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 [...]
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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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Good And Bad Of Parenting…
Posted in parenting, video on September 1, 2007 | 3 Comments »
…set to Pachelbel’s Canon in D… As seen at Karen’s place.
Three Is Hard
Posted in Liam, parenting on August 27, 2007 | 9 Comments »
One day earlier this summer Liam and I were up the street at the farm buying some veggies for dinner. While we were there we met another neighborhood mom (I’ll call her Maggie) who was there with her twin boys, age 2, and her four-month old baby. We saw them there a couple more times, [...]
The Rest Of The Chicago Story – With Pictures
Posted in Chicago, Kieran, La Leche League, Liam, nursing, parenting, pictures, travel on July 26, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Here are the pictures I promised the other day… Kevin and Liam spent a morning at the Chicago Children’s Museum. It seems Liam’s new best friend, Big Bird, came along for the ride. Actually, Big Bird was very helpful this trip – he pecked elevator buttons right and left, and also “ate” his way down [...]
Chicago Update
Posted in Chicago, La Leche League, parenting, travel on July 23, 2007 | 9 Comments »
When I left for Chicago, I was dealing with a bit of a funk. Things are looking up now. In the last two days I’ve heard talks ranging from a fairly hard-core breastfeeding pharmacology session by Thomas Hale (I loved this talk being a medicinal chemist and all) to a discussion of natural childbirth by [...]
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