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Some firsts
ByHollieThis weekend we decided to give the Baby her first taste of solid food… if you can call rice cereal mixed with water “real” food. At first, she was confused about what exactly we wanted her to do with the foreign substance we had put in her mouth… But, being a cooperative, trusting sort of…
Service with a snarl
ByHollieOne of the Toddler’s favorite things to play right now is restaurant. She is always the cook or the server, and I am always the patron. She sets up her shop, puts an apron on, and even carries a pad and pen to take my order. The problem is it’s nearly impossible to place or…
Disney daze
ByHollieLast week we took the girls to Disney World. The weather there in September is a bit cooler/cloudier than in mid-summer, and the crowds are much lower after Labor Day. {As a side note, much lower crowds are not to be confused with no crowds. I would call the September crowds manageable}. We recruited my…
Wordless Wednesday {with a few words}
ByHollieWell, of course I can’t ever be truly wordless. But, I have a bunch of pictures I need to get off my phone and there’s no better way to do it than to string them together into a short story. My mom got the girls sidewalk chalk paint for Easter, presumably because she thinks plain…
And all we can say is “wow”
ByHollieThe Kindergartener: So… you’re 35 now, right? Me: Yep. That’s right. The Kindergartener: Wow. Me: Pretty amazing, huh? The Kindergartener: And, next year you’ll be 36! Me: True. But let’s just let me be 35 for now. The Kindergartener: Mimi is much older than you. Me: That’s right. The Kindergartener: Yeah, she’s like 39. Me:…
A tribute to moms from Erma…
ByHollie(Image credit: browsebiography.com) I love the wit and wisdom of the late Erma Bombeck. Even though she began writing about womanhood and motherhood years before I was born, her humor is timeless. With a mix of sarcasm and tenderness, she was one of the first women to ever write so candidly about the realities of…
