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This Saturday Matt, Eva, and I are moving to a new house in the suburbs, about an hour from where we live now. We are doing this for several reasons – we want more space (in the house and yard), we want to live closer to Matt’s work (right now he commutes about two hours [...] My grandmother passed away in her sleep last night. It was both expected and sudden, and I had no idea what to do after receiving the news. Work and do yoga, as I normally do during Eva’s nap? I decided drinking coffee and looking at family photo albums would be better way to start grieving. [...] Eva’s latest favorite book is The Cat in the Hat. Or as she likes to call it, “Meeeeoooow. Hat-tah.” Apparently love of The Cat is contagious – here I am reading it to Eva, three of her second cousins, and my mother: According to my quick Wikipedia research (forgive me, I’m tired), The Cat [...] Have you ever wondered what life looks like from a mother’s perspective? As I put up a picture from storytime captioned “Mom’s-eye view,” I thought, “I think I have a few pictures now with this very caption.” I ran a search in our photo gallery, and found five pictures. So here you go – this [...] At storytime last week, the children’s librarian had a cold and had a hard time deciding what songs to sing. Ever helpful, I said, “How about ‘Firetruck?’” The librarian said (mostly to herself), “Some weeks I need help from the regulars.” What does a storytime regular look like? I give you Eva, lying on the [...] Eva and I entertained a few more contractors in our house early this week. (Why all the contractors? That’s another blog entry for the relatively near future.) These contractors had to shut down the main power supply to our house for most of Monday and Tuesday. Eva has been cutting her two-year molars for a [...] I have learned that when kids are cooped up inside for a week, they undergo major personality developments. Last January following our month of extreme snow, Eva discovered her extroverted tendencies and started garnering the attention of every stranger from her stroller. This January we’ve been trapped indoors for a number of reasons – one [...] A few weeks ago Matt, Eva and I attended Matt’s company holiday party. It was an amazing event – on-site babysitting, catered with a full bar, stockings and wrapped gifts for the kids, and a real live Santa. Now this wasn’t just any Santa – he was an enthusiastic Santa with loud, aggressive bells [...] I’ve been on a “No snow until 2012″ campaign since last March. Since it’s still 2010, I’ve lost. Badly. Then again, when seen through a toddler’s eyes maybe an inch or two isn’t so bad? [...] Eva turned one and a half yesterday. This means… When people ask how old she is, I no longer measure in months. She follows instructions. She consistently responds to, “Eva, throw this away,” or “Go play with your cat piano,” or “Climb the stairs and find Eva’s room,” or “Go find the Hippopotamus book.” All [...] |
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