Today, I am 29 weeks along. But, enough about the baby. Today, I am 27. Happy birthday to me. I love my birthday as an adult. As a kid, I was just sick with excitement and then crushed with sadness when it was all over and I had to wait ANOTHER WHOLE YEAR for it to come. Now, a…
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2 x 2 (by 2): Chicken Big and Shark vs Train
Chicken Big is a silly little book, where an enormous chick hatches and the other chickens try to figure out what he is. The smallest chicken, who is very silly, thinks he is first an elephant, followed by an umbrella, a sweater, and a cow. As the other chickens worry about the sky falling, the sky leaking, and other spins…
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Authenticity
Personal authenticity has been on my mind for most of the summer. My swirling thoughts about it solidified a little after I read this lovely post by Definitely RA about things she will do and things she won’t do, even if it feels like everyone else is doing (and loving) them. I’ve noticed this specifically because of Pinterest – the…
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A Couple of Second Trimester Outfits
I have to admit, I kind of like the challenge of getting dressed these days. The enormous box of hand-me-downs that Ralphie left me last week (that someone had given HER) hasn’t hurt either. Also, I’m learning an important lesson about taking photographs of myself. Namely, don’t take them before nine a.m., because my eyes will look like death. About…
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Easy DIY Halloween Carafe
Of course, I had to use Google to double-check that I’d spelled “carafe” correctly and of course, I felt like the smartest person alive when it turned out that I HAD. Probably I should be awarded a PhD immediately. One of my goals this year is to make the holidays fun for Ella (and for the whole family), and, for…
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