saturday i’m keeping the purse. i cut off the tags tonight. i like it. and it works for me. that was the real reason i hadn’t cut off the tags – i wasn’t sure if it would work for me. but it does. and that makes me happy. because it’s a nice purse. (tommy [...]
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friday i made a decision this morning to do our costco run today and the kids behaved so well (and the store was pretty slow) that i also got to visit tj maxx (which is in the same shopping plaza). the kids didn’t last too long at tj maxx, though i still managed to [...]
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tuesday: amazing, isn’t it, how you can have a good day where you feel completely "with it" and things go okay (i’m realistic enough not to "perfectly") and the next day is 100% the opposite. where you feel like a failure as a parent. you lose your patience. you get mad. frustrated. ticked off. [...]
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sunday…. at age 3 months (yesterday), sam is in a growth spurt. i’ve been getting up 3-4 times a night for the past 4 nights or so. i hope this is over. i’m exhausted. despite being frustrated with her current never-ending need to eat, i do love my sweet baby girl. here’s a [...]
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Friday so back in march, dave did this with our 8-month old son: the other night, he did this with our almost 3-month old daughter: my husband’s got mad skillz. and muscles. despite what you all think, i was NOT afraid when my husband pulled out these moves with our kids. heck…. who do [...]
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THURSDAY my boys ADORE each other (most of the time): you should try to get davey to say "tickle tickle" sometime… it’s pretty darn cute. i think that’s what was going on in the above photo… some tickling! i cannot lie. i have the world’s smartest son. seriously. i know all of my [...]
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wednesday: davey saw the doctor this morning for his 18-month well baby check. he’s 21 pounds. and he wavers in the 5th to 15% percentile for height and weight. yep. he’s still on the small side, though he’s in the 50th percentile for head circumference – he’s gotta have SOME PLACE to house that [...]
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tuesday: thanks for all the birthday greetings and wishes yesterday! my day began with play group… an odd play group, though a good one. i showed up at carrilee’s house with snack (i made a cake to celebrate several birthdays – lisa, preston and i – me?) shortly after 9. by 9:30 no one [...]
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monday today is my birthday. i’m turning 27 again. i’m not telling you how many years in a row i’ve celebrated my 27th birthday. so if you know my age…. you know a secret about me. i guess some day i’ll have to get older than 27. but for now, it’s a nice age. [...]
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saturday if i were a dinosaur, i’m sure i would be called a bargainasauraus. i can’t help it. i cannot bypass a good sale. my mama taught me that it doesn’t cost anything to try on clothing. or to look. so when i see a sale, watch out! most of my friends know this [...]
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