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Hi, I'm Annie.

Mother of 3,
spouse to G,
writer of things,
former batgirl,
sister,
daughter,
lucky friend,
and American
living in Australia.

Basic Joy = my attempt to document all of this life stuff, stubbornly looking for the joy in dailiness. 

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Mama, Ph.D.: Women Write About Motherhood and Academic LifeMountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the WorldThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the PieThe Island: A NovelThe PassageSecret Spaces of Childhood

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Wednesday
May272009

Wringing the magic from the weekend

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1. at Providence's WaterFire, 2. L, contemplative at dusk 3. easy picnic on Monday
4. L @ park 5. we love the park 6.gondola @ WaterFire
7. white legs playing games 8. Miss M 9. more games
10. G on his first holiday off since January 11. protective geese parents 12. crazy Sam

We got two hours of gardening work out of each child (yay!)
went to WaterFire
had a picnic
played badminton
saw Night at the Museum (kids)/Angels and Demons (grownups)
took naps, went on walks
did a lot of lazing
had reallyreally good burgers from our grill
had patriotic, thankful thoughts
and planned and dreamed.
A good restorative weekend, all in all.

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