Monthly Archives: February 2009

Sara was excited about her Dad coming after a 3 day trip away. She was fantasizing about him taking her to the toy story like the previous Saturday. So she got into her mind she wanted to earn money. During … Continue reading →

Horses are revered in our house. They are also well treated. The horse clientele ranges from a 4 foot stuffed animal that makes a great pillow to a 1 inch figurine horse that Sara painted by hand to the old … Continue reading →

Sara’s teacher at school saying she’s wonderful with her words but far more deeply with her eyes. It’s fun to see someone love the one I love. My husband remembering I’d need an umbrella on the way home. Having someone … Continue reading →

I have this thing where I expect all appliances to last forever. Unfortunately that is never the case. We just recently replaced our fridge (after spending mucho money to fix it numerous times). We got a new 4 slot toaster … Continue reading →

I decided to jump on the twitter bandwagon. Not sure how long I’ll use it, but for now it looks like a reasonable time waster. Look for me: w00tdude. –Wayne

Wayne and I had a joint birthday today. It was unusual party preparation in that I didn’t do any. I didn’t buy anything for it. We had an abundance of food. I’d made a curried beef stew we still had … Continue reading →

Valentine’s started way in advance. In my calculation, I had to produce 60 valentines between the two girls and two sets of schools (Mom’s group and day care). Shopping for Valentine’s cards was enlightening. They are really fun now. I … Continue reading →

I feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I was just upstairs wrestling with the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy. Then Sara woke up from her nap. Laura is still sleeping. The Mom/Daughter conversation: Sara,”Can we have hot chocolate?” Mom, “Sure.” “Can … Continue reading →

Today I washed Laura’s taggie blankets and her bunny pajamas. I got a good sense of what a banshee wailing sounds like. Laura was in favor of leaving the dirt on them. Laura has 4 taggie blankets. About 6 months … Continue reading →

I had the following conversation about 5 times this week: “So it’s your birthday?” “Happy birthday!” “What are you doing on your birthday?” “You’re attending a 3 year olds party?” “Why?” Because adult birthdays are different from kids birthdays, but … Continue reading →