Tonight I was having one of those weepy “Mommy Moments” where I looked at Avery and just wanted to capture that moment forever. Her little, chubby, toddlerness is already going away and she’s becoming a preschooler. For those without kids the terms “infant, baby, toddler, and preschooler” probably don’t mean a whole lot but for [...]
Archive for March, 2006
Slip ‘n Slide
25Mar06I really appreciated this post by Real Live Preacher. It applies to all aspects of life and it has given me a reasonable approach to dealing with narrow-minded people.
So there have been two times in the last week where I have pulled up to my local mall parking lot, parked, and as I walked to the mall entrance through the rows of parked cars there was a car parked over the space where there is supposed to be a walkway. I honestly don’t [...]
Thoughts
21Mar06Well it’s Day 2 of our official “Potty Training Boot Camp” (unofficially Day 4). Avery did pretty well yesterday. She had a couple accidents but she used the potty at least 10 times and even did number 2 once which is awesome because a lot of toddlers hold off on that part of [...]
We have ignition!
20Mar06In typical Avery-style this weekend my daughter finally just decided that she was ready to start using the potty. She never does anything halfway. Either she goes hard at it or she doesn’t bother. We’ve been trying to coax her to use the potty for at least 6 months and she has resisted [...]
As I was trudging from my car to the University yesterday evening, against a bitterly cold wind, I was reflecting that if I were Muslim i would be wearing one of those nifty head-scarf things which would be keeping me much warmer. Maybe Saskatchewan should invent their own religion with its own dress code. [...]
Third Trimester Crazies
15Mar06Well I am now entering the third trimester of my pregnancy. There are some great things about this. I am getting close to the end and the chances of the baby being born healthy and safe increase with each day, even if he was born prematurely. I find this comforting. I am [...]
Random Stories About Avery
12Mar06Some cute things that Avery has been entertaining us with lately…
We’ve been hearing the word “imagination” out of her mouth a lot lately. I think she must have picked it up from Barney or something. I was curious to know if she had any real understanding of the word because we do talk about “pretending” [...]
Just for fun…
10Mar06So you google your name with the words “looks like” and see what you get. Post the top ten or the ten most interesting or amusing.
1. Shannon looks like an easy date on Saturday night.
2. Shannon looks like my mom on vacation at the lake.
3. Shannon looks like a horse.
4. [...]
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