Insecticide

Anna (age 7): Oh, he’s big!
Sarah (age 7): Here, use my shoe.
Jonah (age 5): No, don’t. He’s my friend.
Anna: I’m just going to touch him!
Sarah: Ew! You broke him!
Jonah: You killed him!
Anna: Well, he’s dead now.
Sarah: You broke him in half! I think we need a shovel.
Jonah: I don’t like when people kill my bug [...]

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This, That & the Other

A few things I’ve learned about Ella in the last three weeks:
1. Ella is a homebody. She would be perfectly happy living in my bedroom all day, every day, just nursing and staring up at me from a pillow and napping.
2. Ella will tolerate outings only if she is tucked in the sling or wrap [...]

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Ella Update

We took Ella to see all the grandmas at the Greenville church tonight. Much fuss was made. She handled those kisses and cuddles quite well. I took some pics when we got home, since she doesn’t dress up every day.

Jenn found her brown and pink hair bauble online at brilliantbows.com. (That was for you, Mrs. [...]

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Cleaning House

Sarah cleaning the elevator.
Sarah and Anna made their first joint purchase today with some of their laundry money. Anna and I found it at the thrift store. The sticker price was $10, but we talked it down to $7. (Oh, yeah. We’re shoppers.) I had been planning to buy one like it from Walmart for [...]

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The Entertainers

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Not Typing

So I’ve had a baby on my lap for a couple of weeks. It’s been fun. Kind of difficult to type though. So the computer and I have been seeing less of each other. I mouse around Hulu and my e-mail, and that’s about it.
While I’ve been away, Roxanne got blown down by hurricane Ike. [...]

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Twinning

Anna and Sarah (age 6): Okay, Grammie! Which one’s Sarah, and which one’s Anna? [giggle, snicker]
Grammie: You’re Anna, and you’re Sarah.
Anna: Awww! How’d you know?
Grammie: I can tell by your voices!
Jonah (age 5): Come here, Naiah. . . Okay, Grammie. Which one’s Jonah, and which one’s Naiah?

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Filler

Until I get it together enough to post pictures from the last few days with Grammie and Papa, here’s one that Grammie took:

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Duh

Jonah (age 5): Has anybody seen my Tank transformer?
Me: No, but I saw that you took it on your walk with Papa. Did you bring it back home after that?
Jonah: Yes! But now I can’t find it.
Jason: Well, try to remember– after you came home, what was the first thing you did with it?
Jonah: I. [...]

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Baby Lump

Ella has learned the wonders of the Sleepy Wrap.

It’s especially handy for those upsetting trips to the doctor or the market. I just pop her into her cocoon and she goes from squalling to unconscious in less than a minute. Nice. Veeery nice.

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