Archive for October, 2009

Rice Diving

October 19th, 2009 by Dionna - 8 Comments

I have a friend who has a son that is almost two months older than Kieran. We are both stay at home mamas, and we both enjoy doing fun, “educational” things with our toddlers. Neither one of us is drilling our kids with flash cards or making them memorize things…

Toot Burgers

October 17th, 2009 by Dionna - 9 Comments

Kieran used to eat just about anything we put in front of him. Lately, though, he’s become more finicky. It’s frustrating to make a healthy meal and have it sit untouched. It would be easier if he didn’t like certain foods, but it really just depends on the day. Sometimes…

NaBloPoMo

October 16th, 2009 by Dionna - 5 Comments

Is anyone going to participate in NaBloPoMo this November? November is a popular writing month (it must be the cold weather that makes everyone turn introspective and put pen to paper). There is a popular novel writing project that challenges writers to churn out a novel in thirty days each…

Toddlerese 2

October 13th, 2009 by Dionna - 9 Comments

I’m sure you’ve been wondering all week what the translation of Kieran’s toddlerese word is. Ready for it? It was avocado. Signing wouldn’t really help us with that word, as it gets finger-spelled in ASL. While Kieran does know his alphabet (spoken), he’s not quite there with signs. I decided…

Bitter Haikus

October 13th, 2009 by Dionna - 11 Comments

Dog! What good are you?! You did not eat the cat puke, so I stepped in it. Don’t glare at me, cat. Your stomach would be full if you hadn’t puked there. Grrr. Tom has one to add: Constantly licking; Always laying in walkway; Go home big black dog!

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