Way Back When-esday

Joining in again with Cheryl’s blog-party over at Twinfatuation, and continuing the theme of pre-baby photos.
In fact, this time we have to celebrate this very week four years ago…  Our Halloween wedding in Disney World was a whole extended weekend o’ fun.  As a destination wedding, and because it was on a Sunday, people really [...]

Double-meme

So, my real-life buddy Nancy over at the Zimmer Zoo tagged me twice recently!  Better get cracking…
Meme #1

Rules: Answer each question with one-word answers, then pass along to seven others whose blog you love.
1. Where is your cell phone? Purse
2. Where is your significant other? Work
3. Your hair color? Blonde
4. Your mother? Illinois
5. Your father? [...]

Transformation

First, thanks to all for your comments on the whole foot surgery business.  I do think I’ll go ahead and try to have it done next month, and figure out the childcare situation as best I can.  Hrm… maybe I should ask for a TV for our bedroom for my birthday.  You know, if I’m [...]

T is for Tedious

In my spare moments when the kids are sleeping, I’m plodding my way through the bins of baby clothes and tagging them for my twin club’s fall sale.  It’s hideously tedious work. Pick up an item, write my name, a description, the size, and a price on the tag… twice.  Cap the marker so I [...]

That Un-Sentimental Feeling

One part of my big de-cluttering effort is to get things ready for my twin club’s semi-annual sale.  This will be my first time selling, but of course, also my first time with a critical mass of stuff that I’m done with.  Last night I started going through the first pile of outgrown clothing.  It’s [...]

Birthday Countdown – Month 12

July 2008
I blink, and the summer is halfway over.  This last month, the kids have become such little people.  Though there are no clear or obvious “words,” there’s a lot of talking going on.  Different sounds, intonations, expressions.  Lots of opinions, lots of thinking and problem-solving.  Opening and closing doors, moving that pesky gate that [...]

Birthday Countdown – Month 11

June 2008
Alas, though we stayed in town for all of May, June was not the same.  Another crazy-short trip to Florida, this time without the infant carseats, but instead with the Britax and the Travelmate.  Now that they’re older, they really have no interest in sitting still for any length of time, so it was [...]

Birthday Countdown – Month 10

May 2008
You know one really good thing about May?  We didn’t go anywhere! We stayed in MA for a whole month! Delightful.  In the meantime, Rebecca crawled everywhere, including over to Daniel to grab his toy, since he couldn’t follow her.  Both kids loved standing more than practically anything.  More teeth joined the face, so [...]

Birthday Countdown – Month 9

April 2008
April, already? Yikes. Warm weather, another short trip to Florida.  Fabulous new stroller, and M’s first business trip out of town.  Rebecca crawled just in time for a short visit from my dad, and got her first teeth.  Daniel got two more, the “fangs,” and his first ear infection.  Added a third meal of [...]

Birthday Countdown – Month 8

March 2008
Another big month, as the pace seems to accelerate.  March featured a shockingly good trip to California for my brother’s wedding, a move to the big tub for baths, double shopping carts, and new carseats!  They regularly laughed at each other while hanging out in the exersaucers, started babbling just a little (or blowing [...]