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Pre-plan your parenting
I recently read this post by Kate from Picklebums, and I really liked her approach. I liked her idea of creating a script. I’ve found that set phrases can work wonders in helping me phrase things in a kind polite way, when I might not be feeling so inclined. When Scotland hollars “I want water!”…
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Cousins, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles
Here’s a pictographic depiction of the rest of our trip; The day after the wedding was Mother’s Day and we got together with the Harrison side of my family to celebrate. We got to gather around and hear stories from and ask questions to the matriarch of the family: Dorothy Ruth Chambers Harrison. How I…
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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
Today was as perfect a day as a day can be. In my previous post I mentioned I wanted to work on having more “family” time. Well check, check for me! Today fulfilled that desire in every way. It was near perfection: relaxed morning all together, walking in puddles with Scotter, wearing Anders in the…
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Phoenix Fun!
Last week, we got to spend a few days with my brother's family (and a few hours with my brother, Derek). It was great to see my neice and nephews. Scotter was so thrilled to have playmates all day- he was on their trampoline most of the time we were there. It was especially fun…
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To Grandmother's house we go. . .
I think they look alike here, don't you? Pam's chocoate chip cookies- we gave her the recipe, but she truly perfected them! After our visit in Phoenix, we headed to Tucson to spend the rest of the week with Tom's parents. We had a wonderful time. Stan got to meet Anders for the first time,…
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Cheers!
I ran today. Only down the street and back, but I ran, and it felt great! Tom has been on call for the last week and he hasn’t got called in once! That means we’ve had “daddy” home all week- unexpectedly. It’s been amazing. I’m going to chalk that one up to grace. I bought…
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Sayings that suggest I'm succeeding as a mother:
It's easy to wonder if anything you are trying to teach your child is sinking in. Scotland has firmly entered the “I don't want to,” “I don't want it” stage of toddlerhood. It's his automatic response. At times he says it before he's completely heard the question. Often he'll realize only after saying “I don't…
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Visit to Grandma and Poppa's
We just returned from a fantastic visit to Grandma and Poppa Pete’s place. Here’s a few pictures: The main reason we came up was to hear my youngest sister Dantzel solo with her youth orchestra. She played beautifully, and I beamed with pride the entire time. She wakes up every morning at 5:30 so she…
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Baby Visitors: Foutzes
A few days after my family left Tom’s mom flew in, and a few days after that his sister, Adrienne. It was wonderful to have them and all their help. They kept up the pattern of entertaining Scotter in the mornings while I slept in, and kept me sleep positive by letting me get a…
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Baby Visitors: Petersen's
My Mom and Dad were the first visitors to see Anders. We had been going back and forth on the best time for my Mom to come out. Tom originally was going to get the six days following Anders's birth off, but then we got realizing it would be great for the NICU team if…