Unbelievably, Maria turned 18 8 today! She wanted a flower cake, so that’s what we spent the day working on. It turned out beautifully, and not Angry Birdish* at all (if I do say so myself). Not only do little girls like flowers, but it turns out that little girl dogs like flowers, too. After [...]
Entries from June 2011
The Princess
June 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Parenting
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Fab Five
June 29th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Celebrations, Family, Parenting
All day yesterday and today, Sam has been telling everyone that he’s so happy he “broke his sac” early because that means his birthday is NOW instead of in two months, like it was supposed to be. Luke tried to tell him that it didn’t matter, your birthday comes once a year and you always [...]
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In My Purse
June 15th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Family
A new prescription. (Not for me, unfortunately.) A broken can of mousse. (Thank you Andrew, for throwing it onto the floor and smashing it to pieces right before I paid for it.) A wallet, bought at Erin’s Gigi Hill party. (With no money in it, because of Erin’s Gigi Hill party.) A book on Rocks [...]
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Waterboy
June 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Family, Friends, Parenting
On Thursday, I hosted a purse party. It’s tough getting ready for something like that with 5 kids running around. Jack helped clean. Maria watched TV. Luke and Sam fought over the Wii. And then there was Andrew. Clearly needing something to do. So, I put him in charge of the water… taking the bottles [...]
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The Twilight Zone
June 4th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Family, Home, Parenting
It seems like a lot of people, as they age, think about things they want to do. Older people have “bucket lists” – things they want to do before they die. Several blogs I’ve read list 40 things the writer wants to do by the time they reach the age of 40. I don’t really [...]
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