May 28, 2009:
Seven completely random quick takes
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Jackson ,
When I was a kid
1.I know I need to pick the lettuce in my garden (already!) but will it grow back? Or is that it? I read somewhere about staggering when you plant lettuce so you can have it all summer, so I'm guessing...
May 25, 2009:
In which those of you with cats remove me from Google Reader
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Jackson
I am pretty sure that whenever my neighbors go to change their baby in front of their window (which is where I used to keep OUR pack 'n play, where I would change Molly when she was tiny, which is...
May 21, 2009:
25th Percentile for Weight
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Jackson
My two-year-old, however, was not impressed. He slowly lifted his fork to his mouth, tasted his noodles and promptly let them fall off his tongue and back into his bowl. He then looked at me as if to say, "Nice...
May 10, 2009:
The last hour of your birthday
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Jackson
Happy birthday, kiddo. Next year mommy is going to make you a cake made out of nice 9" circles. Maybe you'll be a geometry prodigy and think it is The Coolest. You made it to Two. It was questionable, you...
May 7, 2009:
7 Quick Picture Takes (Just For You, Mom!)
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Family ,
Jackson ,
Molly
1. We wanted to get Jack a play kitchen for his birthday. We decided to put it together when we had time, even though it was a whole week early. Here I am in my tea party clothes, attempting to...
April 26, 2009:
And would you believe the Terrible Twos are in full swing?
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Blogalicious ,
Jackson
Well HELLO United States! I wrote down where everyone was from (DORK!) (except those of you who didn't TELL ME, possibly because some of you were all, "She already KNOWS where I live" but whatever, you were lazy, I was...
February 10, 2009:
Applying what I learned
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Jackson
Well. I just finished a Big Long Talk with my mother [former Professional Teacher] about your comments. In the course of this conversation I learned that I was so gifted and brilliant my elementary school wanted to skip me to...
January 22, 2009:
Banner day
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Chineseness ,
Family ,
Jackson ,
Molly
Molly rolled over yesterday. Post-roll over position. Wardrobe by Elephant Ears. (Which was then promptly pooped on. Sorry Elizabeth.) And in the last several weeks Jack has added dozens of "words" to his "vocabulary", including "Uh! Bah! Mah!" which I...
December 3, 2008:
Links & Pictures: a blogger's favorite literary devices
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Awesome ,
Jackson ,
Molly
You guys, I love having a girl. Not just for the clothes. Molly is SO much more responsive than Jack ever was. I feel "bonded" to her in a way I didn't with Jack until he was a big boy...
October 27, 2008:
Event 1 of Dutiful Catholic Parenting: CHECK!
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Faith ,
Family ,
Jackson ,
Molly
Molly's not a pagan baby anymore or a holy innocent or whatever you call those unbaptized babies WHAT A RELIEF THANK GOODNESS. We got quite a few pictures of the baptism. Really good ones. Of course, none of them are...