I don’t do the babybook thing.  However, I write a letter to the kids on their birthdays and if I don’t post it here, it will probably never be seen by Zoe! Dear Zoe, A few days ago you turned three! I can’t believe how quickly the time has gone by, but now you are […]

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Me:  Zoe, what do you want for Christmas? Zoe:  A dollhouse.  Oh!  And a blanket!  Because I get really cold at night. Way to make us feel like bad parents, Zo!  However, we’re all done with the Christmas shopping and, truth be told, we didn’t get her a blanket!  Maybe next year.

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1.  Zoe:  I went outside this morning and I was like, wow, it’s cold and like windy too. 2.  I was a bit stressed out right before lunch as Ellie was really clingy, Zoe was asking “Why” questions continuously, and the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches were not making themselves.  I frustratingly said something to […]

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Ellie is on the move!  Or almost on the move.  I think.  Maybe. Sunday afternoon, we were playing in the family room.  She was standing all on her own, one of her new favorite hobbies.  She cautiously lifted one leg.  She plopped it down about 4 inches in front of it’s starting spot.  She paused.  […]

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Finally.  A brand new day. It’s A New Day.

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We are so overwhelmed with happiness about the results of the election.  Zak and I, as well as most of America, were just so frustrated with Bush and so much of the Republican agenda.  It’s been a very frustrating eight years for us and we really weren’t sure we could put up with another four […]

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Ellie really is just a delighted, happy baby.  She is always smiling and playing and cuddling and just being sweet.  She especially loves to cuddle while we’re making dinner.  Sweet, yet not always convenient.  It really is hard to slice and dice while holding a 20 pound baby.  Most nights either Zak or I will […]

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A few Friday nights ago Zak was out of town at a nerd convention.  I thought it would be a lot of fun to have a special evening with Zoe.  She is in love with the storybook character, Fancy Nancy so we had a fancy night.  We started the night out by putting Ellie to […]

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Yesterday was a beautiful fall day.  The weather was cool and crisp and the leaves are pretty and crunchy.  We decided it would be a perfect day to spend at the Morton Arboretum.  We were shocked when we arrived as the parking lot was full and people were swarming about everywhere!  Without at doubt, it […]

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Mrs. Barack Obama. So poised.  So intelligent.

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