Just trying to be a Good Mom, sometimes succeeding, sometimes not. But blogging about it anyway.
From the monthly archives:
Giggles has changed alot in the past few days. She is now grabbing toys and putting them in her mouth. Her aim is not perfect, but she is usually happy with the results.
So far, she can’t handle “heavy” toys and can really only do this trick with the light Link-a-doo rings. [...]
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Tips from Good Housekeeping, circa 1955
Dinner ready when he gets home? – No. He made dinner tonite. I went to the gym.
Freshlooking when he gets home? – No. But I did wear a real bra today.
Provide a lift to his boring day? – Yes. Today I made him laugh when I asked him what [...]
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I love Good Will. More precisely, I love junk. Good Will is actually a bit upscale for my tastes. I don’t buy alot of it, but I like to look. A good flea market or junk shop is like a behind the scenes tour of the world’s oddest museum, except you [...]
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Prisons.
She told me she is drawing prisons.
With a comically-large green pencil, she is drawing prisons.
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On impulse, before I knew BAGD bought me a kick-ass sewing machine for Valentines Day, I picked up a book called First-Time Quiltmaking. It was on clearance and I thought I might hack around a bit with quilting. I had made this baby quilt from a kit I bought at Jo-Ann Fabrics.
I was pretty happy [...]
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Here she is, as we set her in the saucer:
She looks nervous, doesn’t she? Did she like it? Continue reading to find out what she really thought of the new experience.
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Never let my kids convince you the they had a rough childhood. They have it pretty good.
Reminds me of the time Uncle JB and I ate popcorn with so much butter on it….we had to use spoons to fish the last kernels out of the wet buttery goodness at the bottom of the [...]
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This last Sunday, I spent the day with Geetle and Giggles. The day before, I had taken Pookie to sign language Chat, so Geetle was anxious for her turn at a day of fun. So, on Sunday, I took her and Giggles out for the day.
We started at Jo-Ann Fabric where she helped me pick [...]
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I don’t agree with offensive jokes. But if you are going to make one…at least make one that makes sense. Did anyone see the full context of the “retard” comment made by the contestant on “Big Brother?” I read about it on MSNBC, but I don’t get it. A hair salon for people with Autism?
Pookie [...]
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