Just Barely » Countdown to college http://www.justbarely.net It'll crack your shit up. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:24:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Seriously? I have to parent them? Like every day? http://www.justbarely.net/2009/05/seriously-i-have-to-parent-them-like-every-day/ http://www.justbarely.net/2009/05/seriously-i-have-to-parent-them-like-every-day/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 20:34:16 +0000 Amy http://www.justbarely.net/?p=815 Today was Ella’s last day of preschool, which seems wildly unfair seeing as how I distinctly remember going through July 32nd as a kid.  Now I’m sitting here looking a summer of parenting in the eye and I don’t like what I see.  Or hear.  Here are Ella’s plans for the summer:

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“Sure, I’ll help you.”
“Can we write a note? Because yesterday and the yesterday before that and the yesterday before that you said you would help me and you keep on… [keep reading]

]]> http://www.justbarely.net/2009/02/learning-to-read-and-write/feed/ 2 Happy 2nd Birthday, Just Barely the Youngest! http://www.justbarely.net/2008/12/happy-2nd-birthday-just-barely-the-youngest/ http://www.justbarely.net/2008/12/happy-2nd-birthday-just-barely-the-youngest/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:11:00 +0000 Amy http://justbarely.net/?p=111 Bye bye, baby, hello, big girl!

Wowza, what a year it’s been! I can’t wait to see what you’ll be up to in your third year…

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]]> http://www.justbarely.net/2008/12/happy-2nd-birthday-just-barely-the-youngest/feed/ 3 Thirty is the New Four http://www.justbarely.net/2008/08/thirty-is-the-new-four/ http://www.justbarely.net/2008/08/thirty-is-the-new-four/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:54:00 +0000 Amy http://justbarely.net/?p=95 Last week was Ella’s birthday. For months she’s been planning what her life will be like when she’s four. For example, when a thunderstorm drives her to our bed, she snuggles in and tells us not to worry, she won’t be afraid of thunder anymore when she’s four. She cried all night long on the… [keep reading]

]]> http://www.justbarely.net/2008/08/thirty-is-the-new-four/feed/ 7 Bees and Beer http://www.justbarely.net/2008/06/bees-and-beer/ http://www.justbarely.net/2008/06/bees-and-beer/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:23:00 +0000 Amy http://justbarely.net/?p=88 Today Just Barely the Youngest turned one and a half years old. When she was born less than two weeks before Christmas, we decided we wouldn’t make a big fuss over Addison’s birthday and celebrate her half birthday instead. Because the child loves bugs (points to them, picks them up, eats them, etc), and because… [keep reading]

]]> http://www.justbarely.net/2008/06/bees-and-beer/feed/ 4 Three Hours a Week http://www.justbarely.net/2008/01/three-hours-a-week/ http://www.justbarely.net/2008/01/three-hours-a-week/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:01:00 +0000 Amy http://justbarely.net/?p=71 This morning we registered the kids for school next fall. That’s right, kids. Just-Barely the Oldest will be gone from 9-1 Monday-Thursday, and Just-Barely the Youngest will be participating in the Parents Morning Out program on Thursdays from 9-12. According to my math, that’s three hours a week with no children. I plan… [keep reading]

]]> http://www.justbarely.net/2008/01/three-hours-a-week/feed/ 2 Standing, O(h)! http://www.justbarely.net/2007/10/standing-oh/ http://www.justbarely.net/2007/10/standing-oh/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:50:00 +0000 Amy http://justbarely.net/?p=63 This has been a big week for JustBarely the Youngest. She said her first word, stood up for the first time, got her first tooth, and took her first steps. I hope she writes to me when she gets to college next week.


Addison and her first word, “cat.”


Standing O!

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]]> http://www.justbarely.net/2007/10/standing-oh/feed/ 2 Leaning http://www.justbarely.net/2007/09/leaning/ http://www.justbarely.net/2007/09/leaning/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:30:00 +0000 Amy http://justbarely.net/?p=53

Ever since my baby started pulling up a month and a half ago that’s all she wants to do. Up, down, up, down, up, down all day long. Getting herself into a standing position amuses her immensely and how proud she is of herself is written all over her face. The problem is I’m… [keep reading]

]]> http://www.justbarely.net/2007/09/leaning/feed/ 3 Update http://www.justbarely.net/2007/09/update/ http://www.justbarely.net/2007/09/update/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:03:00 +0000 Amy http://justbarely.net/?p=50 (Just Barely Best Friends, Fly, Baby Bird, Fly!, Redirecting the Bird, What Now?)

A couple of people have emailed me asking how it’s going at School A. I’m pleased to announce it’s going great. Okay, so it did take two teachers to get Ella off of me when I dropped her… [keep reading]

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