html { margin: 0; /* setting border: 0 hoses ie6 win window inner well border */ padding: 0; } body { margin: 0; /* setting border: 0 hoses ie5 win window inner well border */ padding: 0; font-family: verdana, 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } form { margin: 0; padding: 0; } a { text-decoration: underline; } a img { border: 0; } h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { font-weight: normal; } h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, ol, ul, pre, blockquote { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; } /* standard helper classes */ .clr { clear: both; overflow: hidden; width: 1px; height: 1px; margin: 0 -1px -1px 0; border: 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; } /* .pkg class wraps enclosing block element around inner floated elements */ .pkg:after { content: " "; display: block; visibility: hidden; clear: both; height: 0.1px; font-size: 0.1em; line-height: 0; } * html .pkg { display: inline-block; } /* no ie mac \*/ * html .pkg { height: 1%; } .pkg { display: block; } /* */ /* page layout */ body { text-align: center; } /* center on ie */ #container { position: relative; margin: 0 auto; /* center on everything else */ width: 902px; text-align: left; } #container-inner { position: static; width: auto; } #banner { position: relative; } #banner-inner { position: static; } #pagebody { position: relative; width: 100%; } #pagebody-inner { position: static; width: 100%; } #alpha, #beta, #gamma, #delta { display: inline; /* ie win bugfix */ position: relative; float: left; min-height: 1px; } #delta { float: right; } #alpha-inner, #beta-inner, #gamma-inner, #delta-inner { position: static; } /* banner user/photo */ .banner-user { float: left; overflow: hidden; width: 64px; margin: 0 15px 0 0; border: 0; padding: 0; text-align: center; } .banner-user-photo { display: block; margin: 0 0 2px 0; border: 0; padding: 0; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; text-decoration: none !important; } .banner-user-photo img { width: 64px; height: auto; margin: 0; border: 0; padding: 0; } /* content */ .content-nav { margin: 10px; text-align: center; } .date-header, .entry-content { position: static; clear: both; } .entry, .trackbacks, .comments, .archive { position: static; overflow: hidden; clear: both; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 20px; } .entry-content, .trackbacks-info, .trackback-content, .comment-content, .comments-open-content, .comments-closed { clear: both; margin: 5px 10px; } .entry-excerpt, .entry-body, .entry-more-link, .entry-more { clear: both; } .entry-footer, .trackback-footer, .comment-footer, .comments-open-footer, .archive-content { clear: both; margin: 5px 10px 20px 10px; } .comments-open label { display: block; } #comment-author, #comment-email, #comment-url, #comment-text { width: 240px; } #comment-bake-cookie { margin-left: 0; vertical-align: middle; } #comment-post { font-weight: bold; } img.image-full { width: 100%; } .image-thumbnail { float: left; width: 115px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; } .image-thumbnail img { width: 115px; height: 115px; margin: 0 0 2px 0; } /* modules */ .module { position: relative; overflow: hidden; width: 100%; } .module-content { position: relative; margin: 5px 10px 20px 10px; } .module-list, .archive-list { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; } .module-list-item { margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; } .module-presence img { vertical-align: middle; } .module-powered .module-content { margin-bottom: 10px; } .module-photo .module-content { text-align: center; } .module-wishlist .module-content { text-align: center; } .module-calendar .module-content table { border-collapse: collapse; } .module-calendar .module-content th, .module-calendar .module-content td { width: 14%; text-align: center; } .typelist-thumbnailed { margin: 0 0 20px 0; } .typelist-thumbnailed .module-list-item { display: block; clear: both; margin: 0; } /* positioniseverything.net/easyclearing.html */ .typelist-thumbnailed .module-list-item:after { content: " "; display: block; visibility: hidden; clear: both; height: 0.1px; font-size: 0.1em; line-height: 0; } * html .typelist-thumbnailed .module-list-item { display: inline-block; } /* no ie mac \*/ * html .typelist-thumbnailed .module-list-item { height: 1%; } .typelist-thumbnailed .module-list-item { display: block; } /* */ .typelist-thumbnail { float: left; min-width: 60px; width: 60px; /* no ie mac \*/width: auto;/* */ margin: 0 5px 0 0; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; } .typelist-thumbnail img { margin: 5px; } .module-galleries .typelist-thumbnail img { width: 50px; } .typelist-description { margin: 0; padding: 5px; } .module-featured-photo .module-content, .module-photo .module-content { margin: 0; } .module-featured-photo img { width: 100%; } .module-recent-photos { margin: 0 0 15px 0; } .module-recent-photos .module-content { margin: 0; } .module-recent-photos .module-list { display: block; height: 1%; margin: 0; border: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; } /* positioniseverything.net/easyclearing.html */ .module-recent-photos .module-list:after { content: " "; display: block; visibility: hidden; clear: both; height: 0.1px; font-size: 0.1em; line-height: 0; } * html .module-recent-photos .module-list { display: inline-block; } /* no ie mac \*/ * html .module-recent-photos .module-list { height: 1%; } .module-recent-photos .module-list { display: block; } /* */ .module-recent-photos .module-list-item { display: block; float: left; /* ie win fix \*/ height: 1%; /**/ margin: 0; border: 0; padding: 0; } .module-recent-photos .module-list-item a { display: block; margin: 0; border: 0; padding: 0; } .module-recent-photos .module-list-item img { width: 60px; height: 60px; margin: 0; padding: 0; } /* mmt calendar */ .module-mmt-calendar { margin-bottom: 15px; } .module-mmt-calendar .module-content { margin: 0; } .module-mmt-calendar .module-header { margin: 0; } .module-mmt-calendar .module-header a { text-decoration: none; } .module-mmt-calendar table { width: 100%; } .module-mmt-calendar th { text-align: left; } .module-mmt-calendar td { width: 14%; height: 75px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; } .day-photo { width: 54px; height: 54px; } .day-photo a { display: block; } .day-photo a img { width: 50px; height: 50px; } /* * theme * */ /* basic page elements */ body { font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } a { color: #36414d; text-decoration: underline; } a:hover { color: #CCCC99; } #banner a { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; } #banner