Sheila on August 14th, 2009

Friday of the first week back to school. We made it through week one. Phew! This summer’s lazy bedtime schedule has not been kind to us. The girls are no longer used to going to bed at 7:30, and have been having a hard tine winding down and settling in to a good night sleep. [...]

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Sheila on April 18th, 2009

Yesterday was Maggie’s last Brownie meeting of the year. She was very sad to have it over, and is already looking forward to next year’s activities. They’ve been finishing up activities for the Try-Its they’ve been working on. Maggie loves both the activities themselves and the badges she gets to wear on her vest.  In [...]

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Sheila on February 19th, 2009

I took the girls ice skating on Monday, which was something they had been wanting to do for a very long time. I wasn’t sure what they would think of it, but I really didn’t need to worry about that. Maggie stayed by my side for about 3 seconds before deciding that she’d rather go [...]

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Sheila on January 29th, 2009

For Christmas this year, the girls got a turtle and an octopus made out of some material* that expands a crazy amount when you soak it in water. They deflate when you let them dry, and the girls have really, really enjoyed playing with these things. Curretly, they reside in the tub, because, as they [...]

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