Posted in Kids on Aug 6th, 2008
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Do you think that pro basketball players have a hard time navigating stairs? The tall ones have such long feet that it seems like their feet wouldn’t fit on the steps and they’d lose their balance. Random question, I [...]
Posted in Kids on Aug 5th, 2008
Maggie’s hair is getting longer, and the bangs are no exception. Her hair hangs in her eyes, and recently more notably, to her nose. I’ve tried ponytails occassionally, and although she likes to show us all how pretty they are, she pulls them out in a minute flat no matter where on her head I [...]
Posted in Family on Aug 4th, 2008
Family Home Evening will have to happen another night. After dinner, Maggie was so tired and sick I just took her straight to bed (after a brief visit to the bathroom for a wipe-down), and Degen only stayed up a few minutes longer. Maggie has been throwing tantrums at the least provocation for a couple [...]
Maggie has a runny nose and a low fever today, darn it. The poor kid has been wandering around sniffling and breathing through her mouth all day and it’s pathetic.
I spent my day picking up, doing laundry, feeding myself and the kids, and finishing reading my two library books. I read Simplify Your Christmas by [...]
Degen is a cat this morning. He’s crawling around meowing to his heart’s content, except when he wants something and he suddenly and temporarily knows English. He only likes milk this morning, no water. He wants me to pat him on the head and let him curl up on my lap. I love having a [...]
Posted in Family Home Evening on Jul 28th, 2008
My Q3 Family Home Evening lesson plan says our topic tonight is “The Commandments.” The idea is to learn about how, even though it’s really hard sometimes to keep the commandments, Heavenly Father gives us commandments to keep us safe and happy. Tonight we’ve invited a family from our ward that has some older kids [...]
Posted in Kids on Jul 22nd, 2008
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I’ve been really laid back about this potty training thing. I ask Degen if he wants to go potty on the potty chair once a day or so, and when he says no I casually say “okay.” I ask him every couple of days if he wants to wear underpants, and when I [...]
Posted in Family Home Evening on Jul 21st, 2008
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Okay, I found a bunch of ideas for celebrating Pioneer Day for Family Home Evening on Pratt’s Pioneer Resources. Here are some of my favorites for our family of toddlers.
“Put cream in baby food jars and shake, shake, shake, until you get your own homemade butter! When it’s ready, serve on homemade bread.” [...]
Posted in Marriage on Jul 19th, 2008
Colin and I have recently taken to going on Saturday morning dates instead of Friday night dates. I think I like it better, for several reasons. We’re both morning people, so both of us are more cheerful, alert, and energetic in the morning. Breakfast costs less than dinner at restaurants. We both like breakfast food. [...]
Posted in Kids, Uncategorized on Jul 15th, 2008
Both of my kids like to dance. Degen has taken to a hip hop style of jumping and spinning around on the floor and striking a pose at the end of his impromptu routines. Maggie chooses a more feminine style of either spinning around like a ballerina or running in a circle (making me dizzy). [...]
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