We went to the Field Museum for Mother’s Day. My choice, since I get a little tired of the kids’ favorite museum, the Science and Industry. We haven’t been to the Field since Giggles was in a stroller. We remember if specifically because we came in the wrong door and, being unfamiliar with the layout, [...]
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They are very different, and it comes out quite a bit at bedtime. Giggles, age 5. Needs help getting in and out of our deep shower/tub. Needs help washing her hair. Has to be supervised or will wear fuzzy pajamas in July. Gets in trouble while brushing her teeth because she was lining up the [...]
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just kidding. I realize like 75% of my regular readers are teachers….. anyway…IF you were a teacher, would you like a homemade quilted mug rug for Teacher Appreciation Week? Or would you be like “What? Like I have room on my desk for a coffee cup?!” Or if you are pro-mug rug, would you want [...]
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I’ve been thinking about printing out my blog. I know, that’s ironic because I haven’t written much lately. But, its related, trust me. I like to read my old blog posts, and I sometimes do when I am trying to decide if I have anything to write about today. And reading all the old ones [...]
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I bought these fruit and veggie fabrics at the Sewing Expo. I thought the kids would think they made cool placemats or something. Now that its time to sew them up into something….I sort of hate them…… Maybe I just need the right pattern. Maybe something like this with black in the middle? Its a [...]
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I am getting really tired of feeding all these people around here. I go in phases. I used to love to cook; and I was really good at it. But for the last few years its just not my thing. We have been getting by with simple, non-recipe, meals and things I have memorized and [...]
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Giggles had her Kindergarten physical today. BAGD took her in, so I only have the info they both reported to me about the day’s events. BAGD said Giggles is in the 30th percentile for height and weight and only gained a pound since her last visit a year ago. Looks like she may be our [...]
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Geetle is taking a bunch of Cartooning classes after school, once a week. She is really excited about it and loves coming home and showing us what she’s made. She is learning the difference between sketches and finished products. She is also learning about how to include facial expressions and how to make your pictures [...]
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Pookie has taken a turn in his stim drawing recently. He still likes to write out and copy the pictures from entire books…but now he makes a point of changing the character names. He even uses family names and towns he’s been to on these new “stories”. This picture, for example is the text and [...]
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