And yes, I did wake up at about the same time I did the day she was born.


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Me: [ES] You may not hit Mommy! Go to your room!

ES: NO!

(pauses to think)

ES: That's....that's....

(pumps clenched fists, grasping for words)

ES: That's not possible!!!

We didn't do a full unit study for Australia Day, but the girls did do an art project in honor of it. We turned a paper bag into 'bark' and they painted animals on it, aboriginal-style.


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ES: Where's my teddy cat? I need my teddy cat!

JJ: These are unusually large bananas. Did we get these at BJ's or something?

SG: When you subtract, you borrow. When you add, you...um...return?

H is for happiness.

Happiness is watching your three year old running madly about the yard trying to catch the leaves falling from the trees before they hit the ground.

(No, I didn't take a picture. I wish I had.)

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D is for daughters.

I have two fantastic daughters. Both can by naughty, but for the most part they are wonderful! Every day they do something that makes me laugh.

Today, ES (3 years old) was told by d_84 that she needed clean Dorapants (disposable training underwear). So she went and put on clean Dorapants 'all by self'. When I went to undress ( Read more... )