Entries from October 2009
Pumpkins
October 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Parenting
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Halloween Dance
October 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Parenting
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Halloween, Part II
October 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Family, Holidays
Today, Lukie’s class had their Halloween party, as did Maria’s. Poor Jack. Second graders are too old for school costume parties…
Ever since getting home from school, Luke has been digging through his goodie bag. His favorite thing?
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Halloween, Part I
October 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Family, Holidays, Parenting
Today, Sam participated in his first Halloween party.
(He’s the fireman).
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Fun with Rhymes
October 27th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Family, Parenting
My sweet and very thoughtful sister, Caroline, recently sent a box of goodies to us. A few books for me, a couple of maternity (ugh) tops – which are VERY cute, and a couple of books for the kids.
One of the books is Froggy’s Halloween by Jonathan London.
Have you read this? Do you have small [...]
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Inquiring Minds
October 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Baby, Family
Well, I made the appointment today for the “big” ultrasound.
Ultrasounds are always exciting, I think. I mean, you get to see your baby moving around in there and all his or her parts. As amazing as it is to feel a baby growing inside you, it’s really amazing to see that baby in there. This [...]
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God Bless Abby
October 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Celebrations
Last weekend, we trekked back down to St. Louis to see little Abby baptized. She was perfect. Never made a peep.
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Beauty
October 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Parenting
The kids are watching The Swan Princess. This is your typical princess fairy tale with good and evil and love and spells.
Anyway, at the beginning, the princess asks the prince if the only reason he wants to marry her is her beauty. “What else is there?” The prince asks. Oops!
The kids asked me about [...]
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Oink
October 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Adventures, Family, Food, Friends
For more than a month now our kids have been talking about the upcoming annual “S” Family Pig Roast. Ever since the date was set for this year’s roast, the kids have been counting down the days, reminiscing about last year and discussing who would be eating which part of the pig. Maria wanted the [...]
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Such Excitement
October 1st, 2009 · 20 Comments · Celebrations, Family, Parenting
The other day, after a doctor’s appointment, Dan and I sat the kids down at the kitchen table and told them that we had an announcement to make. Immediately, the kids were fired up, their little bodies practically humming.
I started with, “why do you think Mommy went to the doctor today?” In response I got, [...]
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