From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Thanksgiving Prep

November 25, 2009

Tomorrow we are heading up north to have Thanksgiving with my parents, my brother, his wife, and my nephew, and my uncle and his girlfriend. I believe my uncle’s daughter (my cousin) and her daughter and her daughter’s husband will also be there. We go out to eat, and then we head back to my [...]

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Mind’s Eye of a 5-year-old

November 24, 2009

So hubby put Kate to bed tonight. They laughed and giggled through two books, and they said prayers and he tucked her in about 8:30. At 9:37, she’s back downstairs, her mouth downturned in a pre-cry quiver, saying that she misses me, that she really likes it when I rock her to sleep. Being the [...]

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Aunt Sisters

November 23, 2009

Claire, working on her homework project: Mom, who are my Aunt Sisters? Me, trying to make supper, but making more of a mess than anything: Aunt Sisters? What are you talking about? Claire: Well, Mrs. V. said we should ask our parents about our Aunt Sisters. Me (breaking yet another tilapia filet and splashing myself [...]

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Sunday

November 22, 2009

Claire made pancakes for the family this morning (remember now, she’s only 8 -1/2). Other than having Daddy turn on and off the stove burner for her, she literally did it all by herself. We’re one step closer to having her fix a satisfying 3-course meal for all of us – maybe by the end of [...]

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Lessons Learned

November 21, 2009

When the potty-training-resistant preschooler starts screaming, insisting she DOES NOT have to go potty, she absolutely positively does. There’s never enough chocolate milk in one of those little bottles from McDonald’s or Culver’s. When ordering out, despite how well explained the choices are to all three kids, someone will be surprised upon being served. No [...]

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