http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:04:25 -0400 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/finally-a-chance-to-breathe-again.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(julieb) http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/finally-a-chance-to-breathe-again.html?_c=feed-rss http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/finally-a-chance-to-breathe-again.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:04:25 -0400 This past weekend marked a moment in history- we FINALLY had a reprieve from the chaos that rules our world. Yes, we've become that family that is gone every spare waking not-at-work moment. The family that is overly-comsumed with kids and all ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/finally-a-chance-to-breathe-again.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b1464a00050123ddb48c81860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/what-have-i-been-up-to-where-to-start.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(julieb) http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/what-have-i-been-up-to-where-to-start.html?_c=feed-rss http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/what-have-i-been-up-to-where-to-start.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:03:59 -0400 Wow, so our first month of school has flown by! I really don't know what happened to it; it's all this blurry mess... I remember there being lots and lots of ortho doc visits in there.... and lots ot time spent on the soccer field... Can't remem... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/what-have-i-been-up-to-where-to-start.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b1464a00050123f1617b19860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/wow-what-an-exciting-first-week-of-school.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(julieb) http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/wow-what-an-exciting-first-week-of-school.html?_c=feed-rss http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/wow-what-an-exciting-first-week-of-school.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:46:02 -0400 Yeah, you could say that's an understatement... It does not seem fair that kids are now required to go back to school this early. I mean, c'mon-- when I was growing up, we never went back till at least the last week of August, giving us a good ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/wow-what-an-exciting-first-week-of-school.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b1464a00050110186206b3860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/hes-growing-up-too-quickly.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(julieb) http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/hes-growing-up-too-quickly.html?_c=feed-rss http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/hes-growing-up-too-quickly.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:36:54 -0400 Within the past year, my now-eleven year-old (as of Tuesday) has figured out (in his words) "all the world's mysteries". He figured out the tooth fairy, then that Santa Claus "was the same thing"; after he started asking questions about sex, we ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/hes-growing-up-too-quickly.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b1464a0005011017f40e08860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/bringing-back-memories.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(julieb) http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/bringing-back-memories.html?_c=feed-rss http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/bringing-back-memories.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:08:55 -0400 Our county's 4H fair is going on right now. I really didn't feel like trapsing around in the animal manure again this year, however a couple friends of mine convinced me that I should meet them there. Because I'm such a sucker for peer pressure... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/bringing-back-memories.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b1464a000501101677e3b7860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/a-rough-start-back.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(julieb) http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/a-rough-start-back.html?_c=feed-rss http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/a-rough-start-back.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:36:29 -0400 Monday was my first day back after a long break from the real world; a break filled with baking myself in the sun, where the biggest question of the day was when was high tide. 6:00 came way too early and I very groggily found myself trying to p... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/a-rough-start-back.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b1464a00050110166f7ad1860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/common-phrases-overheard-on-our-vacation-so-far.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(julieb) http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/common-phrases-overheard-on-our-vacation-so-far.html?_c=feed-rss http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/common-phrases-overheard-on-our-vacation-so-far.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:02:16 -0400 Here is a highlight of our vacation in Delaware so far- keep in mind that we're staying in a beach house about the size of our last apartment with our friends and their four kids... "What time is it?" (because there are no clocks anywhere in not j... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/common-phrases-overheard-on-our-vacation-so-far.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b1464a0005011018460013860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/finally-i-can-catch-my-breath.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(julieb) http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/finally-i-can-catch-my-breath.html?_c=feed-rss http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/finally-i-can-catch-my-breath.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:05:12 -0400 Aw, I finally see the light at the end of a very long, very hectic trip that we've been on since... I don't remember how long it's been, but it feels like about 100 year now. The past year has overall been one big blur, filled with move after mo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/finally-i-can-catch-my-breath.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b1464a000501101840a2d1860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/so-what-explains-my-very.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(julieb) http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/so-what-explains-my-very.html?_c=feed-rss http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/so-what-explains-my-very.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:00:40 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398b1464a0005011017de5f46860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398b1464a0005011017de5f46860e-50si" alt="Aidan and Nicole" /></a> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398b1464a00050110183d6208860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00e398b1464a00050110183d6208860f-50si" alt="Aidan and Kyra" /></a> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398b1464a00050110161e0f87860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e398b1464a00050110161e0f87860b-50si" alt="Aidan and Jenny" /></a> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398b1464a00050110183d6182860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e398b1464a00050110183d6182860f-50si" alt="Aidan looking very dapper" /></a> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398b1464a00050110169dbe3f860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00e398b1464a00050110169dbe3f860d-50si" alt="College Roommates" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So, what explains my very long absence from Blogworld? Did I fall off the Earth? No. Did I spend the last two-ish months trying to escape from aliens who abducted me? No, not really. Did my children lock me in my room, with no possible way of es... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/so-what-explains-my-very.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b1464a00050110169dbe56860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/living-healthy-sucks.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(julieb) http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/living-healthy-sucks.html?_c=feed-rss http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/living-healthy-sucks.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 May 2009 11:36:21 -0400 This is the year that I vowed I would get my act together and start living healthier. I started off by FINALLY getting in to the dentist after many years of not going (and I chronicled how well that went in the entry before this one)... The seco... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://livingwithsquirrels.vox.com/library/post/living-healthy-sucks.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b1464a00050110164c7545860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>