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Joy of parenting
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12.06.05Finding my French accentThe other day my husband asked me, "Did you hear that?" "No, what? I answer, knowing full well what he was talking about. We were all sitting at the kitchen table eating lunch and Boy Blue was fussy. Petite Clown put down her plastic fork and exclaimed, "Boy Blue-uh!" My husband responded, "What? You did not hear that my daughter is French?" My American response, "WHATEVER." The fact that both my daughters put "uh" after several English words does not mean they are more French regardless of how much my husband loves to rub it in. Stop is not stop. Stop ...
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11.29.05Time’s a flying!I cannot believe how quickly it has gone. He went from my little leach to my kick, kick, kicking baby in no time flat! Well, he is still my little leach. But, he is leaching less and Mama is sleeping more, thankfully! Boy Blue is always smiling. He is the happiest baby I have had so far. He only cries when his sisters are pestering him or he wants to play the leach again. Otherwise, he is perfectly content to sit in Mama's lap with a smile that would melt even the coldest of hearts. Oh, and let ...
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11.27.05Christmas in StrasbourgSweet Bear and Petite Clown loved the "marche de Noel" last year. Strasbourg was full of lights and small Christmas trees. The Christmas Market of Strasbourg is the oldest in France and the Christmas tree is said to have originated here in Alsace. There are records of Christmas trees being sold at the Christmas market as early as 1605. Christmas decorations and small handcrafted gifts have been sold at this market since 1570. So, it is easy to understand why Strasbourg is called the Christmas Capital of the world with it's rich history not to mention all the decorations and ...
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11.15.05The art of mooningLast Night's Full Moon Originally uploaded by Will Bragg. Kids do the funniest things. We all hear it. But, only parents understand what those five words really mean. While at school today Sweet Bear pulled her diaper off and showed it to another kid. They were on bathroom break and apparently the women that help the kids during this time were not happy. You all know Sweet Bear is against potty training and I have given up from pure exhastion. Besides I am out of rugs now from all her accidents! Having a kid is like having a puppy. ...
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11.09.05Toilet Training is ImportantToilet Training is Important Originally uploaded by Jari Schroderus. Sweet Bear is not smelling so sweet at the moment. Mama Bear just found her sticking her finger down the back of her diaper and smearing you know what all over the television! She told me she had went poo poo and I had just told her to wait a minute because I was finishing the dishes. Yelp. I found her in action. Lucky for her I am a calm parent! I just cleaned it all up and did not say a whole lot about it. ...
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11.09.05Bi-ling children are so much fun!Multi-cultural is even better.Last night my husband was on the computer waiting for his yucky seafood pizza to get done. I will not eat seafood on pizza. I just can't. It is like my husbands aversion to peanut butter sandwiches which I still love to eat. I was so excited when my brother sent me two huge jars of Jiffy peanut butter from America. In France, the peanut butter the grocery stores offer is not good. Maybe this is why the French don't like it? I did recently see Skippy brand peanut butter in a grocery! Another food thing I ...
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11.07.05My AngelYou were my angel from the first day I held you in my arms. You were only five pounds and eleven ounces when you were born. You looked like a perfect doll. So, tiny and fragile. You grew quickly and at six months old you would cry if I held you. You wanted to be free to explore. I cried because I wanted you to stay in my arms. You were always climbing and running and laughing. The sun always seemed to shine on you and you shared this sunshine with me. You were my happiness and you still are. When you ...
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11.02.05My Little ClownWe went on one of our family road trips today and this is how Petite Clown got herself all twisted up in the backseat! She somehow got her right arm up past her carseats strap and through the neck of her sweater and then she got her other arm out of its sleeve and left it resting inside the body of her sweater. Since she did not cry and seemed quite comfy like this, I did not bother her. Everytime I looked back at her I had to laugh and got a mouth full of teeth smiling back at me. She ...
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10.25.05Happy Birthday, Sweet Bear!!!birthday cake. Originally uploaded by swissmiss. My Sweet Bear is three today! We have sang Happy Birthday to her for the past two days. I cannot believe it has been three years since she came into this world screaming at the top of her lungs. All the nurses agreed she was as beautiful as she was loud. And she still is. I love you, baby. I just love you.
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10.24.05Dog Doo for DumbiesThis is the sign in front of Sweet Bears school. Translation: "Pensez A Nos Enfants" is in english "Think of our children". "Merci", written at the bottom is a word that even very uncultured Americans most likely know. It means "thank you". I think it is funny that a sign must actually be posted to tell the French not to bring their dogs in the school yard because the dogs may actually do their doggy bussiness on the ground and some unfortunate child will step in some doggy doo. I think signs like this need to be placed at least every ...
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