a:hover { color: #FFFFFF; } h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; } .module-header, .trackbacks-header, .comments-header, .comments-open-header, .archive-header { /* ie win (5, 5.5, 6) bugfix */ p\osition: relative; width: 100%; w\idth: auto; margin: 0; border-top: 2px solid #660066; border-right: 2px none #660066; border-bottom: 2px solid #660066; border-left: 2px none #CCCC99; padding: 5px; color: #660066; background: #FFFFFF; font-size: small; font-weight:bold; line-height: 1; } .module-header a, .module-header a:hover, .trackbacks-header a, .trackbacks-header a:hover, .comments-header a, .comments-header a:hover, .comments-open-header a, .comments-open-header a:hover .archive-header a, .archive-header a:hover { color: #660066; } .entry-more-link, .entry-footer, .comment-footer, .trackback-footer, .typelist-thumbnailed { font-size: px; } /* page layout */ body { min-width: 902px; color: #CCCC99; background: #CCCC99; background-image: url("http://"); background-repeat: repeat-x; } #container { width:90%; margin-bottom: 20px; background: #FFFFFF; } #container-inner { border-right: 5px solid #292E33; border-bottom: 5px solid #292E33; border-left: 5px solid #000000; } #banner { width: 100%; padding: 50px background-color: #CCCC99; background-image: url("http://www.threekidcircus.com/test/mblegsheader.jpg"); background-repeat: no-repeat; height: 191px; } #banner-inner { padding: 15px 13px; border-top: 2px solid #FFFFFF; border-right: 2px solid #FFFFFF; border-left: 2px solid #FFFFFF; } #banner-header { margin: 0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #660066; font-size: small; text-align: left; font-weight:bold; line-height: 1; } #banner-description { margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #660066; font-size: small; text-align: center; font-weight:bold; background: none; line-height: 1.125; } #alpha { float:left; margin: 0px 15px 0 15px; width:23%; background: #FFFFFF; background-repeat: no-repeat; } #beta { float:right; width:70%; background: transparent; } #gamma, #delta { float:right; width:20%; background: transparent; } #beta-inner, #gamma-inner, #delta-inner { padding: 10px 10px 0 10px; border-width: 2px 2px 2px 0; border-style: solid; border-color: #fff; } #alpha-inner { padding: 10px 10px 0 10px; border-top: 2px solid #FFFFFF; border-right: 2px solid #FFFFFF; border-bottom: 2px solid #FFFFFF; } #beta-inner { padding: 10px 10px 0 10px; border-top: 2px solid #FFFFFF; border-right: 2px solid #FFFFFF; border-bottom: 2px solid #FFFFFF; } #gamma-inner { padding: 10px 10px 0 10px; border-top: 2px solid #FFFFFF; border-right: 2px solid #FFFFFF; border-bottom: 2px solid #FFFFFF; } .date-header { margin-top: 0; background: #FFFFFF; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; text-align:left; color: #660066; font-size: x-small; font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase; } .entry-header { margin-top: 0; background: #FFFFFF; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align:left; color: #666666; font-size: small; font-weight:bold; padding: 5px; border-left: 5px solid #CCCC99; } .entry-content, .comment-content, .trackback-content { background: #FFFFFF; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; text-align:left; color: #333333; font-size: small; margin: 0; line-height: 1.5; } .entry-footer, .comment-footer, .trackback-footer { background: #FFFFFF; margin: 0 0 20px 0; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; text-align:right; color: #666666; font-size: x-small; border-top: 1px solid #dae0e6; } .comment-content, .trackback-content, .comment-footer, .trackback-footer { margin-left: 10px; } .content-nav { margin-top: 0; } #trackbacks-info { margin: 10px 0; border: 1px dashed #a3b8cc; padding: 0 10px; color: #292e33; font-size: 11px; background: #e6ecf2; } .comments-open-footer { margin: 10px 0; } /* modules */ .module { margin: 0 0 10px 0; } .module-content { margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 10px 10px 0 10px; line-height: 1.2; background: #CCCC99; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; text-align:left; color: #333333; font-size: x-small; border-top: 1px solid #cfd4d9; } .module-calendar .module-content { margin: 5px 0 15px 0; } .module-mmt-calendar .module-content table, .module-calendar .module-content table { font-size: 10px; } .module-powered { border-width: 0; } .module-powered .module-content { margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 10px; background: #FFFFFF; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; text-align:left; color: #292e33; font-size: x-small; border-top: 1px dashed #CCCC99; border-right: 1px dashed #CCCC99; border-bottom: 1px dashed #CCCC99; border-left: 1px dashed #CCCC99; } .module-photo { background: none; } .module-photo img { border: solid 1px #fff; } .module-list { margin: 0 15px 10px 15px; list-style: disc; } .module-list .module-list { margin: 5px 0 0 0; padding-left: 15px; list-style: circle; } .module-list-item { margin-top: 0; color: #666; line-height: 1.2; } .module-search input { font-size: 10px; } .module-search #search { width: 100px; } .module-photo img { border: 3px solid #fff; } /* comments */ textarea[id="comment-text"] { width: 80%; } .commenter-profile img { vertical-align: middle; border-width: 0; } /* one-column tweaks */ .layout-one-column body { min-width: 520px; } .layout-one-column #container { width:90%; } .layout-one-column #banner { width: 100%; } /* necessary for ie win */ /* two-column-left tweaks */ .layout-two-column-left #alpha { margin: 0; width:23%; background: transparent; float:left; } .layout-two-column-left #alpha-inner { padding: 10px 10px 0 10px; border-top: 2px solid #FFFFFF; border-right: 2px solid #FFFFFF; border-bottom: 2px solid #FFFFFF; } .layout-two-column-left #beta { float:right; margin: 15px 15px 0 15px; width:65%; background: #FFFFFF; } .layout-two-column-left #beta-inner { padding: 0; border-width: 0; } /* three-column tweaks */ .layout-three-column #alpha { margin: 0; width:20%; background: transparent; float:left; } .layout-three-column #alpha-inner { padding: 10px 10px 0 10px; border-top: 2px solid #FFFFFF; border-right: 2px solid #FFFFFF; border-bottom: 2px solid #FFFFFF; } .layout-three-column #beta { float:left; margin: 15px 15px 0 15px; width:50%; background: #FFFFFF; } .layout-three-column #beta-inner { padding: 0; border-width: 0; } .layout-three-column #gamma { margin: 0; width:20%; background: transparent; float:right; } .layout-three-column #gamma-inner { padding: 10px 10px 0 10px; border-top: 2px solid #FFFFFF; border-right: 2px solid #FFFFFF; border-bottom: 2px solid #FFFFFF; }

