January 2008
11 posts
Dog vs. Balloons
Meet Simon, a Jack Russell terrier from South Dakota. Why do I enjoy this video so much? The kids like it too. Audrey’s reaction: “It’s a cow!” Now THAT would have made a great video.
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Audrey’s first word was “yay!” when she was only 8 months old, 4 months before kids generally start talking. She’s always been very expressive vocally, and now we’re realizing she’s equally as creative. At 3, now she’s created her own language. I call it “Darmok.” Here’s where all that sci-fi knowledge I’ve squirreled away helps...
Kid anecdotes Part 3
Matt was loading the girls into the car for a family outing. Miranda and I were still in the house getting ready to go.
RACHEL: Is Miranda coming with us?
AUDREY: Well, she's not walking.
Fortune for me is unfortunate for you
My latest fortune cookie: “You will be called upon to help a friend in trouble.” OK, gang. Although I am happy to help any one of you at any time, I don’t want to see anyone in trouble. So watch it. Don’t believe in fortune cookies? I don’t either. Most of the time they are proverbs rather than fortunes anyway. But I have received a couple that have been dead-on. The...
Flicks (and ticks) of 2007
My husband LOVES lists. It’s his way of organizing this thoughts. He took his Best of 2007 Movie List very seriously. He should. It’s part of his job. However, my list is a bit different. Matt and I will have some of the same movies on our 2007 lists, but he’s a certified critic. He watches a lot of movies whether he thinks he’ll like them or not. He grades the movies based...
Precious babies
Not a lot rhymes with Miranda. Memoranda, propoganda, Uganda. Let’s face it, the cutest rhyme is panda. It also just happens that Miranda shares a birthday with the world’s newest panda cub. Zhen Zhen, which means “precious” in Chinese, was born Aug. 3, in the San Diego Zoo. Zhen Zhen, a girl, seems to share personality traits with our Miranda. Zookeepers say Zhen Zhen is...
Green is my favorite color
I have mixed feelings about home makeover shows. Extreme Makeover Home Edition? Love it. Sometimes it makes me cry. Shows on H&G Network? I don’t know. Sometimes they bore me to tears. I’ve never been one to paint walls on a whim. I’m not that daring. If I didn’t like the color, I know it’d be an ordeal to change it back. Dolling up the website, on the other...
Miranda milestones
Aug. 3: After 17 hours of labor, Miranda was born. I was exhilarated and exhausted. Sept 17: Miranda smiles for the first time. Since then, she has smiled at virtually everyone she’s ever met — especially the boys. Oct. 31: Miranda dresses like a duck for Halloween. Nov. 10: Miranda watches a toy move from one side of her to the other (crosses the midline). Nov. 18: Miranda attends...
Keeping up with Nerdage
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Kid anecdotes Part 2
MATT: ARE YOU READY?
AUDREY: NO, I'M BLUE-DY.
Please, give me a pass
I’m not sure which part of raising kids kills brain cells. Is it the pregnancies? The sleep interruptions? The mundane repetition of picking up toys and reading the same children’s books every day? Yes! I had my baby. On Aug. 3, Miranda was born. I would have told the world, yet I couldn’t remember the password for my website. Almost six months later, I’m finally getting...