Actually, so far it’s not that bad because we’re still in the round the clock eating/sleeping phase. Also, lucky for me, I can’t exactly remember what’s coming up around the bend. Read the rest of this entry »
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Monday, May 21st, 2012
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Thursday, December 29th, 2011
Just A Thought
Today I listened to most of a segment on the Diane Rehm Show with the author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter. I’ve fallen way off the Disney wagon slowly but surely. I have been broken down. Broken. Anyway, I liked listening to the show and what particularly resonated with me was the point that it’s not princess it’s not even Disney so much as the commercialization and sexualization of girls that goes along with it. Read the rest of this entry »
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Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Ceramics Class
I worry all the time that my kids aren’t getting enough exposure, enough enrichment. I want to strike a balance between having enough time to play and explore freely and being able to explore and develop a personal skill or interest. When is the right time to really start to pursue that? We start and stop a lot of things. I haven’t exactly figured it out yet. But I was thrilled to have the chance to sign up for a ceramics class with a teacher I knew that both of us liked to work with (and that isn’t too expensive!). Read the rest of this entry »
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Sunday, September 18th, 2011
Holding Down the Fort
We’re all ok but we’re having some sad times around here. We lost someone very special. We’re kind of all over the place but I’m doing my best to make sure the nuts and bolts are taken care of. I was really worried about my big girl but she’s so incredible. She is so wise and empathetic. She said to me in the car today that she knows grandma is sad about grandpa but she must be so happy to have all her grandchildren and I’m sure that’s true.
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Fancy
It was nice to have a respite from the sun today. We took a little break form being cooped up in the house to venture out to the library. Sometimes you just need to press the reset button, go out and buy yourself a hot cup of tea. And if that means you have to borrow a millionth copy of Rapunzel because you’ve never had that particular version with those particular illustrations before then so be it. I have to admit though, the illustrations are nice.
After last month’s library debacle we’re keeping it simple. ONE book. Actually, I vowed never to go back again but that didn’t last long. I can’t resist the siren song of new books. I just can’t. I hope that I’m still responsible enough to have a library card. It’s worth it because I’m sure that our little expedition is the reason that our night ended on a high note.
We had a simple supper and now here’s hoping that bedtime goes smoothly because me and Ben have big dessert plans involving some overripe fruit. Exciting, I know.
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Phew
We are still in the throes of some kind of totally gross sickness. I’ll spare you the details but I really don’t want to because OH MY GOD I changed so many diapers today. Luckily for you Ben is back from Portland. Yeah! So I told him all about it. As soon as he walked in Read the rest of this entry »
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Monday, April 25th, 2011
Peak Happiness
We spent a long hot day in DC today. Man, I couldn’t buy my way into a smile. Too much pressure I guess. Because once they were sitting alongside some nondescript building under some scaffolding with drinks from some random Starbucks the smiles started to creep back. Well, sort of. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
Sad Trombone
Not much to report here. I got knocked down by something that I refuse to believe was the flu. I mean honestly, I had a flu shot and it’s APRIL. I don’t know. I’m just glad it only lasted 24 hours. The fever part anyway.
So here we are careening into Easter, and family and the Easter bunny and all that. I wish I was 100% or maybe I should just be glad that I have an excuse for procrastinating this time. If I ever get better and if it ever stops raining maybe we’ll have some fun in this house again. Wah-wah.
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Thursday, April 7th, 2011
Making Fun
I don’t think Avery would trade her canvas bag seat and chalk paint bottles for all the German made toys, dolls, or heck, even dollhouses in the world. Sometimes when I can’t take the chalk bits or the sound of chalk rolling around on the floor anymore I pile it all into the dump truck and shut it in the vestibule. Read the rest of this entry »
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Poor Sad Baby
I gave that poor sad baby a juice box. She doesn’t seem to be sick. No fever. Just a heap of sad, miserable baby. I had to do something about that sad face. She didn’t even want to go on the swings today. So I gave her the juice and then when I had to intervene to prevent her from squeezing the whole thing all over the place? I wasn’t even taking it away! Crying. Lots of sad baby crying. It probably wasn’t my best idea but I’m trying everything! Read the rest of this entry »
