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rr_adventures: November 2008
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Friday, November 28, 2008. And, along with the majority of Americans, we did indeed eat Turkey. (Supply and demand, though, the producers of turkeys have been raising and freezing turkeys since last thanksgiving, so there is a greater supply than demand, and turkeys, happily end up being an economical mainstay for Thanksgiving). But in my mind, competing with turkey, pies are a universal thanksgiving dessert. Since I had actually bought heavy cream, I *finally* got a chance (with the help of my 5 year ol...
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rr_adventures: May 2010
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Finger Paint is washable. I would love to say Thank-you to whomever made finger paint washable. Today was the first time in a few months that I got finger paint out for my children to do a good, hands-on craft activity. At first, it was my 6 yr old. Then, it was my 6 yr old and 2 yr old together. Wow, they had fun! Then, as often it happens - this mama had to go out of the room, to go get 11 month old. To get the whole floor clean, but it got done. And wash, again. Ok, but kids w...
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rr_adventures: December 2009
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Over thanksgiving, I listened to arguments against the ever-so-popular social networking sites like Facebook. Privacy", "replaces genuine relationship", "permanence" were the cons discussed as to why these individuals refuse to participate. Yes, the one-sentence blurbs of twitter and Facebook might be pithy statements. However, the opportunity to connect to friends, family, and associates at one's own schedule has many positive features that are worth being considered. Now that...
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rr_adventures: August 2008
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Monday, August 18, 2008. All I want for nighttime is four sleeping kids. Some nights are easy. Some nights are hard. Right now, things are happening. I have a moment to sit at the computer (and I'm not working yet) and half the kids are asleep, one is wide awake, and one quarter is drifting off. Tonight our three year old said (after being told to put pj's on. "It's o.k. mom, I'm ready for bed! And was asleep within 5 min. We only have two weeks left before school dictates the morning wake up hour. Super...
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rr_adventures: one step forward, one step back, two steps forward
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Thursday, April 29, 2010. One step forward, one step back, two steps forward. It feels good: the house is cleaner than it often gets. How did it happen? Although the house wasn't completely CHAOS(Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome), it was below the "company presentable". 1) It took this mama a lot of effort, but the house feels much better than it often does. 2) It gave this mama motivation to not neglect house chores to the extent they sometimes get neglected. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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rr_adventures: Finger Paint is washable
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Finger Paint is washable. I would love to say Thank-you to whomever made finger paint washable. Today was the first time in a few months that I got finger paint out for my children to do a good, hands-on craft activity. At first, it was my 6 yr old. Then, it was my 6 yr old and 2 yr old together. Wow, they had fun! Then, as often it happens - this mama had to go out of the room, to go get 11 month old. To get the whole floor clean, but it got done. And wash, again. Ok, but kids w...
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rr_adventures: August 2010
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010. We had cereal for breakfast this morning. Simple: Cornflakes with frozen blue berries, topped with whole milk. I used to love daily cereal, but now we have it more infrequently. Yes, it is quite convenient in the breakfast-in-seconds experience. However, with several small children, I have discovered that cereal is one food that ends up all over the dining room floor, and requires more clean-up then other breakfasts. Do you do breakfast regularly? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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rr_adventures: December 2008
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008. They WERE playing nicely together. My five year old and three year old WERE. Playing nicely together this morning. My toddler was toddling around, playing independently. Last night/early this morning, I had labeled, stamped, and inserted Christmas cards into 150 envelopes. (Believe it or not, that was just the "in-state" Christmas card list! And, since it is Christmas Eve, my goal was to have them postmarked today. Whiff of VINEGAR. "What? This is how Christmas Eve Began.
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rr_adventures: January 2009
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Monday, January 5, 2009. Yea, we got home Thursday night. Driving down was a headache (typical 4 hr drive took a little longer than 7 hours! Little toddler got a cold on the drive down (somewhere on the NJ turnpike started to hear a little cough). Her cough turned into a full-blown cold by Monday. Monday it was *real* nice to see all my nieces/nephews, one Aunt,Uncle and two Cousins . but, I spent the time comforting sick toddler). Wee hrs of the morning E. had a fever,. Afternoon she was vomiting too.
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rr_adventures: July 2009
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Serenity out of chaos. Some days I feel like a conductor - (the director of an orchestra kind, not the train engineer kind). There is a natural chaos that starts many days: wake up, moodiness of just-waking up children, sibling rivalry; mess from discarded toys and just-finished meal(s), etc. On good days, this is like the orchestra tuning up: it seems like everyone is out of tune with each other, everyone is playing dissonant rhythms, and chaos. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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