Come, Mommy

Santa was very kind to a certain young camel this year. He came down the chimney, left this crane (plus accessories), this parking garage, and then replaced the wire thingy before any birds could enter the house. Charley has remarked several times, “I love Santa!”
Santa also left some toys for Casey and a tin of [...]

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It seems our neighborhood has been invaded by those inflatable lawn decorations. I’m not super-fond of them myself, but I thought for sure they would appeal to the preschool set. Liam and I took a short walk this week, and it turns out he is a decided critic of this school of Christmas decor.
We [...]

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I loved the game of “tag” as a kid, so when Kevin over at Blogschmog tagged me for this game, I had to play along.
Also? The rules are simple, which is good after all the complicated questions that have been flying around this place all weekend.
1. Find the nearest book.2. Name the book and author.3. [...]

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Liam and I were in our driveway this week when something caught his eye. It turns out he was looking at the wire thingy that keeps birds from nesting in the chimney.
Liam: “What’s that thing on top of the chimney?”
Me: “It’s a wire thingamajigger that keeps the birds from building their nests in our chimney.”
(Notice [...]

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Liam, on the phone with Gran-Gran:Liam: “I bumped my head!”
Gran-Gran: “What did you bump your head on?”
Liam: “The sidewalk!”
The poor guy took a spill on the sidewalk this morning. He’s fine in that he doesn’t have a concussion, but he’s got quite a headache. I’m figuring the week can only go uphill from here after [...]

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5:30 AM, 12/09/2006
Liam: “Mommy, wake up. I need some soy milk.”
Me: “It’s too early for soy milk. How ’bout we go back to sleep for a bit?”
Liam: “OK.”
6:00 AM, 12/09/2006
Liam: “Mommy, wake up. I need some soy milk.”
Me: “It’s too early for soy milk. How ’bout we go back to sleep for a bit?”
Liam: “OK.”
6:30 [...]

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I was in the kitchen, and I heard Liam banging on his bongo drums and singing to himself…
“Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer,Had a very shiny nose.And if you ever saw it…..oh, um.And if you never saw it…..well, You’d ask Santa to guide your sleigh…no, no, no!
Oh my heavens, what next???
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,Had a very shiny [...]

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As Charley the Camel would say, “Yike-a roni’s!!!” I really didn’t mean to go a week between posts, it’s just that last week we were fighting off colds, and getting ready for a birthday party for a certain camel. Good thing I didn’t sign up for NoBloPoMo or whatever that activity was called, eh?
But [...]

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