becky | December 8, 2009
I’m goin’ Green here at Princess Mikkimoto and recycling a blog post I wrote last year. Not only because we are in the midst of a blizzard here in Wisconsin, but mostly because writing this last December made my head explode. I lost all creativity until Valentine’s day. And I firmly believe, something that makes one’s [...]
Category: Becky has lost her mind, snow days, stories |
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becky | December 18, 2008
Twas the night before a snow storm, when all through the city Many a plan was cancelled, which was such a pity. The snow plows were waiting in the garages with care, In hopes that Blizzard 2008 soon would be there. The children were dusting and waxing their sleds, While visions of a Snow Day danced in their heads. [...]
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becky | November 30, 2008
On a cold snowy Sunday morning, a mother got out of bed and was about to go brush her teeth when she heard the sleepy crackled voice of her young boy saying, “No Mommy. Come snuggle with me.” Even though her teeth were screaming to be brushed, Superman himself couldn’t have walked away from the sweet [...]
Category: Ben, dreams, holidays, life, parenting, stories |
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becky | July 24, 2008
Wanna hear a story? Once upon a time there was a young girl living in Minneapolis. It was the summer of 1996 and the girl was 24. For the very first time in her life, she was living in her own apartment without roommates. She was a little nervous but excited about this big change. Unfortunately that summer, the [...]
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becky | July 8, 2008
We last left our religiously confused boy wondering why he and his mother couldn’t celebrate Easter when they DID celebrate Christmas. Today we find him at his grandparents house after a long day at camp. A wonderful Jewish camp called Camp Shalom. “How was camp honey?” asked his loving mother when she came to pick [...]
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becky | July 4, 2008
Once upon a time there were two beautiful women who had a free Saturday night. “What should we do?” asked Suzie. “Well, Rhythm and Booms is going on tonight.” said Betsy. “Eh. It’s too crowded there. And takes hours just to get out of the parking lot when it’s over. Let’s go to the Union [...]
Category: Madison, holidays, my person, politics, stories |
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