Earlier this week, I was browsing the local real estate listings. I wasn’t looking for myself, I was looking because my parents have been kicking around the idea of buying a condo nearby. As someone who would like to increase my access to free babysitting, I am taking the bull by the horns.
While I was looking, [...]
It is very interesting, watching L get bigger. I don’t have any point of reference for the whys and whens that are a part of every baby’s development and personality. With M, it didn’t take much to refer back to Mr. A or my own childhoods/personalities to understand what was making her tick. With L, [...]
The children, they are beating me down.
I am realizing the $350 we spent to send M to preschool 5 days a week was the most important thing we have ever done for my sanity. She is on summer break now and I am exhausted.
Apparently, since M is not in school, she needs to get her [...]
M has made great progress learning to ride her bike. She can now ride pretty effectively…as long as she doesn’t have to turn. Tonight, Mr. A took her to the park to ride around the big oval track to practice, but the third turn got the better of her.
She crashed. On her face. Or more [...]
I am seriously loving GoodReads. I have always been a fast reader and it is hard for me to find enough books to keep me busy by wandering around the library. It is even harder now that L has decided that the library is actually supposed to be her own personal playground. Our library has [...]
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