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We’re attending a holiday party this weekend. Denis started his new job last week, and for some reason they hold their holiday party in February. It’s “semi-formal” – which makes me think of prom gowns and midnight bowling after, but I don’t imagine that’s what it will be like. I’m nervous, as I haven’t actually [...]
Today is my “baby” brother Michael’s birthday, and also Lauren’s birthday. Carrie’s been wandering around singing “Happy birthday dear Uncle Mike-o” all day. Now if only I could actually catch it on video…
I’m not feeling very inspired by my knitting projects lately. After I finished the bag for the knit mitten kit swap I decided I’d try to finish up some things that had been languishing in my knitting bag for a long time. The first thing on that list was my scarf, hat & mitten set. [...]
The latest funny things Carrie says: In response to my suggestion that she help me fold laundry in the living room (to get her out of Denis’ hair while he used the steam cleaner in the family room): “Oh! Laundry in the living room? That’d be great!” “Mommy, blank me up!” is how she asks [...]
Dear Carolyn, I can’t believe how much you’ve changed this month. You’ve started actually singing – maybe not recognizable tunes, but you’re no longer simply reciting the words to songs. You’re sleeping in your toddler bed all the time now, in fact we took your crib down a couple of weeks ago. You can draw [...]
What does this look like to you? According to Carrie, it’s “a people!” She told me what she was drawing: “eyes, a nose, a mouth…legs, feet, shoes…arms and hands!” This is the first time I’ve ever seen her draw something more than a basic shape and have it look like what she said she was [...]
I’m fairly certain that Leonard Bernstein was under the influence of something when he wrote out the piano part to West Side Story. (To be fair, according to wikipedia he had assistants, so maybe it was one of them.) In the prologue, there is a piano solo. A solo which the orchestra director has assured [...]
Check out the fabulous mitten kit that arrived this afternoon! Rebecca really put together a wonderful kit: I *love* the blue and orange combination of both the bag and the yarn – it’s not something I would have ever thought to put together myself, but it’s so perfect! (After all, they’re two of my favorite [...]
I meant to post this the day I mailed out the kit, but we’ve been cleaning house and I’ve barely had the time to check my email, let alone blog. Anyway, after two trips through the washer, countless hours on the shelf in the dryer (it’s amazing how much water can still be soaked into [...]
Every first is celebrated in a child’s life. First time sleeping through the night, first steps, first words. Carrie slept in her “big girl bed” for the first time sometime last month. But she slept in her crib for the very last time last Wednesday afternoon. We took the crib down yesterday. Her room looks [...]