Category Archives: TTC # 2

Reason and Boxes

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Mrs. Spit

The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing. – Blaise Pascal My pregnant life is in 3 boxes – Rubbermaid totes – in my basement. And there are a lot of reasons that I don’t go into the … Continue reading →

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mtDNA Takes your Breath Away

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Mrs. Spit

I have spent most of this week trying to be silent, and trying not to think, as much as I could. This has been a strange experience for me. But in the exhaustion of going around and around and around: … Continue reading →

Posted in The language of families, TTC # 2 | 21 Comments

You Can’t Divide by Zero

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Mrs. Spit

I was at the ripe old age of 20 before I figured out that you couldn’t divide by zero. I was, in fact, taking my second Math 114 (Calculus) class. A friend was tutoring me, we were sitting in the … Continue reading →

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Going off the weed

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Mrs. Spit

I have had a long standing relationship with DuMaurier. Longer than my marriage, longer than all my present friendships, longer than my relationship with hair colour. DuMaurier, you might say, is one of my oldest companions. I have been smoking … Continue reading →

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I didn’t think that I would be cool enough

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Mrs. Spit

To have 2 blogs. But, Mr. Spit and I wanted a blog that we could use to stay in touch with people as we went through a second pregnancy. (no, I’m not pregnant yet!) We wanted a place where we … Continue reading →

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That’s Nice

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Mrs. Spit

Did I ever tell you the official Lucy Baker School Joke? Well. Sit right down and let me tell you. You’ll have to imagine my really bad imitation of a southern drawl. There were two southern ladies rocking away on … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Mrs. Spit

I understand now. What I was asking about, when I asked about what to say to those who only focus on a 70% chance of a baby living. I understand. Behind the numbers, the scenario’s, the low dose aspirin, the … Continue reading →

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Risk Management

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Mrs. Spit

I have struggled with how to write this post. I have thought about the issue from a multitude of different directions, and I still have 10 puddles of discrete thought, and no idea of how to collect these thoughts into … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow is Always Fresh

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Mrs. Spit

It is one of those magical nights we get here on the prairies. Where, so far north of the equator the day lasts forever. We make up for our hours of darkness. We buried Gabriel on the shortest day of … Continue reading →

Posted in Friendship, Meme, TTC # 2 | 12 Comments