January 5
To my
friends living abroad where it's already January 6, thanks for the early (for
me) birthday wishes!
January 6
Plucked a
few extra gray hairs this morning while doing my hair (but still didn't get
them all)...33, I'm ready.
January 7
Chipping
away at that 2012 deductible. Urgent Care visit for a double ear infection and
pink eye in both eyes (Oliver) and $80+ in antibiotics.
January
18
Must get
off Pinterest and get ready for work, must get off Pinterest and get ready for
work. Why is that site so addicting?!
January 18
Must stop
playing with the baby and get ready for work, must stop playing with the baby
and get ready for work. Now why is the baby so addicting? :)
January
23
Twin
Cities residents, how are the roads and traffic this morning? Particularly
I-94?
February
11
I gave a
lesson in the basics of baking this evening to a two-year-old....and a
29-year-old. Ten minutes until we see how their banana bread turned out.
February
26
We'll see
if that was enough of a nap to go Rock the Cradle.
March 3
This is
why I’m so tired all the time.
April 5
I'm embarrassed by how much we're packing for a four-day
trip, especially when two in our party are under 30 pounds. I can't wait until
the kids are old enough to pack and carry their own stuff.
April 28
Spending Saturday night with Chris and a bottle of wine
while we plan a trip to NYC.
April 29
Chris suggested I might as well take advantage of being
up at 4 or 5 a.m. every morning and get a paper route and make some extra
money. Instead, I'm giving the sleep training another go.
May 9
I'm very disappointed to hear the news out of North
Carolina.
After a long time off, I'll be back on the soccer field
tonight. I'll miss playing for Hansa, but do look forward to playing for the first
time with Fuego. Thanks for inviting me to play Sarah Roberts
Delacueva!
May 12
Gorgeous day for the farmers' market and gardening. Our
yard is on the way to getting some color!
May 30
You know I can't resist dogs, especially ones who support
equality.
June 7
Twice in the last week someone has commented on my
Minnesota accent....
June 16
We're going to try to go strawberry picking before the
storms come. Even if it rains, a rainy afternoon will the perfect excuse to
stay indoors and try my first attempt at making strawberry jam.
June 27
Proud owner of a new Camry!
July 2
Not a bad job with my first time trimming a squirmy
toddler's hair. Just ignore the really short spot on the back of his head.
July 4
Minnesota folks...Does anyone happen to know if the
tornado sirens still go off if the first Wednesday of the month is a holiday?
I'm assuming so, but I'm trying to figure out my strategy for nap time.
July 6
Chris and I decided we can officially call Soren a
crawler.
July 7
Hey fellow parents, how would you respond to the
prospective nanny who inquiries in her intro e-mail whether my house is
kid-friendly and neat and organized?
July 15
Oliver knows how to take his diaper off. Awesome.
July 21
Six hours with no kids or husband. What to do, what to
do?
August 17
Good friends, wine and dessert on the candle-lit porch on
a cool summer evening makes me happy. A little tipsy, but happy.
August 22
St. Paul ECFE families - Do you know when we're supposed
to hear about fall ECFE classes?
August 28
September 13
Chris and I are taking a (kid-free!) trip to New York
City. Any suggestions of what to see?
September 23
Does someone in the St. Paul area have a glass cake stand
I could borrow for Oliver's third birthday party? Thanks!
September 29
This little guy turns three today!
"Same-sex unions may not affect my marriage specifically, but it will affect my children -- the next generation." Funny how I've been saying the same thing, Mr. Birk, about this amendment. You see, I worry about the kids too, but clearly ...
October 28
How did I
get through Target this morning without running into a single person I know? KM Bub and Charles Gordon, where were you?
October
30
I knew
the kids sleeping in and letting me get ready for work in peace had to be too
good to be true. Oliver threw up and Soren climbed/fell out of his crib.
October
31
November 4
Clothes
washed, trash taken out, floors mopped, kids bathed - I think I can say we're
officially recovered from the great potty training fail of 2012. Why is my
husband always out of town when there is a bodily fluid mishap with the kids?
November
5
I'm
voting no tomorrow for these two little guys. Whoever they love when they grow
up, I want them to have the same rights their father and I have. Why would I
want anything less for my children?
November 6
It was an
emotional evening for me, but I'm going to bed happy and I remain optomistic
that Minnesota's two constitutional amendments will be defeated.
November
7
Proud to
call myself a Minnesotan.
November
18
Oliver went to his two-year-old friend's birthday party today and came
home wearing her pants. I hope the string of accidents he's had lately isn't a
sign of potty-training regression.
December 15
Can't remember the last time I was out past midnight let alone LEAVING
at midnight to go out...
December 28
Teaching my Grandmother to use the laptop she got for Christmas. It's
requiring patience on both our parts. Christopher Chesla, if you eventually
receive an e-mail from her, that means she's passed the test!
December 31
It's ironic that on the biggest party night of the year, I had to head
home when most people were going out. However, two munchkins stayed out as late
as they could before their bed/crib were calling their names.
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