my thoughts on motherhood, kids, books and stuff
I have really abused what I call my "mean mommy" voice today. I don’t know why there are days that I can’t seem to get out of that mode, but I decided I better make a list of triggers and how I can prevent them. 1. Being cold. I hate to be cold and I [...]
Posted on February 27th, 2008 by whim
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You might have to have a total internet geek husband, be an internet geek yourself, know what Twitter is (which automatically qualifies you as a geek), or know who Guy Kawasaki is (again…automatic geek qualification) to enjoy this, but it nearly made me pee my pants from laughing when I read this post and the [...]
Posted on February 27th, 2008 by whim
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The oldest and the youngest members of Brett’s family have started new beginnings… We got word this morning that Brett’s grandmother passed away in her sleep at about 3:00am…which was two hours before we arrived home from our sixteen hour drive home after visiting with her on Sunday and introducing her to our newest member [...]
Posted on February 26th, 2008 by whim
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My cousin Wendy posted about how thankful she is for her friends and it made me think about how great my friends are and I thought I would follow her example and mention a few of the blessings they have brought me. I am thankful for …friends who don’t even know I have been out [...]
Posted on February 26th, 2008 by whim
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I just told Brett that that the baby’s pacifier has “saved my insanity”. It took me a minute to realize that is not what I meant to say. But then again, maybe that was more accurate than what I thought I was saying. Especially when it is an hour after I put the kids to [...]
Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by whim
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I came across this touching blog last night through Twitter and read until 1am. (I was supposed to be studying my church lesson I taught today) It is written by a young mom who found out she has cancer in June of 2007 and she has blogged about her experience almost daily. Start with this [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2008 by whim
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This is what goes on at our house most Sunday evenings. This time they are watching Luca play Scooby Doo: Monsters Unleashed. Kai lasted about thirty minutes and then called for a rescue.
Posted on February 17th, 2008 by whim
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We followed this tip on Parent Hacks and made a collage with Anna and Lincoln’s valentines. Luca is still planning our her "perfect" collage. It turned out cute, it was fun, it kept them occupied for a half hour, and it solved our problem of valentines all over the place. She has carried it around [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2008 by whim
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"Mommy, do I look good in this stylish?"
Posted on February 17th, 2008 by whim
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I have seen this done on other blogs and I decided to take the challenge to write 100 things that make me happy. Here it goes. I am going to write the first things that come to mind and not make any changes! 1. Family 2. My kids 3. Hearing my kids laugh 4. When [...]
Posted on February 15th, 2008 by whim
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