I love this age already.* *Disclaimer: Does not include arguing.
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So apparently I am more up-to-date than I thought. I’d already posted those tweets of Violet’s and completely forgotten about it. (Thanks for nothing WordPress search function!) But I’ll make up for it by posting new tweets… at least… I think they’re new… eh… whatever… Mom! I cleaned my room! Actually, it was already clean, [...]
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Has it really been TWO YEARS since my last post on Violet’s greatest twitter comments? That is just unacceptable. So, to make up for lost time, here is a sampling from late 2008 to early 2009: Could you push me on the swing? I had a rough night. Graaaaaham! If you come here I’ll give [...]
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Monday is the big day. The big K. Kindergarten. We started getting into The Routine this week. We’ve got a morning chart. We’ve got supplies. We’ve met the kids, principal, teachers, parents. She’s ready. I’m ready. But is kindergarten ready for Violet? I can’t really fathom what a huge change this is going to make [...]
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While we were on Long Island we went to visit Nana at the Arbors Assisted Living. Bringing children to a nursing home is like bringing a cake to a Weight Watchers meeting. The old folks gathered around, looking like they wanted to reach out and pet the kids, inhale them, eat them up. Nana, filled [...]
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So, I was going to do a whole long post about the World Cup, because this time we’ve got a kid playing soccer. And really, I only watch sports about once every four years, give or take Wimbledon. But then I realized I’ve already done that. It’s still apt. So I’ll save myself the effort. Check [...]
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Violet is getting to that age now; the age when she will acquire her “first memory.” You know… the one she’ll recall as an adult. So of course I’ve added this to my Pile o’ Things to Worry About. Obviously I hope her first memory will be warm and fuzzy: tending the garden, baking cookies, [...]
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Scene: Driving home. VIOLET: Mom, when is dinner? ME: Dinner was two hours ago and you didn’t eat it. That’s it. V: But Mom! I’m hungry! I want dinner! M: I guess you missed your chance to eat dinner. I’m not making you another one. V (furiously): If you don’t make me something to eat, [...]
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That’s how old Violet was when Graham was born. And that’s how old Graham is right now. This blows my mind on many levels… and I can’t really explain why. Maybe it’s just that Violet seemed so huge when we brought him home…that when she saw him for the first time she gasped and demanded [...]
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That is what time they woke up the morning after their first double-twin bed slumber party adventure. Here is the wreckage: Father’s Day. Awesome. Not surprisingly, Graham had no trouble taking his first ever nap alone in his big-boy bed. 2nd night: Asleep by 9pm instead of 10. Graham woke up screaming at 2:30am This [...]
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