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April 2009
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Playing on the Roof
23
Apr
2009
These pictures of Ellie are about a month old, but I love them and had to share them. Jason took them while he and Ellie played on the roof of our building one afternoon, letting me and Abram nap. This is my absolute favorite picture. I wonder what song she’s singing here. It makes me [...]
Out and About
22
Apr
2009
I have been been gradually attempting more outings ever since my first trip out with both kids. At this point Ellie and I, with Abram in tow, have done almost everything that we used to do. We’ve gone to the market, gone to the little park, gone to the stores in our neighborhood, and gone [...]
A Real Conversation
21
Apr
2009
Some friends of ours were visiting Taiwan from the US and brought us a bag of Hershey’s Kisses. (Yum!) A “big chocolate” is a Hershey’s Kiss, Ellie’s point of reference being the mini M&Ms she gets for going potty. Ellie: You want a biiiiiiig cho-co-late. (she still mixes up her you/I pronouns, and when she [...]
Babies Don’t Keep
17
Apr
2009
Mother, O Mother, come shake out your cloth, Empty the dustpan, poison the moth, Hang out the washing, make up the bed, Sew on a button and butter the bread. Where is the mother whose house is so shocking? She’s up in the nursery, blissfully rocking. Oh, I’ve grown as shiftless as Little Boy Blue, [...]
Easter Fun
16
Apr
2009
I’ll admit it. I completely dropped the ball as far as fun Easter activities for kids go. It makes me slightly sad, because I love coloring Easter eggs…but Jason had a Greek midterm two days after Easter and I flat out didn’t have it in me to motivate a big (or little) Easter undertaking. We [...]
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