As promised, a compilation of witty observations and comments from the Menagerie House Boys! ******** My Friend: “My memory has definitely gotten worse since I became a mom.” Me: “Yup, definitely. I’m pretty sure I forgot to make lunch for Liam one day last week, but I’m not positive. Some days I feel like my [...]
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Cute Conversations
Posted in cute conversations, Kieran, Liam, Uncategorized on February 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Bits and Pieces of Midwinter Action
Posted in birthdays, brothers, Casey, cute conversations, ferrets, holidays, Kieran, knitting, Liam, parenting, pets, pictures, school, Seasons, sibling stuff, Uncategorized on February 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
That headline is a bit misleading, but I had to write something to lure you guys in, no? We haven’t had any action of the big exciting event variety (except for Kiri, who just learned to jump and is over-the-moon excited about that!) but we’ve had lots of little things going on, so it’s time [...]
Snow Day
Posted in everyday stuff, Liam, parenting, school on February 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »
We had our first snow day of the year last week. The forecast the night before promised doom and gloom, and despite the arrival of only an inch or snow overnight, the forecasters kept on warning of heavy snow followed by ice. At 5:45 the school called to say school was canceled. I let Liam [...]
Remember My Last Post?
Posted in events of the unpleasant variety, Kieran, Liam on January 23, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The one where I said Kiri came thisclose to an ER trip on two occasions since Kevin’s departure? And where I mentioned how Gran-Gran would be coming up for a nice, relaxing visit? Well, then. Let me tell you what happened this afternoon. Ahem. Gran-Gran and I had just gotten the boys out of the [...]
Hey Out There!
Posted in blogging, cute conversations, Kieran, Liam, nursing, parenting on January 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Hey, what’s this page??? Oh yeah, it’s my blog….huh. I haven’t posted because…well, I was busy catching up on all the things that I put on the back burner last month, and here I am, resurfacing for a break. It’s been everyday life for the most part around the Menagerie House; we had a relaxing [...]
Down to The Last Few Ribbons and Bows
Posted in holidays, Kieran, Liam, pictures on December 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Whew! It’s amazing I managed to post at all this month. It’s been crazy. But with the exception of a couple of packages that still need to be wrapped, we are ready for Christmas. We arranged and purchased the class gift for Liam’s teacher and her assistant. Tips and seasonal gifts for various people have [...]
December 2008, #2
Posted in holidays, Liam, pictures on December 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For the last couple of weeks, the children in Liam’s Kindergarten class have been sewing felt slippers for themselves. As far as I know, this is the first time Liam has done sewing for more than a few stitches, and he and I both are quite proud of how well his slipper turned out. At [...]
Birthday Boy
Posted in birthdays, Liam, pictures on December 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We had Liam’s “official” birthday party yesterday. We had a small one with just the four of us on Thanksgiving Day, his actual birthday, so yesterday’s shindig was for Liam’s friends. We kept it nice and simple – it was basically a big playdate with cake and ice cream involved. We had a couple of [...]
December 2008, #1
Posted in blogging, cute conversations, holidays, Liam on December 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m hoping to chronicle some of the cute and sweet things the kids do as we prepare for Christmas. I’m sure I won’t get them all written down, but hopefully by the New Year I’ll have a good-sized collection of anecdotes. So here we go with story (more of a quote, really) #1…… This is [...]
November 27, 2008
Posted in holidays, Liam, milestones, pictures on November 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
My Dear Liam, Five years ago tonight, on a Thanksgiving evening, you came to us and changed a husband-and-wife duo into a family. At first, and for a long time after, you were a Mommy-only baby, but eventually you reached out and allowed others into your life – Daddy, Gran-Gran, Pop-Pop. You were ever so [...]
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