Well, July is over, and it was a fun month here in the Menagerie House. We went to Texas for a week and then returned, grandparents in tow, to continue our visit with them. They were able to stay almost two weeks, which was a lot of fun, and then the last few days of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Exciting events’
July Wrap-Up
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Exciting events, pictures, summer, vacation on August 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Lookee Here – Baby Wrens!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged birding, Birthday, Exciting events, pictures on June 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
We had a fabulous day today – it was Liam’s last day of Kindergarten, and so his class had a festival day complete with a puppet show performed by the children. Today is also my birthday, and I had a wonderful birthday lunch with Kevin and the boys and friends from Liam’s school, and then [...]
Thanksgiving?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Birthday, Exciting events, holidays, illness, Kieran, Liam, Unexpected events on November 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Well, let me tell you a little tale about a pair of anxious parents-to-be. They had waited months to see their sweet little baby boy, to count his toes, to count his fingers, and to gaze, enraptured, at the the thought that a tiny, tiny, bit of Mommy and a tiny, tiny, tiny, bit of [...]
Thank You!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Exciting events, memes, motherhood, parenthood on September 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I was so belated with this thank-you that I actually delayed myself even further by second-guessing myself about whether or not it was silly to even post it at this late date. But then I thought about how the world needs as much in the way of politeness and good intentions as it can get. [...]
A Big Fun Surprise
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Birthday, Exciting events, Kevin, Liam on August 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Liam and Kieran have been in love with the Imagination Movers for about a year now. “The Guys” music is sung by both boys off and on throughout the day, and several Movers’ albums are on the car playlist. Last Spring Kevin and Liam went to see the group live in a small theater in [...]
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