Monthly Archives: March 2008

Losing my cool

Posted on March 15, 2008 by Carrie

If you Google “6-year-old behavior,” you don’t get many of the sort of helpful little articles and tidbits that are available for parents of babies and toddlers. What you do get is a truckload of links to message board and … Continue reading →

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Goodreads

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Carrie

If you’re a member, add me. If you’re not a member, well, go be one, and then add me. It may just be another AllConsuming, but I never really used AC much, and this seems nice, too.

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Oh, and…

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Carrie

I couldn’t even handle looking at pictures of snow on my blog theme anymore. New theme!

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Coffee-time Brain-dump

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Carrie

Temperatures are supposed to be around 45 degrees F today. Would be a great day to take Gabe outside if there weren’t still piles of snow heaped everywhere, slowly turning our world into a mudpit. There’s actually a flood warning … Continue reading →

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Heh

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Carrie

Know what’s good? Bourbon. Mmmmmmmmmm. (It has been a very very very very very long day.)

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Darn knee

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Carrie

So I took the day off from running yesterday, and when I got back to it this morning, all seemed great until the last tenth of a mile or so (I did just over 2 miles – only a warm-up, … Continue reading →

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Donning my “Freak” hat

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Carrie

I’m willing to accept that it might be just a little weird for me, at least compared to the “me” I was a year ago, that I just stepped outside to say goodbye to Sam, and the above-freezing fresh air … Continue reading →

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Sam, the Science Guy

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Carrie

Well, I already mentioned that he wants to keep crickets for a science fair project. A couple of nights ago, as I also mentioned, we all went to a Family Science Night at his school, where he did experiments with … Continue reading →

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Mean flu

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Carrie

With the possible exception of one woman with whom I haven’t been able to make contact this morning, our whole playgroup has bailed because of illness. Gabe is distraught. He says this is “the worst day ever!”, and he’s sobbing … Continue reading →

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Playdate at my house tomorrow

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Carrie

…and for some reason, there’s next to nothing related to St. Patrick’s Day on any of the store shelves. People! There’s a perfectly cromulent (heh, Simpsons) holiday between now and Easter, and I’ll thank you not to skip it! Ugh! … Continue reading →

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