The girls currently share a full bed, but as soon as we move, they’re each getting their own twin bed. Here’s why: (JuneBug is Bert and Lou is Ernie)
Posted on September 24th, 2007 by Dove
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Dance myself to sleep
Let her be
A lot of my regular reads are discussing abortion right now. I know where I stand (abortion is always wrong), but I find it enlightening and somewhat brain-frying to read blogs of pro-abortion folks. I like to understand their perspective and reasonings, though. Until today I had forgotten one aspect of how deeply abortion could [...]
Posted on September 21st, 2007 by Dove
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The naming of cats is a difficult matter…
Me: “Hey girls, what do you think we should name the baby?â” Bug: “Hmmmm — I think ‘Lou!’” Me: “Awww, silly, we already have a Lou in our family!” Bug: “Oh.” Lou: “I think ‘Doozer!’” Me: “But we also have a Doozer already!” They’re catching on that this is funny, and that they’re making a [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2007 by Dove
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Purpose
Still trying to define the purpose of my blogging, and I think I’ve hit upon the reason why two blogs are necessary for me. Ranting. I have a second blog, a family blog in which I can post pictures and use my children’s real names and go on and on and on and on and [...]
Posted on September 19th, 2007 by Dove
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New project – Knitting an arrow
I hope to finish this little project by late April. I’d show you a picture, but there’s not much to show just yet, because I’ve only been working on it for a few weeks. It’s a huge undertaking and it sure is making me tired, but I have lots of help from a skilled knitting [...]
Posted on August 23rd, 2007 by Dove
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Rainy Day
So here I am, researching Charlotte Mason’s homeschooling philosophy, and particularly how it applies to my own children’s tender ages, when I come across this paraphrase of one of her tenets: Outdoor life is necessary to teach nature first-hand, which means plenty of time spent out of doors each day in all weather and in [...]
Posted on August 2nd, 2007 by Dove
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And so, it begins
“Lou, sit back down at the table with your playdoh.” “But why?” “Because I do not want you to take your playdoh into the living room.” “Why?” “Because if you drop it, it will make a mess in the carpet.” “Why?” “Because playdoh is sticky.” “Why?” Ad infinitum, ad nauseam.
Posted on July 27th, 2007 by Dove
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Sharing
Bug was in time-out and Lou climbed up with her. “I’m sharing JoonBug’s time-out, Mommy!” she announced. Sure enough, she sat still with Bug on the armchair until the timer beeped, then they both clambered down and ran off to play. I sure hope they keep that up when they’re teens.
Posted on July 19th, 2007 by Dove
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To JuneBug
As you might know, my wife and I are pretty big privacy advocates. As such, we try to limit the amount of personal information that gets posted on the internet. I know that as soon as something is public, it can never be brought back. The words and pictures you post are cigar smoke, under [...]
Posted on July 17th, 2007 by Dad
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The first of many!
…items extracted from the nostrils of one of my children. Three years and four months into parenting and this is my first time, would you believe? Tweezers did the trick this time, but I’ve heard in dire circumstances you can block the open nostril and blow hard into the child’s mouth to launch the plug. [...]
Posted on July 13th, 2007 by Dove
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