2009 November

Three

November 23, 2009 By Marilyn

My little man turned three today. We didn’t have a big party for him or even a cake (that will have to wait until next week when my younger sister flies in from Calgary for a visit) but K still received a couple of gifts, some cookies, some doughnuts and his first taste of orange [...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Birthday, Growing Up, K

Grace in Small Things #2 (Mom's Night Out Edition)

November 22, 2009 By Marilyn

I didn’t keep up my Grace in Small Things like I intended to. I hope to change that. I don’t plan of posting it daily – just when I’m feeling a bit down. I think forcing myself to identify the good in everyday life will help me to not despair in the monotony of my [...]

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I Blame November

November 20, 2009 By Marilyn

Tonight I had a plan. I was going to read a couple of chapters of Macroeconomics (I will be so happy to see the backside of this course), check in on Twitter, catch up on my blog reading, actually write a post for my blog, and read the rest of my last Sookie Stackhouse paperback. [...]

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The Amazing Knee-Walking Girl: Wednesday of Few Words

November 18, 2009 By Marilyn

K walked by his first birthday. I assumed Em would follow along on a similar timeline. In fact, I had actually assumed that Em would start walking before the year mark since (I thought) she’d want to keep up with her big brother. Em has had other plans. It’s only this past week that I’ve [...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Em, Growing Up, Video

Thanks for the Cheese I’ll Pass on the Whine

November 17, 2009 By Marilyn

I’ve been thinking a lot about whining. Or rather the purpose of whining. Is there a purpose? There has got to be some reason that all human children whine. A biological reason. There must be. If there isn’t a reason whining is just a torturous punishment that is thrust upon parents for no reason than [...]

Filed Under: I Don't Know What I'm Doing, Kid Stuff, Parenting Tagged With: Growing Up, K