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My Baby A Turns Nine! Part 2
Allie’s birthday celebration continued the next day. Phil was pre-call (meaning he had the day off and would be working the 7p-7a night shift), and I had made arrangements for the boys- Mikey would go home after school with one of his friends, and Jonah would be babysat by our good friends. All so we could have a special day out with the birthday girl. Allie invited her sister to join in the fun. …
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My Baby A Turns Nine! Part 1
Because they’ll always be my babies, right? Even when they’re a hundred. More of her celebration to come…
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Little Dancer Girl
Allie’s been taking a ballet class the past year and the dance school she’s part of had their end-of-year recital in June. Real costumes, hair, makeup, a real stage, the whole deal. She was excited.
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Lazy Days
And then the lazy days of summer were upon us. We have no big trips or long vacations planned, but are instead having our backyard redone and some painting done in the living room. Which means the kids and I have had to stick close to home most days. This has resulted in open-ended long afternoons of time to play, read, dream, or be bored even (gasp!). And because they know that I’m only too eager to suggest summer workbooks, chores, or piano practice to dispel any such notions of boredom, they’ve become quite adept at keeping themselves busy and entertained. Once again, I am very thankful there are four…
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Happy Birthday to You and You
After we got back from Arizona, I had exactly one day to prepare for a joint birthday party for Allie and Jonah. Joint birthday party? I think my thinking was along the lines of bandaid removal- rip it off all at once and be done with it. Or something like that. Because March signals the beginning of birthday season in our house. And this is our party year. So two birds, one stone. Happily, at the writing of this post, I am five down, one to go. Unhappily, my shoulders/neck have been hurting since birthday season began. I may need to rethink this every other year party idea. Anywho, here…
