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I awoke yesterday feeling grumpy. It was a beautiful, late summer day. It needed to be enjoyed by children. But I was having trouble finding enthusiasm for doing anything that required getting out of bed. My friend and I had talked about going to ...

Blog entry - diber - 08/21/2010 - 23:11 - 4 comments

Last week I was browsing around a couple of shops, and I stumbled on a new store in a nearby neighborhood. It's a children's clothing retail store, but dedicated to more sustainable clothing options: recycled (aka gently used *grin*), eco-friendly, ...

Blog entry - diber - 08/17/2010 - 08:16 - 0 comments

Blueberries go "kerplink, kerplank, kerplunk" into buckets. Marlowe, where do the blueberries go? Enjoying apple cider ice in the shop. And so another step towards instilling into my poor city kids that food ...

Blog entry - diber - 08/13/2010 - 20:14 - 0 comments

Recently I joined a gym. Shocker, I know. Yes, it's the first time I have ever joined a gym. I was terribly nervous about it, being the nonathlete that I am. I don't know how to use anything. I didn't want to look stupid. I'm just totally out of my ...

Blog entry - diber - 08/05/2010 - 23:32 - 3 comments

A bunch of my fellow mothering peeps have been writing posts every week about "real" moments, not just the shiny, happy blogpost-worthy moments, of motherhood. I fully intended to participate, but, to be honest, usually on Mondays, I don't feel up to ...

Blog entry - diber - 08/02/2010 - 12:09 - 4 comments

But the highlight of our VBS experience this year was Ellis had his first personal ASL interpreter that the church hired for him. It was like night and day for him. He was excited, engaged. This picture makes me nearly choke up. He's ...

Blog entry - diber - 07/13/2010 - 15:44 - 2 comments

First of all, the blog carnival: Ministry of Reality Monday. (do we even have blog carnivals anymore? not even sure what to call it. A meme? But anyway, a bunch of my mom peeps are doing it) For those of us who don't always post the shiny and happy on ...

Blog entry - diber - 07/12/2010 - 23:16 - 5 comments

No, no funky seersucker pants this year. But I have been making some fun stuff for our vacation. (We leave tomorrow!! yay!) For Marlowe: When Ellis was 2, I got two blank Tshirts at Target, always meaning to freezer paper stencil them. Never got ...

Blog entry - diber - 07/01/2010 - 07:54 - 2 comments

Today Chris and I were on our first parent panel. We were asked to come to a regional meeting that the State Dept of Ed sponsors for those who are service providers for children with hearing loss. There were people in the room from all over ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/24/2010 - 21:23 - 2 comments

FIVE!! Five, five, five. I have a five-year-old. A handful. A veritable kid!! with a long, lean body, the baby fat has gone from his fingers and toes, his shoulders feel firm, strong, muscular. And what a birthday! Of course, one's fifth ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/20/2010 - 22:22 - 1 comment

So one month ago we were this: And I had a list of questions. To revisit where I am at the moment: * Grass. We decided to forego the headache of a tiny bit of grass. Couldn't even imagine keeping kids off of it. A ...

Blog entry - diber - 04/19/2010 - 21:08 - 6 comments

So, remember last year when we had a freak wave in April , so my friend and I went to the beach. It all felt so odd. But then it happened again now. Is it freak, or the new normal? We had so much fun last year, that when I saw the forecast ...

Blog entry - diber - 04/07/2010 - 22:49 - 2 comments

Oh, have we ever earned spring this year. Today was up to 60. And sunny. I took the kids to the arboretum, so we could soak in the sunshine and fresh air. We always have fun in their tree adventure area. For awhile I couldn't find them, as ...

Blog entry - diber - 03/10/2010 - 00:08 - 0 comments

Spring is just around the corner. The ten-day forecast has days, like today, in the 50's and rain instead of snow. I know we're not in the clear yet. But the weather is starting to turn. I took the boys to the playground for the first time ...

Blog entry - diber - 03/06/2010 - 22:26 - 0 comments

It's really been hard to blog anything, because for the past several weeks, it's basically been about one thing: snow. I'm getting tired of it. I think we've had well over 80 inches total snow fall this season, which is beyond record-breaking for our ...

Blog entry - diber - 02/27/2010 - 11:07 - 3 comments

Or, Sometime You Don't Get What You Want. Act 1 Scene: getting ready for school. Mom: Ellis, go upstairs and brush your teeth. Ellis: yells NOOO! Mom: Ellis, remember what Daddy said about yelling. That is not nice talking. E: ...

Blog entry - diber - 01/31/2010 - 22:59 - 5 comments

On being a fun mom: When I'm a fun mom, the kids get to do cool stuff. Like play with water. Or paint. Or scoop rice. They have a blast. They are doing great things that are developmentally good for them. I don't go all free reign with them, ...

Blog entry - diber - 01/06/2010 - 10:42 - 4 comments

My kids had a great Christmas! And I must say, Christmas is way more fun now with kids. One of Ellis's favorite presents is his fire station duplo set. And really, what Christmas is complete without Legos? And so ends my DPP 2009! It's ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/28/2009 - 08:52 - 0 comments

Today Marlowe and I went with Ellis's class on a fieldtrip to visit a farm. We had a hayride. Got to visit chickens and turkeys and horses. And eat apple cider dougnuts. the end Email this post ...

Blog entry - diber - 11/04/2009 - 23:58 - 1 comment

Well, I can't believe it! I did it all this week. I made a pumpkin pie from scratch. I really do make the best pumpkin pie in the world. Sorry, mom, I like mine a tad better. And I guess I can say that in public, since you just dissed your mom's pie ...

Blog entry - diber - 10/31/2009 - 23:28 - 8 comments