Today was my cousin’s son’s first birthday party. They have a pool and it was incredibly hot out, so Carrie and I decided to take the plunge. She loved it! She was kicking and splashing and giggling. She tried to drink the water and coughed a little, but she was generally having a fantastic time. [...]
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I’ve been working hard on various craft projects and have lots to show. Only, I didn’t take pictures yet and we’re going to a party tomorrow afternoon, so I probably won’t be able to find enough time to show everything off until Sunday at least. In the meantime, here’s the obligatory adorable baby picture. Carrie [...]
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We went to a play group today (well, more like play date since Carrie and I were the only ones there besides the mom and baby hosting it) and Carrie got to play in a baby pool. She looked pretty cute in her swimsuit, although I didn’t think to take pictures. (Nor did I think [...]
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Carrie tried squash today. Anyone want to guess whether she liked it or not? I think I could feed this child pureed lima beans and brussels sprouts and she’d eat it happily. I guess in a few days we’ll start barley cereal, then maybe plums or nectarines. And then she’ll be pretty close to 8 [...]
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I can’t even believe I’m admitting this. 14 hours later I still have a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach just thinking about what happened… Carrie migrated to our bed at some small hour of the morning, which is not unusual. When Denis got up to take his shower, he put pillows on [...]
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I need to finish some gifts for next weekend… But, we finally managed to go out on a date and see the new Star Wars movie. It was much better than I expected, and we went to a different theater than last time which was also much better.
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I bought some frozen peaches the other day to make for Carrie to try. They really aren’t as sweet as I’d hoped – I think I might have done better with fresh ones even though they’re not quite in season. But I gave them to her today and guess what? Carrie likes them! I’m now [...]
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Jenny has passed me a musical baton. I answer these questions and pass them on… Total volume of music files on my computer: 5.13 GB The last CD I bought was: The “Spamalot!” soundtrack. Song playing right now: I wasn’t actually listening to music, but I just put my entire iTunes library on shuffle and [...]
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