my thoughts on motherhood, kids, books and stuff
My brothers love me. Really. I know they do. I don’t bring up this childhood memory to point fingers or place blame or induce guilt or receive any sort of compensation for what they did to their baby sister. Seriously. I am the youngest of five children. The next two siblings closest in age to [...]
Posted on August 24th, 2007 by whim
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Brett and I were on one last night after the kids went to bed and couldn’t stop laughing about…just about anything that was even slightly humorous…or even not. It didn’t even have to really be funny. We watched Big Brother and laughed every time Amber cried or Jameka prayed. And if you watch Big [...]
Posted on August 23rd, 2007 by whim
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I found some fun learning games at Costco a few weeks ago called Brain Quest and my kids LOVE them. I thought it was a pretty good deal for about $7 (they are $10.95 on the website). Each package contained two sets of cards (of the same level) held together by a grommet. There are 85 sets [...]
Posted on August 18th, 2007 by whim
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Boy do I miss my sunglasses. Brett bought me my first pair of really nice Maui Jim’s three years ago and I have not gone a day without them….besides those days that I never leave the house…which sadly is too many to count. They were comfortable on my nose and ears and were very light [...]
Posted on August 15th, 2007 by whim
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I thought I was going to be one of the lucky parents who didn’t have a hair cutting incident with any of my children, but I should have never discounted Anna as the one likely to give it a try. The other day she locked the bathroom door from the inside and then walked out [...]
Posted on August 15th, 2007 by whim
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We came across another book at the library that has become an instant favorite for Anna and Lincoln. (Luca likes it too, but has become rather sick of it after reading it several times every single night for three weeks) Little Pea is a book about…well…Little Pea, a playful and happy pea, who does not want [...]
Posted on August 13th, 2007 by whim
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My mom lost her seven year old bichon frise dog Ozzy this weekend in a terrible attack that should have never happened. She wrote up a very nice tribute to him on her blog.
Posted on August 13th, 2007 by whim
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