntie Sarita. Hanukkah starting on December 1st. We plugged in the twinkle lights in preparation for Jaja’s visit in mid-December, and bought a Christmas tree while he was here. We celebrated with Auntie LaLa and remote uncle Matt, with...
Jan 12th
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Jan 11th
Jan 11th
Jan 11th
Argentina - Friday
Up. Packed. Fantastic breakfast at Fierro Hotel. Checkout. Taxi. Airport. Check bags. Chocolate milk. Gate. Airplane. Takeoff. Landing. Miami. Immigration. Bags. Customs. Re-check bags. Hiking around the airport. Outside. Back through security again. Gate. Airplane. Takeoff. Landing. Richmond. Bags. Amish taxi. Home. Bed. Sleep. Goodbye Argentina.
Jan 11th