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Entries from January 2009
January 30, 2009
a different kind of shabbat
i used to love fridays because i could stay up late with my wife, sleep in, drink, have friends over till 2 am…. now i love fridays because it’s PIZZA NIGHT!!!!!
we take the kids to the pizza joint up the street at their bedtime, we stuff them full of bread and pizza, they throw around [...]
January 29, 2009
we are a sniffly, sneezy, box-of-tissues-a-day family
but hey! we have window gels!
January 27, 2009
our first pediatrician appointment with the kids
was traumatic. for all 3 of us.
first though, it was boring. took the doc about an hour to piece together their medical history given that we came in with a pile of paper for each kid all from different doctors. thank god for the “moo moo” on her stethoscope. and the fact that the kids [...]
January 25, 2009
sunday
spent the morning at a small chidren’s museum outside of town. it’s a very cute place inside a victorian house. kids had a blast.
this afternoon i cooked meals for monday-thursday. i feel quite a sense of accomplishment. now to send out sassy’s bday party invites and clean up the house.
having two toddlers, we find ourselves [...]
January 23, 2009
i admit.
i’m behind. i’m behind on everything in my life.
a friend of mine with a toddler once said to me as i was scoffing about her house being such a mess, “oh just you wait till you have one, you can’t catch up. the minute you put it away, they take it out again.” i mocked [...]
January 18, 2009
don’t mess with the naps
we’ve only skipped naps twice in the almost-three-weeks that the kids have been with us. you’d think we would have learned the first time what a baaaaad idea it is, but, dummies that we are, we skipped naps today and WHOA! my kids were CRAZY! like certifiable lunatics bouncing off of walls – literally. it’s [...]
January 12, 2009
you catch yourself sayin’ the funniest things
7:15 – i get home from work (nanny for 2 yr old twins and a 4 yr old)
7:18 – i walk in the door and am greeted by my little cheering squad. never thought anyone would feel so happy about me walking in the door
7:20 – lights in house off, sofa cuddle/book time. [...]
