Tag Archives: Isabelle

Labyrinth (Muppets and David Bowie Not Included)

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Meg

My childhood Christmases always involved playing Monopoly on the family room floor, and if that doesn’t sound enough like an idyllic Dylan Thomas evening (A Child’s Christmas in Wales, people, not “Rage, rage against the dying of the light”), I … Continue reading →

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A New One For The Baby Name Book

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Meg

Our first-grader niece Isabelle asked Santa for a Snuggie (without irony) and a dreidel. We’d already gotten her a gift, but I’m hoping to spread the traditional Christmas latkes to the Malavette clan, so Stick went out searching for a … Continue reading →

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Checking Out At The Library

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Meg

As months go by, I’m getting more and more soured on the endless parking lots here, opening into shopping or office complexes and strip malls without sidewalks, a city designed for a life like that of the old Peking emperors, … Continue reading →

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The Wonders Of Technology

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Meg

“Can you get on Facebook and give me Josh and Terri’s address?” I asked Stick a week before Christmas. We were sitting in the living room right before Christmas, with a gorgeous fire going, as I prepared our very first … Continue reading →

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Big Kids

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Meg

According to Isabelle, Uncle Stick is 50 years old and Aunt Meg is 10. Tweet this!

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Our House, By Isabelle

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Meg

My mom asked to see a picture of our new apartment, so here is one by Isabelle. Tweet this!

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Tie

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Meg

This quote keeps popping up all over my Twitter feed this morning. “I was a little disappointed the media called it a tie but I think that means, when they call it a tie, that means we win.” – Sen. … Continue reading →

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Not My Doing!

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Meg

Isabelle is my 5-year-old niece. She makes me reconsider my whole childfree thing sometimes, but then I see other kids at the mall, and I remember why I don’t like children. (Actually, I don’t like people, but smaller, fragile people … Continue reading →

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Dinner Conversation

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Meg

Isabelle: Auntie Meg, when are you and Uncle Stick going to get married? Edit: Thanks all. You’re right, the correct response would have been something like “Look, Izzy! A magical fairy princess pony!” Tweet this!

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Marco Polo

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Meg

Stick and I took our niece Isabel to the pool today. We played a pick-up game of Marco Polo, with some neighborhood kids, and watched a hundred thousand times as Isabel’s cried “Watch this! Look at me!” It was fantastic, … Continue reading →

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