Monthly Archives: January 2012

He’s Going To Be TWO!!

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

You guys. I’m about to be the mother of a 2-year-old boy. This is something I just cannot quite grasp. Sometimes I feel like I just became a mother. I feel like I just had him. I feel like he … Continue reading →

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Bits: At Home and Outside Edition.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

This weekend we were at home getting things done. (Supposedly.) I did kind of feel like everything that got accomplished meant there were five or six more things to do — but we made little baby steps on a lot … Continue reading →

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{Almost} Wordless Wednesday.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

What do you do when your child really, really, really wants to throw rocks in a huge lake you don’t have? Probably this. Almost EXACTLY the same, right?! Thought so!

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Mud Boots.

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Sometimes Tom gets upset when his most favorite rain boots get mud on them. And so I may say to him, “Oh, Tom, don’t worry!  It’s just mud!” And then sometimes he ignores me and thinks, ‘No way am I … Continue reading →

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Bits: Cabin Weekend.

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

This weekend we went to FDR State Park in Pine Mountain and stayed in a cabin. My parents were also there this weekend, in a cabin where the smoke alarm started alerting them to a dying battery at 2:30 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Mini-Van Mama.

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

When Kev and I got married one of the first major things we did was get rid of my crappy Volkswagen and we bought a Subaru Outback. I love that car. Love it. It’s really the first car I’ve ever … Continue reading →

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{Almost} Wordless Wednesday.

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

Tom’s birthday is coming up in a couple weeks. He’s going to be TWO! Can you believe that? Neither can he. And no matter what I do or say or prompt or bribe he still denies the fact he will … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Rachel!

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Happy Birthday to my awesome, honest, beautiful, wonderful, smart, successful, funny, much taller, best friend sister! I love you. (You have my permission to watch Fuzzbucket tonight.)

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Bits: Rachel’s Birthday.

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Rachel’s birthday is this week, but we decided to invade her home and make her feed us lunch this weekend to celebrate. Aren’t we nice?! Yeah, I know. Here’s how it looked… Hmmm…I thought I heard some kids in here. … Continue reading →

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Single Mom-dom.

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

I am very, very, VERY lucky that I have an amazing partner to share parenting duties with. He is a great husband and a wonderful father. He helps me all the time. He loves spending time with Tom. And he … Continue reading →

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