Mama(e) in Translation

2 sons, 2 languages, 2 countries, 2 "worlds" (work/home), 2 PhDs. Where translation and "in-between-ness" have become a way of life. Now with 2 cats & 2 Universities!

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

A Quickie (Updated)

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I was quite busy this weekend, so I wasn't able to write. I had a friend's baby shower to attend and my brother- and sister-in-law...
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Thursday, October 26, 2006

Full-Time at Home Parenting: Delight or Torture?

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After I expressed some negative thoughts about being home with the boys in this post , some of my blogging friends ( Kate and Alice ) direc...
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Central Park on a Saturday Afternoon

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Cloudscome 's post about her lovely day with her sons last Saturday motivated me to write about our day as well. We went to New York C...
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

A Tale of Two Meetings (& Finally a Dissertation Update - #8)

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First, I want to thank everyone for your support after last post, it means a lot to me. Blogging has kept me afloat these past two years in ...
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Monday, October 23, 2006

Flowers

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I have so many things to write about, but I'm kind of blocked right now. I guess the scare of almost losing the blog has actually affect...
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006

On Closing Doors and Opening up for Dreams

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Two weeks ago Andi Buchanan (from Mother Shock ) wrote a beautiful post in her blog, comemorating the anniversary of her last piano concer...
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Monday, October 16, 2006

Lost & Found

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Last Wednesday night I impulsively switched my blog to the Beta version of blogger and then, on Thursday morning, guess what? Yes, if you...
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Short-Circuited

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I have a dear friend who used to say that mothering little boys means having to prevent them from killing themselves on a daily basis. I tho...
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Back Home and Bullets

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As I expected, the trip back went very smoothly. I made it in less than 6 hours, including a 25 minute stop (only one!!). I would have arriv...
Monday, October 09, 2006

Cranberry Flavored Fall Adventures

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I've had a good time here in Massachusetts. I'm dying to tell you more about the advising meetings, which were really great, but I w...
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Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Traveling Mother

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I just wanted to brag about the fact that this afternoon/evening I drove for 7 hours by myself with the boys to come spend a few days with m...
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Plumbing Troubles

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I should have seen it coming. I knew that my youngest son would be more troublesome than the eldest, but I thought it would be a while befor...
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Sunday, October 01, 2006

Six Weird Things About Me

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I had planned to post this three weeks ago, but then I decided to write a 9/11 post. I guess this is a good time for this "meme" s...
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Answering Your Questions!

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You asked, so I respond. Sorry it took me so long. I really enjoyed doing it, thanks for asking! Alice asked : -What's your favorite ou...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

The Complete Organic Pregnancy: Blog Book Tour

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Even though I am not pregnant nor planning to get pregnant in the near future, I was excited to read this book. I tend to believe I have a r...
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Blogroll Slightly Updated

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Well, I finally added a few new blogs to my blogroll... I feel bad that I wasn't reading these blogs just because they were in my bookma...
Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Book Review/ Q&A Coming Soon!

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I promise I'll soon get to answer your questions, but this week I'm participating in yet another blog book tour, sponsored by Mother...
Thursday, September 21, 2006

Random Things About Me You May or May Not Know

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Since I don't have much time, here's a quick one: I was/am a tomboy. I do love pink, and "girly" clothes though. I drive a...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Potty Time

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I still have a long list of posts I want to write, but life has caught up with me. I'm busy parenting, trying to cook healthy meals for ...
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Sunday, September 17, 2006

Tagged!

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On Friday night, Aliki, from World of One Thousand Different Things tagged me for a couple of memes. I don't know if I'll be able t...
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I'm a Brazilian immigrant (used to say expatriate, have problems with this word now), living in the U.S. since 1996 with my husband and two sons (born in March 2002 and May 2004). I'm a mother, first and foremost, -- mamãe in my mother-tongue, hence the (e) of the blog title -- but after "ten years and two sons" I finally finished my Ph.D. in literature in 2008. After six years away from teaching (including a year home/cyber schooling my sons - 2009-10), I'm finally back in higher-education. I've been blogging here for eleven years, so welcome to my site and feel free to stay for a while and look around. Our lives are a roller coaster, never lacking in ups and downs! ;-)
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