I took the kids to see a local pediatrician this morning. It took me a long time to choose one and make an appointment, partly because I kept hoping I’d get someone to recommend a good one to me who takes our insurance. People have recommended a couple of good ones, but they don’t take [...]
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It’s been a crazy week. I won’t go into all the details, but suffice it to say that we’ve felt more motivated than ever to look for a new job for Colin. He was up late the last couple of nights filling out applications, and has plans to do the same tonight. Today I filled [...]
Degen loves colors…especially eye colors
Posted in Kids on Apr 22nd, 2008
Degen is really interested in colors and numbers right now. If I say “What’s that, Degen?” he answers with what the color of the object is. Right now he’s especially interested in eye color. Most days he tells me several times the eye color of each person in our family. Yesterday he convinced the missionaries [...]
Maggie: diapers and pens
Posted in Kids on Apr 21st, 2008
Maggie has started taking her diaper off again… I have to put her in outfits that keep her hands from those diaper tabs or I find her running around with nothing on and a little puddle somewhere in the house. It’s cute and a little funny, but messy. And Degen has started to follow his [...]
Grand Opening (with a long line)
Posted in Kids on Apr 10th, 2008
This morning the kids and I went to the Grand Opening of a Savers store in our area on our way home from dropping Colin off at work. I’d been to other Savers stores and think they’re great as far as thrift stores go, and I thought I’d check it out–plus there was a sign [...]
Hide and Seek
Posted in Kids on Apr 9th, 2008
It’s raining again…Sometime it’s going to get sunny on a day I can take the car and we’re going to the park! We’re all starting to get cabin fever. The kids are sick of their toys and movies and books and are resorting to…making up games! This morning Degen and I played a real game [...]
Maggie’s Toes
Posted in Kids on Apr 4th, 2008
Maggie was being very quiet a few minutes ago, so I quickly hunted her down to make sure she was okay and not getting into trouble. I found her underneath the kitchen table with a non-functioning pen, talking to herself about coloring. When she saw me, she immediately demanded a “huck” (hug), then showed me [...]
Maggie’s Toes
Posted in Kids on Apr 4th, 2008
Maggie was being very quiet a few minutes ago, so I quickly hunted her down to make sure she was okay and not getting into trouble. I found her underneath the kitchen table with a non-functioning pen, talking to herself about coloring. When she saw me, she immediately demanded a “huck” (hug), then showed me [...]
Maggie is injured
Posted in Kids on Mar 31st, 2008
Maggie twisted her right ankle yesterday. So sad. At first I didn’t know what happened–she started crying just before sacrament meeting yesterday and wouldn’t be consoled as usual with her little upsets and falls. I’d ask her if she was okay, and instead of her usual, tearful “okay” she just shook her head and insisted [...]
I've been on a lot of road trips, with and without kids, and there are some things everyone need to know about how to make one successful. There are also some things I do that some people would hate. Here are some of my ideas on the subject (some of it applies to flying or [...]