I held Ellie up to a mirror this evening and she made eye contact with that adorable baby staring back at her.  They glared into each other’s eyes for a tender moment and then Ellie went in for a gigantic kiss.  Not a gentle smack, but a sloppy, ooey, gooey, tongue kiss that resulted in […]

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You wanna know what’s worse than washing a red sock in the white load? Washing a diaper. Oh yeah. Talk about a mess! At least it was one that hadn’t ever been used. What’s your best laundry story? Leave it in the comment section. Winner (as determined by me) gets a prize. ***Come on you […]

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Zoe has tried mustard a handful of times, but has never liked it.  When we offered some with her bratwurst at dinner, it wasn’t a surprise to us when she said: No, I don’t like it. However, ten minutes into the meal Zoe states:  I like mustard now. She went on to eat an absurd […]

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Last night I was at a very nice dinner party with a few girlfriends in the city. Early in the evening all of our husbands called to warn us of the horrendous storm that was going through, and to assure us the the kids were all ok. The storm came and went as we enjoyed […]

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I was looking over the library newsletter that came in the mail today.  I noticed an event called “Away Wii Go”. Molly:  Hey, look Zak!  Here’s a Wii event at the library. Zak:  Cool. Molly:  Oh.  Never mind.  It’s for senior citizens. Zak:  I’d totally kick their asses.

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Zoe: I like to hisk. Me: It’s whisk. Say whisk. Zoe: No. I’m just going to work on that with Ms. Cathy. (Ms. Cathy is her speech therapist.)

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I recently discovered an awesome website that Zoe has really enjoyed. In fact, I find it fun too! Check it out: http://www.jacksonpollock.org Here are Zoe’s creations: [singlepic=9178,350,250] [singlepic=9181,350,250] [singlepic=9182,350,250] [singlepic=9183,350,250] [singlepic=9185,350,250] [singlepic=9188,350,250]

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Ours broke. Last night. I was joyfully drinking some bubbly, celebrating departures and arrivals at book club. Got several calls. Ellie’s not sleeping. And the laundry room is flooded. We have no water. No need for me to come home early though. Really, what would I be able to do? Last night we brushed teeth […]

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So that chat I just had with Ellie (see the post from 30 minutes ago) didn’t work.  She was just screaming at the top of her lungs so I went into check on her. No, she wasn’t sitting upright, but she also wasn’t lying on her back.  No.  Instead she was STANDING!  Standing nervously grasping […]

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I just had to have a little chat with Ellie explaining, that although we’re very proud of her for learning how to sit up from the lying position, it is not a good trick to practice at bedtime as it’s not at all conducive to sleeping.

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