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    Cover Me, I’m Going In
    jdettmann
    • Aug 16, 2018
    • 4 min

    Cover Me, I’m Going In

    Here’s a tiny bit of book. My book. Yikes. Good grief, the last time I blogged was three months ago and I was ordering cheese for H’s...
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    Not What It Seems
    jdettmann
    • Jun 13, 2017
    • 4 min

    Not What It Seems

    ‘What’s that window doing there?’ I asked. ‘It’s not really a window,’ the brickie told me. ‘It’s more of a vent.’ I said nothing. ‘So...
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    Stealth Health Ninja
    jdettmann
    • May 3, 2017
    • 3 min

    Stealth Health Ninja

    It turns out this writing a book lark is harder than it looks and, like so many things in life, not made easier by having two small...
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    Olympics Para Siempre
    jdettmann
    • Aug 11, 2016
    • 3 min

    Olympics Para Siempre

    We are disgraceful: this was one of only two photos we have of anyone in this family doing anything even vaguely athletic, while also not...
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    The Longest Weekend
    jdettmann
    • Mar 29, 2016
    • 3 min

    The Longest Weekend

    Poor little kid. She and her brother are so prone to ear infections and croup. They just have tiny little respiratory tracts and...
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    To Fiji, Come Hell Or High Vomit
    jdettmann
    • Feb 25, 2015
    • 2 min

    To Fiji, Come Hell Or High Vomit

    Two hours and all the towels in the house later, he was a limp pile of empty little boy on the sofa, and I was reading the fine print on...
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    The Son Also Vomits
    jdettmann
    • Aug 8, 2014
    • 3 min

    The Son Also Vomits

    My daughter has a remarkable grasp of phonetic spelling. This week has indeed been totally phykd. Gastro. Again. You’re going to start...
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    My Patience Is The Only Thin Part Of Me
    jdettmann
    • Nov 27, 2012
    • 3 min

    My Patience Is The Only Thin Part Of Me

    But, weirdly enough, it was one of the loveliest nights I can remember. Partly because nights in general, in my opinion, are for sleeping...
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    If You Can’t Say Something Nice…
    jdettmann
    • Nov 19, 2012
    • 2 min

    If You Can’t Say Something Nice…

    Today nearly slipped by without a blog. Today was hard. Physically I feel like crap right now and trying to be funny feels forced. So...
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    Old Man, Look At My Life
    jdettmann
    • Feb 6, 2012
    • 2 min

    Old Man, Look At My Life

    H’s beloved dad died on Saturday. It was expected, and a relief in that he was released from his suffering after a year of illness. It is...
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