On daycare

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Amy

Owen has attended daycare since March 2. In fact, he’s attended three daycares. He started his third daycare a little over a week ago. Daycare 1: Precious baby sleeps in swing all day. As in, sleeping in swing all day. As in, never awake. As in, one day, when they let Owen’s milk dump out [...]

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Turn that frown upside-down

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Amy

One of my favorite things about being a mom is, no doubt, the smiles. Isn’t there a phrase about the best things are worth waiting for? I don’t usually pay attention to that brand of idiom because I’m soundly Impatient. Patience is a virtue, what? Nonsense. Owen took a long time to share his smiles [...]

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Super clean

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Amy

Tonight at Kyle’s softball game that wasn’t, all us wives were chatting, and the conversation veered toward dry-cleaning. This is where I tried to mentally check-out of the conversation, because my household’s idea of “dry-cleaning” is throwing clean but wrinkly clothes into the dryer, taking them out and then sort of waving them through the [...]

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Kyle, Kyle makes me smile

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Amy

Me: “Gee. I sure wish I could be a model,” while looking at The Limited flier showcasing a girl looking seductively professional in her too-tight suit. Yes, I do wish I could somehow look like that in a suit.Kyle, very matter-of-factly: “You are a model.”Kyle again: “You’re a model citizen.” Kyle’s doing some work. I [...]

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