Caution: The following post might make you ill, nauseous, or otherwise queasy. At the very least, it will make you not want to shake hands with me ever, ever again. You have been warned. Ali is feeling much better from her stomach virus on the top end, but on the bottom end, she is still, […]
I’ll Never Think of "Food" in the Same Way Again.
I am earning a new Mommy Scouts badge over here. And not one that I want to earn.Yup, the dreaded “My Toddler Has a Stomach Virus” Merit Badge. Ali woke up during naptime crying. I went upstairs pat her back and tell her to go back night-night (happens a lot during naptime). But once I […]
Teaching Toddlers Important Skills, Such as Bracket-Making.
So if you’ve been around for a while, you already know that my toddler is not only good at gambling, she’s great at it. (and, obviously, I am a shameful parent in need of a sound talking to about the evils of letting my daughter have a $1 square in her Daddy’s office football pools.) […]
Sleepover Bliss
AJ came to spend the night with Ali last night, and they have been having quite the time. She came bearing gifts: a sucker. Ali had never had a sucker before:but she wasn’t impressed. She just couldn’t understand why the candy was supposed to stay on the stick, as it made MUCH more sense for […]
Babies in the Big City
I know, this post is quite late in arriving. I got very little sleep the night before last, thanks to not being wise and drinking a large coke with a late night meal. I was so tired yesterday (and yet still drove back from Atlanta) that I fell UP two flights of stairs in two […]
A Saint Patty’s Day Parade O’ Pictures
I STILL have more to tell you about our trip to Atlanta, but for now, I bring you the play-by-play of an extraordinarily adventurous pursuit: a Photo Shoot of a 7 month old and a 2 year old. I bring you, Ali and Woods: Woods started out too interested for Ali’s taste:WAAY too interested:So of […]
When Did We Start Talking in Paragraphs?? And Stuff.
This is how I have been greeted the last few mornings when I go to get Ali out of bed: “Hey Mommy! Hold KittyMonkey. Ali will hold DoggyBear. Mommy Sit down (pointing to chair) – get comfy. Ali is going to do flips. Mommy can watch Ali do flips.” When I ask her, much later, […]
Just Like Her Daddy, THOROUGH and Through
A couple of announcements really quickly, then onto the post: I got a real surprise this morning when I pulled up the computer and saw MY picture over at 5 Minutes for Mom!!! Thank you SOO much to Janice for featuring me in their Say it Forward post this week!!! I really appreciate all of […]
The Next Mary Kay.
Ali scored a set of makeup, or as she calls it, “hakeup”, as a party favor at Amy Beth’s birthday party. And as I’ve mentioned several times, she already loved playing with (but not touching) my makeup, so this was a truly awe-inspiring moment for her. And I do believe that she has just about […]
In Striking Contrast to Last Weekend. . .
Last weekend we had our once-a-decade Winter Wonderland. So, true to form for Mister Alabama Winter, we had gorgeous, sunny, 70+ degrees weather this weekend. And, since I’ve been telling about our day-to-day lives less lately, I decided that it was time to do a “this-was-our-weekend-(and a little of the week)-in-pictures” post. I used to […]