I got to see the dress rehearsal for “Jack and the Beanstalk”. The kids were part of a test audience. They were completely thrilled and (incredibly) sat still for 45 minutes, thanks to a fast pace and lots of audience participation. My good friend Nancy has put together this community theater and produced their first […]
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So, I’ve mentioned the irony that Graham is on a disposable diaper box even though we cloth diaper. I definitely don’t mean to sound like there isn’t a place for disposables. In fact, we used disposables exclusively with Violet for good reason. As promised, here’s one clueless crazed mom’s journey from disposable to cloth diapering: […]
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We want the kids to be able to sleep in the same room while traveling. So, for practice we decided to move Violet’s mattress into Graham’s room, right next to his crib. Violet was extremely excited. Graham seemed to be also. They piled on Rob’s lap in the rocking chair to read books. I tried […]
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Three words for anyone with a preschool aged daughter and toddler son: “Max and Ruby”. This is a cartoon based on the books by Rosemary Wells (who is awesome). Ruby is a 7-year-old bunny who takes care of her little brother Max. We’re not sure how old he is, but he only says one word […]
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Apparently, at some point today Violet got into my sewing kit, pulled out all the needles, sprinkled them on the carpet of her room and put the rest of the sewing kit back. Guess how I found out?
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Because if you are, could you pick up a package of size 4 Pampers with me and Graham on it? Yes, 10 months after the last photo shoot, Proctor & Gamble finally made their decision. According to the photographer, it’s the picture of Graham stacking a block on my head. I wonder if I’ll ever […]
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So apparently my thumbs are green and black striped. Or maybe plaid. It’s very complicated. All I know is that after the Spring Flood ’09, some seeds in our flower bed came up, and some never appeared. Those that did grow were in completely different places from the original site, or in a big clump […]
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