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Tuesday Tidbits, Facebook Edition: 13 December
Tuesday Tidbits are the posts where I sum up all the little things that happen in our lives from one week to the next; the little things that aren’t interesting enough for me to write an entire post about (though you all know I can spin a boring tale out of pretty much near anything), … Continue reading
Brenna’s Bunco Birthday Party
Last month – or maybe even as early as September – I asked Brenna what she’d like to do for a birthday party this year. Originally she wanted to have a sleepover, but I’ll be honest – the thought of eight or nine little girls staying up until all hours of the night in our … Continue reading
When The Tooth Fairy Forgets
Brenna had five of her baby teeth pulled last week. FIVE. If you’re one of the privileged who’s friends with me on Facebook you already know this because I talked about it incessantly. (Fortunately for them, I didn’t share any pictures. I know when to STFU on Facebook, if not here. Mostly.) But for those … Continue reading
The First Report Card
Brenna came home from school in mid-September with a semi-quarterly progress report. Academically she was completely on track, but in the comments regarding aspects of her behavior she was lagging behind, with scores (questionably quantifiable, but numerical regardless) in the low 80s. The lowest score? An 82 in the category of “Shows Respect”. I flipped … Continue reading
After The Snow Came The Leaving Of The House
My mom flew home this morning, or – to be more accurate – she’s in an airplane somewhere over the middle of the continental United States as I type this. Last week was busy, and in a good way, but as you already know I’m a homebody and not a fan of being on the … Continue reading
Lion(fish) and Tigers and Mermaids, Oh My!
After yesterday’s snow, today’s weather was very different – sunny and NOT snowing – but still cool, so my mom treated us to a day at the Denver aquarium. There are the animals you expect to see: Some things were a little… odd: And then there’s just the plain out-of-the-ordinary: Which made this little girl … Continue reading
The Tooth Fairy’s First Visit
On Sunday she looked like this: But by Monday night she looked like this: At three days shy of seven years and eleven months old, my Brenna Bear finally lost her first tooth. And yes, it required the assistance our dentist, a bit of numbing jelly, and a $32 co-pay, but it was nothing that … Continue reading
First Month of School – Thoughts
Brenna’s first month back in school was a success, which doesn’t surprise me but makes me happy nonetheless. So far the transition hasn’t been cheap: $450 for brand new uniforms for the year (from Land’s End because our school has a contract with them and all in size 6x because my closer to eight- than … Continue reading
Her First Days – A Five Year Recap
I know I already posted her first day picture here last month, but it really just hurts my heart a bit to see how much she’s grown up in the past five years. I would also like to note the following things, for the record: In these five first day pictures she … Continue reading
