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Dead Stuff From the Sea

Amy — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:17:53 +0000

We just got back from staying with my grandparents for a couple of days in Florida, where Ella spent her vacation collecting shells. Lovely shells of all shapes, sizes and colors.

Addison spent hers collecting dead things from the sea. And she couldn’t have been prouder of each dead, rotting treasure she pulled from… [keep reading]

A Safe Alternative to Notre Dame Football

Amy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:04:30 +0000

My five year old has come up with a brilliant solution to Notre Dame’s football woes. She has made an alternate reality out of paper, markers, and a Bud Light Wheat box.

“Mommy and Daddy, I made you a t.v. so you can watch Notre Dame and not be sad! Here’s the remote. Turn it… [keep reading]

So awesome it deserves its own post

Amy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:08:22 +0000

I just had to let those of you who aren’t on Twitter know that my two-year-old used term “butt-gina” to refer to her nether region.

Feel free to use this absolutely brilliant term your own life, as in “Well, doctor at the free clinic, I’ve got this rash on my butt-gina that won’t clear… [keep reading]

Virginia

Amy — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:06:26 +0000

According to google analytics, over the past three days TWO people actually found my site by searching for the key words “balls hanging out of shorts.” No lie. Dude, what kind of a site am I running here? A dirty one, apparently. So while I’m at it, I have a great quote to share. As… [keep reading]

Right With the World

Amy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:15:17 +0000

Scene: As Notre Dame scored for the second time of the day our daughters dance by, twirling in front of the tv in their Cinderella ball gowns, singing about princes and dreams coming true while obscuring our view of the instant replay. Steve waxes poetic about how, as a kid, he would put on his… [keep reading]

Skyfari

Amy — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:15:29 +0000

For the second year in a row, my saintly in-laws took the children away for two weeks in July. When other parents ask where the children are and I tell them they are far far away for fourteen whole days, they get dreamy looks on their faces for a few seconds while radiating envy then… [keep reading]

Overheard: Late May edition

Amy — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:53:26 +0000

Ella: “My life is very hard.” This, after discovering no matter how many times she has dreamed about it, she cannot, in real life, fly. At least not very far.

Addison: “I’m not a rat child!” Make up your own explanation.

Steve, describing the girl at the Kentucky Derby who was eating a brat before… [keep reading]

Joys and Concerns

Amy — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:43:53 +0000

This past week not only marked the year end of preschool, it was the last day of Sunday school as well. When I enrolled Ella in the Religious Education program at our parish this year, I had to choose something to sign up for as well. I quickly looked over my choices, hastily checked… [keep reading]

Punch Line

Amy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:57:00 +0000

The youngest has started telling jokes–or at least a one-year-old’s equivalent of jokes. Her punch line changes every week, but when it’s in vogue, it’s consistent. The first was diaper. “Are you mommy’s baby?” I asked as I rocked my woman-sized youngest daughter. “No Mommy’s baby… Daddy’s baby!” “You’re Daddy’s baby?” “No Daddy’s baby, Ella’s… [keep reading]

Behold, the Youngest Speaks!

Amy — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:34:00 +0000

A couple of months before her first birthday Addison started sharing with us revelations such as “dog” (of which we have none), “cat,” and “croc”. For the next six months or so she spoke in tongues–none of them intelligible–until she turned one and a half and decided to give English a try. Addison’s early words… [keep reading]