From the category archives:
Lily, my baby girl, my heart swells with so much pride and love for you. I am so very blessed to be your Mommy, and so filled with excitement as I think about the years to come. Happy, Happy Birthday, my love. I adore you.
{A post from Jeff for his little girl}
If I’ve learned [...]
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As a young child, my mom dressed me much like a pilgrim. Well, maybe not a pilgrim exactly, but not like every other child on the block. My dresses and outfits could be described as classic rather than current. In the very best cases. And while I did look pretty cute sometimes, I didn’t exactly [...]
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Although I don’t always remember my dreams, I am often haunted by the same one: I am back in college and quickly approaching graduation. Suddenly, I remember that there was some class I couldn’t handle and intended to withdraw from. Unfortunately, I never did withdraw, which meant that I had just been skipping the class [...]
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Having a girl is hard. I mean, mine isn’t even six yet; she’s years away from puberty, and it’s still hard…
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I have issues with food. I am beginning a diet for the 397th time on Monday. The Monday after Thanksgiving, as I have every year that I can recall. I aspire to again fit into [...]
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I would never proclaim to be particularly fashionable. Vogue magazine bores me to tears, Project Runway doesn’t appeal to me at all and despite never actually doing yoga, I pretty much live in black yoga pants and t-shirts. So, I realize I am not one to judge someone else’s fashion sense. However…
Lily has developed quite [...]
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Days before kindergarten started, I was having major second thoughts about sending Lily on the school bus. Last spring it seemed like a fantastic idea, but the closer the day came, the larger my list of cons grew: Does any good really come from riding the bus? Was it just lazy of me to depend [...]
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We’ve been waiting all summer for today.
But now that it’s here,
I just want her home.
And she couldn’t disagree more.
{Update 4:00 PM: School was “SO much FUN! I Loved it,” she reported. She cannot wait to go back– I don’t think I EVER felt that way about school. It’s adorable!}
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Lily was the picture of a little ballerina at her recital yesterday.
And the bun? Kicked every other bun’s ass.
Thank you all for your help, I couldn’t have done it without you!
(And this was a great step by step tutorial, should you need to do some bun making yourself. Thanks, Colby!!)
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I don’t save birthday cards. I hate receiving overpriced flowers when I can create a free bouquet from my own yard. There are very few movies that reduce me to tears and I don’t cry at weddings. Since I wasn’t blogging when my older kids were babies, I have no record of their early milestones. [...]
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From birth, I tell my children how smart/sweet/handsome/pretty/amazing and miraculous they are. Constantly. This is the result:
Lily, you’re so pretty I said yesterday, as I made sure she was buckled in her booster seat.
I wish we looked alike, I sighed, staring at the daughter who inherited not one of my physical traits, save for the [...]
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I’ll give you one guess as to why the following statements from Lily last night had me grinning from ear to ear…
“These are the stupidest pajamas I’ve ever seen. I hate them!”
“You’re so mean!”
“I’m not cuddling with you tonight!”
“Go away!!!!”
Any guesses…? No?
The fortunate recipient of the above statements was my husband. For once. He never, [...]
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