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motherhood, Sally, Spot, Susan
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun — or would, if they weren’t feeling sklunklish
01.15.08 | Permalink | 4 CommentsI have a good friend who had a girl for her third child, after having two blondie boys. All three kids wear glasses now; it’s adorable in a sort of a smart-Barbie-and-Ken way. She was so excited about the whole pink thing that she sometimes had to try multiple outfits on her baby before choosing [...]
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Sally, Spot, Susan
Recent kiddie-isms
12.23.07 | Permalink | Comments OffSally had a question for me at the dinner table a couple weeks ago. It was: “Mom, are you going to be something when you get a little older? Like when you’re thirty-one or something?” Dick tried to tell her I was a mommy; Sally said, “but she just stays at home all day.” Out [...]
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blogging, Sally, Spot, Susan
Makes-Me-Smile Monday: Kiddie-isms
08.05.07 | Permalink | Comments OffWelcome to the Kiddie-isms edition of Makes-Me-Smile Monday. I know I’ve come out against the bragging brigade, but here’s a great opportunity to showcase your kiddies’ above-average-ness. I can’t help being proud (in a good way, naturally) of my own children for the following qualities they’ve mastered recently: Humility Sally (6) and her cousin Olivia [...]
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Family, Sally, Spot, Susan
“Your kids are so good” “Your kids are the spawn of Satan”
07.25.07 | Permalink | 3 CommentsI flew with my three girls on Tuesday. From Salt Lake City to Albuquerque, and from Albuquerque to Tampa. It started out not so bad. Spot was, as usual, quite content. Sally was okay except when complaining that her younger (by 3 1/2 years!) sister was tormenting her. Susan was … well, Susan was Susan. [...]
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blogging, Family, fun, Spot
Gone swimming
07.13.07 | Permalink | 3 CommentsSo, my actual life, on vacation, is really interfering with my blogging life. I guess real relationships with family and friends are almost as important (sigh) as those with my virtual compatriots, and I couldn’t be happier that my blog has in several cases fostered a greater connectedness with (real) friends not seen often enough. But I am missing [...]
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Sally, Spot, Susan
Good thing photogenicity is not genetic (or I’d have more to apologize to my kids for)
First, our by-now-almost-regular Sunday church re-hash. I was about 20 minutes late today. And yes, this time it was on purpose; Spot fell asleep right when we should have been leaving, and I didn’t have the heart to wake her up (which only seems like a good reason when you’re already in this habit). Then, [...]
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book review, health, motherhood, Spot
Dr. Sears, that father of eight and “doctor to thousands,” might actually know a thing or two (dang!)
05.25.07 | Permalink | 3 CommentsI’m a (very) reluctant acolyte of Dr. Sears. He’s such an institution now, as are his wife and children. Anytime a person is so universally lauded and commercially successful, I just feel naturally suspicious. And his attachment parenting stuff is interesting. Sometimes I feel way too attached to my kids. Dr. Sears’ feelings on co-sleeping [...]
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