missing.

September 2, 2010

(My post, The Last Week: Part Two, will be up by the end of this week to sum up some overall thoughts and decisions I’ve made.  The following post describes what’s going on in our household at the moment…) I miss my oldest child. Last Sunday, we dropped her off at a camp 3.5 hours [...]

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The Last Week…part one.

August 27, 2010

Next week is “The Last Week.” The Last Week before summer comes to an end in our household.  The Last Week before I have to say goodbye to my oldest 3 kids as they begin a new school year.  The Last Week of lazy mornings and unplanned days.  The Last Week of staying up late [...]

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The Toilet Chronicles.

August 26, 2010

Warning:  The following post contains many potty trip descriptions and an obscene amount of references to “pee” and “poo.” Last Monday we decided to begin toilet training #4 officially. I say “officially” because for the last few months we have gently inquired as to whether or not she would like to use the potty.  The [...]

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on goal setting.

August 25, 2010

After publishing yesterday’s post, I broke into a sweat almost immediately.  What did I just do?  How am I going to even accomplish these “simple” goals when I forget to eat breakfast and lunch most days?  Why did I have to publicize them and put unnecessary added pressure on myself?  I have a little over [...]

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4 simple goals.

August 24, 2010

I love this challenge. I have decided to dive into it for a couple of reasons: 1) By posting my goals here, I will be accountable. 2) I like crossing things off a short list. There is still time before 2011 to accomplish a few things so here goes… Goal #1:  Create beautiful bedroom spaces for [...]

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scrapbook pages.

August 20, 2010

Some journalling still needed…It’s a layout about #3′s dancing, twirling, and musical inclinations. Have a great weekend!

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a tutu and rainboots.

August 19, 2010

How do I handle 5 kids?  I pick my battles.  I pick them very carefully. It was time to go to #3′s soccer game after a rainstorm.  Muddy fields and all.  And #4 decided that this was a must-wear: Ms. Tutu-and-Rainboots was a hit at the field.  And she splashed in the mud and the [...]

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NYC 2010…part two.

August 13, 2010

Where did we leave off?  Ah, yes… Washington Square was a hit again.  So much so that the kids did not want to leave particularly because other people decided to join them in the fountain and they also began performing public services for the NYC park staff: Ever-Patient took off with Mr. Cranky-Boy-Pants (which is [...]

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NYC 2010…part one.

August 12, 2010

Overall, we had a great time though there are things that I won’t do again. For example, we will never leave for a 9-hour road trip at 1:00am.  The kids had fallen asleep at 10:00pm while we finished packing and tidying up the house.  We headed straight for Stamford, Connecticut, where Ever-Patient’s cousin was our [...]

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NYC 2008.

August 11, 2010

We just got back from a short trip to nyc. The details: Left last Wednesday night and drove 9 hours with sleeping children. Spent the next 4 days with family and seeing a little bit of the city. Drove home Sunday night. So tired but so worth it. In 2008, we took the kids there [...]

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