Posts Tagged ‘ milestone ’

Thanks to your motivating comments on one of my recent posts, I did my thrift store run the very next day.  Go me!   <I s’pose I already mentioned it in Saturday’s post… but… oh well.  I wrote this first, actually.  And I took no pictures of the mountain we dropped off.  Sorry.> Turns out,...
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…above a small cupboard full of… Junk? No! Not any more anyway. In preparation for “the big move” coming, I have consolidated ALL my children’s toys… get this…. to fit… in…. THAT cupboard. What big move? Well, we decided we really don’t need a house this big, so we’re looking for something about half this size. JUST KIDDING! We’re staying in our too-big...
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I’ve been excited about writing this update for at least a week now.  (Turns out last week was the busiest we’ve had in a LONG time, with the least amount of “recharge” time for this rather outgoing introvert.) Here’s the story. We have an almost-100-year-old house.  All old houses are funky in their own way, and...
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Just a random indicator of how far I’ve come in just 3 weeks: I hosted a spontaneous Mary Kay “party” in my kitchen with 20 minutes’ notice on an evening where John worked ’til 9pm.  I only had 10 minutes or so to “tidy up” after putting the kids to bed by myself. Wonder of wonders-...
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SOOOOOOOOOO BIG! Okay, it seems like just last week we were playing that game with Baby C.  And then a few days ago we were watching her, in her little toddler 2-ness, play it with Baby D. Yesterday, I’m pretty sure, D was teaching it to E… And now today we have E tormenting teaching Baby...
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So we’re on day three of the binky weaning.  It’s been much easier than I thought – but not totally without a great deal of sadness, naturally.  A concerned loved one asked me if he really understood what happened and why he couldn’t have it any more, if he really “gets it.”  A good...
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I’ve been unsatisfied with my housekeeping skills (or lack thereof) for years. What?!  More on housekeeping?  What IS it with her? I’ll tell you what it is: Living in a home with 4 little (emphasis on little) kids is hard to keep up with. It’s a laugh and a half, a ball and all, but it’s not...
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