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baby steps
look at that excellent posture! can you believe that little cutie is still unwilling (or unable) to walk! the squirt is 18 months in a week, and he still doesn’t walk. i have been trying not to worry about it … Continue reading
weekend fun
despite threats of stormy weather all weekend long (and nary a drop), we were able to enjoy plenty of outdoor fun. saturday we had the first pool party of the season. i got a brand new swimsuit for the occasion! … Continue reading
playdate with poppa
so, wednesdays are super long days for me. mr. p teaches piano after school and doesn’t get home until after 7. it is usually fine for the first two hours, and then around 6-6:30 everyone goes wackado. sometimes on wednesdays … Continue reading
brotherly love
when i got pregnant with the squirt, the squirm was only 9 months old. i spent most of the pregnancy feeling a little guilty about the huge betrayal i was going to perpetrate on the squirm. initially the squirm seemed … Continue reading
teacher appreciation week
since this is my first year of “school,” i never really know what i am supposed to do for holidays and things like teacher appreciation week. i mean, when i was teaching i occasionally got gifts from my students, but … Continue reading
oopsie daisy
it was a sunny warm afternoon, so of course it seemed like the perfect time to take the kids out to play in the backyard. it was also blowing a gale, so i wasn’t able to enjoy my fancy new … Continue reading
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uh oh, a handmade snake!
it has been a while since i have been able to coerce the squirm into saying “uhoh, a naaaaake!” i miss it, because it was really super cute! fortunately he has replaced that saying with some other cute ones. it … Continue reading
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Tagged bean bag snake, postaday2011, ppcd classroom
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a follow up
i appreciated everyone’s supportive comments and concerns for us and the squirm on his first day of school, so i wanted to follow up on how it went. doesn’t this really sum it up for all of us? although if … Continue reading
the squirm’s big day
how strange that this day will unfold without me there to witness! surely the squirm isn’t old enough to go through big changes in his routine without me there to observe or hand hold?? but that day is here. since … Continue reading
egg hunters in training
we don’t usually do the whole easter thing around here. it probably has more to do with the kids being young than anything else. i mean, i really liked it as a kid, and for us it didn’t really have … Continue reading
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