Archive for April, 2009
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Bonus Letter to Josie
Dear Josie, It isn’t time for your 8 month letter yet, but today, I just have to write to you. I am blown away by your determination. You may be the most fiercely determined child I have ever met. You’ve finally gotten interested in solid foods, but ONLY, and let me just emphasize that a [...]
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Friday, April 17th, 2009
Joining the “Poverty Party” at Bossy’s
Hilarious blogger Bossy has inspired me to join her “Poverty Party” post series. I’m not going to tackle posting about how we are budgeting, saving money, or what have you every day — I don’t have that kind of energy. But I will try to tackle them on a weekly basis. Today’s Poverty Party is [...]
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
The Family that Spits Together….
My second fed ex box from 23andMe arrived yesterday. This one contained THREE spit kits: for my partner, and both of our children. To read more about how I reacted, check out my post in the 23andMe Pregnancy Community! Cross-posted over at my review blog, Things I Like.
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Pppptoo-ers, Part II
The original Pppptoo-ers post generated some of the most interesting discussion on the blog of late, so I thought I should follow up. Also, Noah continues to be interesting on the subject. Last night, Noah succcessfully earned back access to his Bristle Blocks (now “Krinkles”). The first thing he made was a vaguely gun-shaped Pppptoo-er, [...]
10 Comments » - Posted in Current Affairs,The Real Live Boy,The Real Live Girl,The Rest of the Fam by Liza
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
Goodbye, Judith. You Will Be Missed.
Dear Readers, If any of you grew up going to libraries, reading books that some people might have thought were “too old” for you, or celebrating or otherwise appreciating “Banned Books Week,” you probably owe a debt of gratitude to Judith Krug, who passed away on Saturday. Likewise, if in the last 10 years you [...]
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Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Our Easter in Pictures (Mostly)
Morning: Hey! The Easter Bunny left something. An Egg! More eggs at Grandma & Grandpa’s! And more chocolate! And candy…. Josie and This Mommy look cute. But eventually, things deteriorated. Noah came home, was so naughty that even his books got taken away, finally managed a nap, then got the dinner he requested and refused [...]
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Saturday, April 11th, 2009
Pppptoo-ers
I was raised in a gun and toy-gun free household. In fact, I remember sneaking to buy a squirt gun for the last day of school in 7th grade, and not being sure where I’d be able to hide it when I got home. I think I either threw it away or gave it to [...]