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State of Grace

I've been manic the last couple of days - and my kids are starting to lose patience with my sorry self. I've told them "No. Not now. Mommy's busy. I can't. I don't. Later. Wait."

I know I've been expecting a lot, and giving the bare minimum. I have a lot of catch up work to do, and while I sit in front of the computer trying to deliver some of the work I've promised to other people, my children have been repeatedly pushed away. Chubby hands reach for the mouse in frustration, and I have found myself snarling at the owner of those delicious dimples "don't touch."

My youngest is going through a big indentifying phase. Everything gets a label, and she usually prefaces the label with "My." My shoes. My toy. My house.

She managed to clamber up into my lap while I tried in vain to continue typing. She sucked her thumb and rested her cheek against my chest as I tried to work around her. After a minute or two of that, I began to gather her up into my arms so that I could once again find another place to put her, away from my working zone.

She grabbed both my ears in her tiny talons and put her nose to my nose and said "My. Mommy." I couldn't help it. I just started to cry. I don't know how work (on jobs other than parenting and housekeeping) at home parents do it. I settled myself on the couch with my baby clinging to me, with a ferociousness that let me know I've put her down and walked away one too many times in the last couple of days.

We sat there, just leaning on each other, breathing in tandem. My son approached, and quietly sat next to me and pulled my arm around his shoulders. He melted into my side and we just sat quietly together. Both kids gave me gentle, almost subconcious kisses on my arms, my shoulders, whatever they could reach. It was a benediction, full of the promise of forgiveness for the lack of care I sometimes take with the precious gifts I have been given.

Originally posted on Three Kid Circus on January 11, 2005

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