See that little girl? Her and I, we’ve been duking it out since the day she was born. She refused to nurse from day one, screamed till she turned purple every time you changed her diaper, and even as a newborn only took twenty minute long naps. From the very start, our little Emma Ann has been exhausting.
She’s boisterous and bouncy, and a consummate button pusher. In public, I constantly find myself apologizing for her or[...]
Archive for June, 2008
So I was mulling over my last post when it hit me. Bloggoversary on July 11th. Current total post count? Four Hundred and Sixty-Six. If you’re a regular reader and have therefore been afflicted with multiple insights into the twisted mass that resides in my cranium, you can probably guess what I’m going to do.
Yup. Bye-bye part time blogging. Hello blogging multiple times a day so that my Bloggoversary and 500th post happen simultaneously.[...]
My blogoversary is coming up. As of July 11th, I’ll have been blogging for two years. Two. Years. It’s a bit staggering when I come to think of it. I found myself scrolling through my posts the other days, skimming the titles of the four hundred and sixty odd (some very odd!) posts I’ve written over the last two years.
Me and this blog? We’ve been through a lot together. Blogging has, in many[...]
I’ve had a strange slew of experiences lately. I keep encountering blog posts that have similar messages. Thoughts pop into my head seemingly at random. The TV, my inbox, and the bloggers on my blog roll seem to be conspiring together.
The recurrent themes?
Think positive. Pursue your dreams. Write.
Now, I’m a pretty stubborn gal, I’ll admit. I don’t like being bullied and harrassed (I had enough of that during my stint in the public education[...]
An Inventory of Things I Am Doing Right (Parenting Wise), Because these are Things I Don’t Reflect on Often Enough:
I am yelling much less. In fact, I’m only yelling when it’s really appopriate to. i.e. Child about to run into traffic. Child smothering/strangling/on the brink of seriously injuring another child. That sort of thing.
I’m teaching my children to love music and dance. When a good tune comes on, they either get up and dance (and[...]
Emma’s Birthday was, in my opinion, a ginormously huge success. She started her day yesterday with opening her presents from us, and played with them/shrieked at Becca for snatching them all morning. After nap time we went to the fair that set up in town for the weekend. We took our girls and our friend Angela’s two boys on a few rides, bought cotton candy, played a game or two, then grabbed some take out pizza which[...]
I am currently accepting applications for new neighbours. Well, not next door neighbours, as we’ve an empty lot on one side (lovely people, very quiet), and a charming retired couple on the other. A couple who move from their back deck to their front when our kids come outside so they can watch and hear them play. Who laughingly brushed aside our apologies over Becca running over and knocking on their door so often, saying they’re half[...]
This is the face of a girl who doesn’t take very good care of herself. She sleeps in her makeup more often than not. She often forgets to shower during the course of her day and ends up staying at home rather than afflicting the world with the sight of her streelish looks. She can’t remember the last time she painted her nails or curled her hair. Heck, she hasn’t even had her hair cut since[...]
