The First Five.

January 21, 2012

I got on the scale today, just as I’ve been doing every Saturday since the beginning of the New Year. And you know what? It gave me good news again. I hesitate to say this out loud. I sure as hell don’t want to jinx it again. But I’m down 5.5 pounds. That’s one-sixth of [...]

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The End of an Era.

January 18, 2012
Tori in her big girl bed.

Until recently, Tori was happy to sleep in her crib. And we were more than happy to let her stay there. After all, a child sleeping in a crib tends to stay in her crib. She can’t get up and wander around in the middle night, sticking fingers in light sockets and waffles in DVD [...]

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How To Make Extra Wide Tap Shoes For Toddlers.

January 15, 2012
How to make extra wide tap shoes for your toddler

It’s tough to find shoes for my daughter. Any shoes. In fact, there are only two brands she can really wear – Stride Rite and Crocs. Unfortunately, neither of those brands make tap shoes. So, after fruitlessly googling every way to say “extra wide tap shoes for toddlers” I could think of (and, being an [...]

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Cold. In Five Senses.

January 13, 2012

I forgot what real cold is like. I always do. In the humid heat of July, as sweat drips down my back and off my toes, I try to remember what being cold feels like. I try to re-create the chill, to feel it in my bones. But I can’t. It’s just not possible. I [...]

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10 Things I Forget I Love About Being a Mom.

January 12, 2012
Mama’s Losin’ It

This motherhood thing? It’s a lot of work. And a lot of the time, it can feel like a pretty thankless task. Especially when it’s been, oh I don’t know, approximately 5,000 years since you got a solid eight hours of sleep. When I’m that tired, and stressed, and cranky, it can be hard to [...]

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The Almost Kitten.

January 10, 2012

“Mommy, come sit next to me!” Tori calls out to me as I open the driver’s passenger side door and quickly dump my computer bag in. “Sorry, honey, mommy’s got to drive the car.” Moving at hyper speed, I slam one door, open another and turn the key in the ignition before I’m fully in [...]

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