Maia Papaya Brings in the Spring 2010

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What Rhymes With Maia

December 29, 2008

We are singers in my household.  Not in the traditional sense that we sing along with the radio, but in a strange sort of embarrassing thank-god-I-found-someone-that-puts-up-with-me way — we make up ditties about anything.  Preferably ones with really strained rhymes and made-up words.
You know, like the one Chris sang to my belly tonight:
Maia Papaya / [...]

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Christmas 2008

December 25, 2008

Maia got way more presents this year than anybody else — which is good, because that’s what we wanted!  And we finally have a bedding set for the crib that I will set up and take some pictures of tomorrow.
Chris and I also got some nice gifts, but this one (from my Mom) is my [...]

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I Kinda Like to Swear

December 12, 2008

I sprinkle my conversations with the word ‘fuck’ like Martha Stewart sprinkles her cupcakes with … sprinkles.  There are other, dirtier words that get used around here pretty often too.  It’s not uncommon for me to refer to my husband (laughingly) as a prick or an asshole, and we’ll just say that the c-word is [...]

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What Else He Said

December 11, 2008

Chris, setting aside his empty dinner plate: Wow, that was really good.  Probably the best fish you’ve ever made.
Me: … that was chicken!

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Boobies, again

December 8, 2008

My boobs are hot all the time, like, temperature-wise. I mean, they’re pretty sexy too I guess, but seriously, they’re like little raging infernos on my chest. It’s kind of interesting, and at least I have some way to keep my hands warm if they get cold.
But by the end of the day, [...]

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Sorta like Shai-Hulud…

December 7, 2008

My favourite thing about the baby right now is that when she moves, it changes my entire belly.  I can see, and feel, the ripple of her body under my skin.  There’s pressure where she is, and I can touch whatever piece of her is pressed tight to the boundaries of my body… and she’ll [...]

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My Latest Food Obsession

November 29, 2008

Thanks to a random comment on MSN from my mom, I’ve been eating peanut butter & apple sandwiches every day for the last three.  Like, I even want to go grocery shopping just to pick up more apples to squeeze into a sammich.
Chris thinks this is repulsive — the combination of apple and peanut butter [...]

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Thanksgiving Nom Noms

November 27, 2008

Man, I wish I were in the US today.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving dinners!

(Are Snoopy & the Woodstocks having beer and popcorn for dinner… ???)

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Canada Votes Obama

November 4, 2008

Canada Votes Obama is holding an election watch party at Wayne Gretzky’s Restaurant in downtown Toronto tonight, so that’s where we’ll be!  I am totally stoked.  A friend offered to come as my designated drinker (haha) which I thought was very generous of him, and I haven’t seen him since the start of September, so [...]

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Baking Makes Me Angry

November 1, 2008

I have a cookie craving right now.  I have flour, sugar (white granulated, brown, and icing varieties), cocoa powder, cream of tartar, baking powder, almond & vanilla extracts, and time on my hands.  But, because you can’t fake baking, I need to find a recipe — I can’t just throw the things that sound yummy [...]

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