You Oughta Be In Pictures

Just after the kids were born, we got a new digital still camera rather than a video recorder. I couldn’t possibly imagine why we might ever need a video recording of the kids. After all, I made it through childhood without being video taped and I turned out all right (so far the ubergeek votes [...]

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Christmas Decorations of the Mobile Variety

 

 

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A Few Random Questions

1.  If sleep deprivation is torture, and if the Geneva Convention prohibits torture, why are we still allowed to have babies?
2.  How many teeth constitute a full set in young ‘uns?
3.  Approximately how long does it take wee ones to acquire a full set of teeth? (We’ll need to add approximately 6 extra months to [...]

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Making a little progress

When the babies were babies (I mean much smaller, tiny, totally-dependent babies), one of my fondest wishes was for the day they could blow their noses.  Babies are nothing if not snot machines.  They’re so pathetic when they get stuffed up because, especially when they’re very young, they can’t figure out how to breathe through [...]

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Do they make that anymore?

Do they still make the Stick-Up scented thingies?  We’ve looked all over. If anyone knows if they still make them, please, PLEASE let us know – ’cause I’ve got a really good place for a Stick-Up here.
All it takes is a poopie diaper in the wrong diaper pail and the whole house is stinky.
Really stinky.
So, please, [...]

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Just gotta dance

I admit, I don’t have an ounce of dance in me.  I’m clumsy, no sense of rhythm, and could probably cause physical damage to anyone in near proximity should I suddenly start dancing.
The kids, on the other hand, feel a compulsion to dance anytime they hear music, however loosly defined (both the dancing and the [...]

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Weekends

The little nippers are napping now. Hopefully they’ll stay asleep for a good couple of hours. They could really use the sleep and I really need the break.
Matt’s working this weekend and that always makes things more challenging.  The kids are used to having several adults around at daycare and two adults around at home. [...]

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Roommates

So, Sam has been sleeping in a crib in the guest room for a while now.  We finally got her to the point where she was consistantly sleeping through the night and thought we’d move her back into the nursery.  The first night was fantastic.  No problems, both girls slept all night.
The second night Sam woke [...]

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Old Man Pants.

The kids outgrew a whole bunch of their clothes over the last couple of weeks.  We’d bought a bunch of size 12 month pants, thinking they’d be wearing them a while ago (they’re already wearing some size 18 month shirts), but they’re still really long on them.  The solution, if they won’t stay rolled up [...]

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Just a little unusal….

So, there I was this evening, riding my bike home, minding my own business.  I was passing the community center a block from home when this kid, walking towards the street, called out, “Excuse me – ” to me.  Thinking he might be lost or need something, I stopped.
“What’s your job?”
Not what I was expecting.  [...]

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Sometimes they’re a little too precious….

The kids love to “dance” – anytime they hear music, they feel the need to shake it.  Sam is a little mini-Elaine.  She shakes herself like she’s having a seizure.  Sometimes she stands up and just sticks her little butt out and shakes it.  She gives it 100%.  Jessie is a little more mellow – [...]

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Get Out and Vote!!!!!

If you’re in the US and haven’t voted yet today, get off your butt and get out there and vote!!!!
I’ve got the day off today (yea, union), but we still got up at the normal time, got the kids into daycare, and then we went over to vote.  Matt just went right over there after [...]

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Pictures

Sorry, i haven’t posted many pics lately. The camera batteries died, it took forever to remember to pick some new ones up, and even longer to get them into the camera.
We had some fun tonight, dressing the kids up in their Halloween costumes to get a few pictures.  It’s always good to amuse the parents [...]

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Things to be thankful for…

So, it’s November, the month of Thanksgiving.
I can start the month off with three things to be thankful for:

Jessie was feeling better today by suppertime. 
Sam doesn’t appear to be getting sick yet (although I’m sure I’ve jinxed that by putting it in writing).
We are all done with baby formula.  Sam had her last part-formula bottle [...]

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