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Girls’ night in, with my number one girl

December 12, 2011

Thanks to Duncan Hines for sponsoring my writing. There’s no limit to the baking possibilities, so grab your favorite Duncan Hines mix and Comstock or Wilderness fruit fillings and Bake On! www.duncanhines.com ——— Lily is getting to be such a big girl. Four years old in just a couple of months. And there are all [...]

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Because they’re too good not to share

December 9, 2011

Here they are! The 2011 Christmas card outtakes. This was such a hit on our Facebook page last year, I couldn’t resist sharing this year’s reel. Out of about 200 frames, we got three shots to work with. That’s pretty good, considering one of my subjects has the attention span of a flea and the [...]

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Happiness is: Decorating our Christmas tree

November 30, 2011

Meet Frasier Saint James McFir. He thinks he is a very grand tree. He stands proudly, showing off his one symmetric side. He smells oh so heavenly. And he has a lovely Charlie-Brown-esque quality — a crooked trunk, we think — that truly makes him ours. The best part? Lily L-O-V-E-S this tree. She and [...]

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Our weekend

November 27, 2011

Spotted: sitting(!) baby, waving to Santa during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, Hungary for Turkey, my parents, our Christmas tree, busy in the kitchen Missing: my lovely mother- and sister-in-law with whom we had a wonderful time on Friday (because I was too sick and pitiful to dig my camera out of my bag), and [...]

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Thankful on a Tuesday

November 22, 2011

These two. They make my heart swell. They make me grateful (OH SO GRATEFUL) to be a mother. Their mother. They remind me that life is sweet and fun and should be savored. That hugs really can make everything better and that an extra cookie isn’t going to hurt. And that some days, you just [...]

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You wouldn’t even know it

November 21, 2011

Sophie has been sick for four straight weeks. One cold on top of the other, exacerbated by her flu shot, the doctor says. I keep taking her in, week after week, convinced that something else is wrong. She is snotty, coughing, sneezing and pitifully congested. She eats well, but it takes extra work. And sleep? [...]

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This face wouldn’t lie

November 9, 2011

Here is proof! Proof that I exercised this week! Power-walking with my baby on a glorious fall day. Wiping snot from her nose and plowing up and down the hills in our neighborhood. Breathing heavy, laughing, smiling. How could I not, with this sweet face smiling up at me? It felt really good.

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Capture the Everyday: something I collect

November 8, 2011

When I was a kid, I had a mean sticker collection (my favorites were those cool liquid-filled puffy hearts … remember them?). I also have collected/hoarded stamps, bud vases, stationery, votive holders and books (Do books count? I just can’t bear to part with them, even the crusty paperbacks). My latest obsession is Fiesta Dinnerware. [...]

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Snug

November 3, 2011

Look at this baby! Smiling in her sleep. All chubby cheeks and bouffant mohawk. I’d be smiling, too, wrapped snug with this guy.

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i heart faces: Halloween

October 31, 2011

I had a feeling this year’s Halloween might be different with Lily. I was right. She really got into pumpkin-carving last night. She scribbled all over the pumpkin, wrote her name on the back and helped me design the face. Then, when Marc lifted the “hat” from the pumpkin’s head, Lily delighted in pulling out [...]

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Sittin’ pretty

October 27, 2011

I discovered these photos on the laptop last night and just had to share with you. They totally crack me up. The way Sophie’s just sitting there, like “Hey Mom, what’s up? Just chillin’ here in my Boppy. I can’t really move. But I’m good.” Baby is too much.

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Capture the Everyday: love

October 25, 2011

If both girls nap at the same time (and that’s a big IF), Lily usually stirs when she hears Sophie start squawking. So I scoop up the baby and bring her into big sister’s room. This is one of my favorite moments of the day. The sleep-hazy sister lovefest. Lily is so patient as Sophie [...]

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