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Lots to be thankful for this year, especially these two cuties: After watching some of the parade on TV, we spent the day at my grandparents’ house, cooking, eating, and chatting…and eating some more! Isn’t Anna’s turkey onesie cute?!? I love orange!
So I read the whole Twilight series of books, and for the most part enjoyed it. I went to see the movie last night, and it was…underwhelming? For example, I loved the adaptations of both the Harry Potter series (well, the ones I’ve seen so far) and the Lord of the Rings books to screen, [...]
Dear Carolyn, Today I told you that I’ve been writing letters to you on my blog, for you to read when you’re older. I wanted to know if that was OK with you, or if you would want me to stop. Now I don’t expect that you know what exactly it means, that these letters [...]
You know, being a mom can be tough. But so far I’ve found there’s nothing I can’t deal with if it involves one of my kids, even if it’s something that as an outside observer I’d never be able to handle. Such as getting puked on in the middle of the checkout lane at Target. [...]
My cousin Debbie’s wedding was today…er, yesterday. So Denis’ parents came up to watch the girls while we went to the reception. We did bring them to the ceremony itself, and Carrie was amazingly good – way better than she is at church! I have to admit, it was kind of nice to have a [...]
OK, so I realize that we live in a snowy part of the world, but while it’s usually cold in November, we don’t usually get snow – at least not the kind that accumulates – quite so early. Luckily, I had gone out while Carrie was in school yesterday and gotten her new coat, since [...]
Vital stats: 4 months, 5 days old 14 lbs, 5 oz 25 inches Anna is still pretty much in the 50th percentile for everything, although she jumped up a bit on the height chart. I’m taking that with a grain of salt since I think it’s really hard to accurately measure a squirmy baby! She [...]
Dear Anna, Today you are four months old. And I feel like I just wrote your three month letter yesterday, so I’m not sure where the rest of the month went! This month you’ve learned how to blow raspberries, which you find absolutely hysterical. In fact, you tend to crack yourself up a lot and [...]
Yesterday I took both girls with me to vote. I was well prepared for long lines and antsy kids, with Anna in the mei tai, a packed-to-the-brim purse backpack with diapers, wipes, crayons and paper, snacks, etc. on my back, and more than an hour extra before we had to leave for our dentist appointments. [...]
It’s a good thing we had an extra hour last night. That’s the only reason the cupcakes are anything approaching “fancy”. It’s kind of sad when you not only see the clocks roll back at 2 AM, but then see them the second time 2 AM strikes. Sigh. But, here is Carrie’s pink alligator cake, [...]