[This contest is closed; congrats to Andrea!] You know what I hardly ever do on my blog? (Write a sentence without a dash, semicolon, ellipses or all three. . . (I also do not under-use parentheses)). Do giveaways. Obviously, that lead-in lets you know that THIS will be giveaway post (the title might have been a bit of a hint…
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Preschool for Toddlers: Pirates
This preschool month was my favorite so far. There were so many fun things to do with toddlers around a pirate theme, and I felt like it was just a smashing success. We started, as usual, with books: Pirate Nap, Charlotte Jane Battles Bedtime, Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC And then I brought out a pan of beans…
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All I Want for Christmas
. . . .is for people to have their email addresses linked in their profile so I can respond to comments. I hope Santa is reading this. Landen brought it to my attention that my old set of instructions were now out-of-date, thanks to Blogger’s revamp of their dashboard. If you don’t have your email linked, when I get your…
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A Very Small Pizza Party
I’ve mentioned before that we really like to have people over, and having a new baby makes me want to have people over even more because we’re leaving the house less, so I tend to get a little bit stir-crazy. Of course, with a new baby, you don’t want gobs of people around (especially in December – even living in…
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Today I am . . .
Missing my mom. Her week here sped by way too fast. Glad that Bart has the rest of the month off. Playing at least 15 games of Animal Bingo with Ella. Snuggling my sweet little baby (and trying to figure out the Moby wrap that Merrick made for me). Watching Craigslist for a double running stroller. Eating the leftover enchiladas…
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