Year: 2009

  • No buyers remorse here

    Don’t you love it when you feel like you made a good purchase? You may remember last June when I was WAY preggo, we decided to invest in a swingset for our backyard. It’s not a very expensive one, but it has what we needed. Last summer it was a lifesaver, as we were pretty […]

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  • From the Department of DUH:

    So, get ready to shine my Mother of the Year trophy. We went on a mini-vacay, just me and the kids, to a friends beach house for a day and a half. On the long drive home, I let Carson have one McD’s cheeseburger (no fries). Then I let him have one red vine. Then […]

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  • THIS is a cool hat.

    Last summer I was hanging out with my hubby & some of his colleagues. One coworker “tattled” on another, saying they had seen SoandSo riding a bike….WITHOUT A HELMET! Oh my word, by the shameful gasps that went up in that place and the accusatory looks, you would have thought SoandSo was caught swigging vodka […]

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  • Last sales pitch…

    Tuesday update: OK, this will be the last post dedicated to this, I promise! Or no one will check my blog ever again. Just a couple things: someone reminded me to tell you that these do not have to go directly on walls. They also work well on frames, wood MDF boards, etc. In fact, […]

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  • Personality?

    I think yes. And some to spare. Thanks to the Sweet Pumpkins for the Costco cart picture idea. And your Carsonism for the day: Today we were driving around town and saw a couple walking on the sidewalk. Carson: Are those humans our neighbors?

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  • Pride cometh before a dirty tissue

    We’ve all had a touch of a cold lately. I’ve been pretty proud of Carson for getting his own tissue…sometimes I remind him, but the independence of getting it himself has been nice. The snot is often smeared across the face rather than removed from the nostril, but…WHATEVER. Baby steps. Then this conversation last night: […]

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  • Dr. Suess meets A.A. Milne

    Tonight we saw a preview on a DVD for the Tigger movie. When the even more well-known character–you know, the one who likes “Hunny”–showed up, Carson said: “Mom! Look! It’s Winnie the Who!”

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  • Anatomy of My Perfect Dish Brush

    My friend Amy posted recently that when she thinks back to this time of her life, raising 3 small kids, a memory that will take dominance is laundry. She said she feels like the laundry practically haunts her, that no matter what she’s doing or where she’s going, there’s a basket of clothes that need […]

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