Blog archives for November, 2007

Archive for November, 2007

">Saying Good Bye .. Again

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

It feels like we just uprooted ourselves, oh wait yeah we just did. Honestly, the roots here are not as deep as they were in California. Less time I suppose. Yet, today as I watched my daughter dance and follow the instructions of another, I had a little mistiness in my eyes. Becca has grown [...]

">The Big Day

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Well the movers are here as I type this, scooping up our boxes and loading them up in the truck.
J & I worked our butts off packing and finalizing it all. Last night we were up late, Ethan along with us, since he could not sleep. My body aches from moving boxes and packing. It [...]

">Packing … Still Packing

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

So J has been home the past couple days due to Thanksgiving down here. He is going in today to work, however. No rest for the chemist. We have been working our tail feathers off trying to get all our stuff ready for the big move. My goal is to have everything ready by Tuesday [...]

">Conversations in Starbucks

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Crowded as always we found a table next to a uniformed soldier working on his laptop. We had settled in, enjoying our little treat. I balance Ethan on my lap trying to prevent him from grabbing my hot tea as Becca mumbles …
Mommy: Sweetie if you want me to hear you, you need to speak [...]

">Toys Toys Toys

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

With Christmas quickly approaching and our move forcing me to be uber organized, I wanted to share some thoughts. Open ended play has become very important to me and we have moved further and further away from “character” licensed products.
In fact all the recalls, we sat and watched. I searched for toys that Becca (and [...]