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“Mom, how about I just stop sucking my thumb when I’m six?” Brianne suggested this morning after my skillful attempt to persuade her to set her New Years Resolution to stop sucking her thumb. I really feel like it’s potty training with her all over again. Ignore it, let her grow out of it on […]
Sitting in church a couple of weeks ago, I noticed myself taking notes about ideas that were popping in my head while the service was going on. All be it, church related notes and questions to follow up on…but still…when did I get so bad that I couldn’t remember an idea for an hour and […]
It’s that time of year…when that 48 inch piece of PVC pipe candy-striped with colored electrical tape holds the answer to the question that’s plagued my daughters all winter long. “Am I tall enough?” Every day since it closed last fall, my two-year old has asked me, “Mom…is Snoopy’s House opened today?” Every day since […]
Well, it’s official. Lo has an imaginary friend. She would be the one. I’m not all that suprised. In fact, I’ve been on to her for a while now. About to turn 3 this summer, she’s named every doll and precious anything that she’s carried around with her “Honey.” Well, I shouldn’t say everything all […]
“Mommy! Where are my bunnies and my puppies?!” Lo wails. She carries around some small treasure at all times, and the baby bunnies and the puppies are her favorite ‘little’ toys of the moment. My Little Lo. The baby of the family, perhaps that’s why she has a ton of nicknames. Lo Lo, Loey Bear, […]
I have a crumb obsession. They fall to the floor, I grab the broom, and sweep them up. Like, immediately. And, oh, the lengths I go to keep them from falling to the floor in the first place. A gigantic kitchen table, with two benches that are so heavy that once pushed up close to […]
My oldest daughter, Brianne, has carried around “Fuzzy Wuzzy” for four, going on five, years. Her entire life has been accompanied by the beautiful pink blanket given to me by an amazing family friend at my baby shower. Named “Flower Blankie” for the pretty flowers on the silky part of the blanket, “Fuzzy Wuzzy” emerged […]
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