Ch-ch-ch-changes

We’ve been putting in a lot of work on the house.  Matt & I took two days off last week to clean and get some work done. I think we got rid of half the stuff in the basement, most of the stuff in the upstairs “den” (I’ve never been sure what to call that [...]

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Making Progress

Matt had the morning off today and I had the whole day off. We spent our time cleaning out the house – packing up stuff, sorting through to see what could go to daycare for sale at one of their monthly sales, figuring out what could go to Goodwill (a LOT!), and generally seeing how [...]

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Donnie

Dad died 10 years ago today. I can’t believe it’s been that long already.  It seems like just yesterday.
One evening this week, as I was biking home from work, an El Camino passed me.  I was <this close!> to whipping out my phone, taking a picture, and calling Dad to tell him.  Yeah.  I’m guessing [...]

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Tidbits of Life

It’s been a fun week.  The kids seem to be healthier…somewhat…it can be hard to tell when they can’t talk.  Mom and Dad are getting over the tail end of whatever bug went around.  Sam took the opportunity of being sick to forget how to sleep through the night.  We hope we’ve got her back [...]

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Hope

The kids are finally feeling better tonight.  Whew.  It’s amazing, the stress level when they’re both sick!  You’re worried they’re going to get sicker, that you’re going to have to take a week off of work, and/or that they’ll be up all night, every night.  Jessie was well enough to go to daycare today, and [...]

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Brrrrrrrrrrrr!

We got up this morning and it was freezing downstairs.  The boiler was out.  What a sucky way to start the day.  I had planned to take the day off anyway because Sam was sick.  Matt took the morning off. Sam’s doctor’s appointment was the same time as the boiler appointment.  The boiler’s working now [...]

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Kids – Expectation vs. Reality

Before you have kids, no one can really tell you what to expect.  Sure, they try with a nice “get some sleep now while you can” and “it’ll really change your life” but no one can really tell you what it’s like. So, you go into it blind, hoping it all works out ok.
Someone really [...]

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Friday, already?

Yep, we’re ok. Just too busy to blog lately.
The kids are mobile.  After Jessie just about broke her neck crawling over the furniture we were using to keep them corralled in the livingroom, we’ve abolished that system and given them the freedom to explore the first floor. A babygate keeps them out of the kitchen [...]

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We broke down and got a second vehicle.

It was getting to be a pain, trying to pick up the kids with only one car. So, we broke down, after much thought, and got a second vehicle.  Matt was supposed to teach a class this fall (although it got cancelled for low enrollment), and that would have meant that he’d be on the [...]

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Whew. It’s not just me.

Dropped the kids off at daycare this morning (yea! Sam slept all night again!) and the daycare worker asked if we were in the habit of picking both of them up at the same time.  Turns out they are getting very competitive at daycare, and if one gets picked up, the other screams to be [...]

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Weekends

The biggest change since the kids have arrived – and the most unexpected one – is our attitude towards weekends.  I used to live for them. Now, I approach them with dread.  It seems like every other weekend is a major disaster.  Either the kids get sick, we get sick, or something big goes wrong.
Saturday [...]

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Wet Monday

I’m typing this totally soaking wet from riding home from work on my bike.  Why don’t you change your clothes, you ask? Because the rest of them are in the washing machine, and besides, hopefully these’ll dry fast enough on me so that I’m dry when I pick up the kids in 30 minutes.  And, [...]

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What day is it?

All week – or since sometime last week – I’ve been walking around thinking it was the wrong day.  Tuesday felt like Thursday, today feels like Monday, Monday felt like Friday. I feel so completely out of it, just wandering about in a fog.
The kids are teething. Sam hasn’t popped any teeth through yet, but it’ll [...]

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Who’s Yer Daddy?

Matt (and Busia) circa 1976 (He’s one year old)

Sam circa 2008 (she’s 5 1/2 months old)
 
Just in case there were any questions about the kids’ parentage, it looks like there’s no doubt that he’s the daddy of at least one of the twins.  ;o)
 

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Friday

It’s been a pretty good Friday so far. 
Matt & I both took the day off today. We’d planned weeks ago to go to Trader Joe’s in Farmington Hills, mostly because we really like their laundry detergent and we’re almost out, given how much laundry the kids manufacture.  The plan was to make a day of [...]

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