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We went for a walk on Christmas day. Bright, cool, but not cold, pleasant afternoon. Just the slightest bit darkening turquoise blue sky with a big half-moon visible above the trees. Jonah says: “There’s the moon. It looks like somebody cut it into pieces and put it up in the sky like a teeny tiny . . . → Read More: thoughts about the moon 1. We never did disconnect that button on the kitty keyboard. We’d been hiding it since his birthday when, once the pre-recorded songs had driven Scott mad (and it didn’t take long) we’d lied and said it was broken and we had to send it back. He hadn’t said boo about missing it, until one . . . → Read More: concessions (With apologies for the low light in the video.) Note that no holiday is let go of easily in our house, as evidenced by the three-week-old cake head, and the two-month old Halloween decorations. Sadly, after this video was made, we did indeed dispose of the head. Jonah cried. Some days, he still asks us . . . → Read More: why you should never bake a birthday cake with a face on it So, in fact, 56 people were at the Hannukah party at our house on Saturday. And here’s the thing I discovered: 1/2 lb of potatoes per person only applies to ADULTS. When a good 1/3 of your guests are 9 and under, 25 lbs of potatoes is too much. A lesson I learned only after . . . → Read More: hannukahfied: post-party wrap up So, today, Jonah got to go with the Nanny to a friend’s house and decorate Christmas cookies. The two nannies and their charges often hang out together, riding the bus (a toddler favorite) and such. Lila and her nanny had baked the cookies earlier in the day and provided icing materials. Apparently all among them . . . → Read More: advent-hannukah t-minus 2: christmas cookies I got to try on some clothes with a stylist and write a review about it. Check it out: Style Me Up @ The Calm Before The Stork Dot Com Reviews Oh, and if you go read it and comment you might win a $200 shopping spree. I have to admit, I’m running out of steam on this whole 8-posts for 8 days idea. Heavy sigh. Anyway, tomorrow I’m actually going to the store to buy supplies. Cross fingers, wish me luck. I miss my friend Leila. This is my first Hannukah without her. She often brought big platters of her famous . . . → Read More: advent-hannukah t-minus 3: holiday spirit OMG WTF!!!! 51 people are coming to my house on Saturday? Holy heck. What have I done to myself? Cripes Cripes Cripes! Or it could be 80? 16 people haven’t RSVP’d yet. With partners and kids, that could be like another 45! Except it probably won’t be. Because the laws of invitation go like this: . . . → Read More: advent-hannukah t-minus four: panic sets in |
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