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laughter and the watermelon baby

by calm mama • September 22, 2009

Jonah makes jokes. Sometimes, it’s a joke only he gets. Like the other night when he was eating his hummus for dinner and he would take a bite and then he’d say “hummus” and then he’d say this string of…

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baby pics, conversations, feeding, milestones

toast dinosaur

by calm mama • September 20, 2009

Take one slice of bread. Place one square slice of cheese* on bread. Place toast and cheese in toaster. Heat until cheese melts. Pat toast and cheese with paper towel as this removes the grease. The grease is what stays…

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in which i consider the end of blogging and other things

by calm mama • September 17, 2009

I have a friend who is… I can’t say “sick” because she wouldn’t like that. It’s… she’s… I’ve visited her in the hospital twice this week. She may get back online at some point and read this, or she may…

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baby pics, recommendations, travel

traveling with toddler kauai day 4 – 8: it’s over already?

by calm mama • September 12, 2009

Whooosh! And then we flew home. Live blogging the vay-kay stalled mid-trip due to my trying to upgrade the platform of this blog and thereby breaking it. The lovely hosts at blue host had a backup they could revert to…

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traveling with toddler kauai day 3: chickens, eggs, potatoes

by calm mama • September 6, 2009

If you are traveling in Kauai with a toddler, definitely pick a resort that has CHICKENS! and ROOSTERS! on the property. Serious delight-makers. Every day so far has involved much CHASING. Our vacation sound scape is a combination of crashing…

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traveling with toddler kauai day 2: early morning

by calm mama • September 5, 2009

5:15 a.m. Scott says, “Wow, vacation wife sleeps for twelve hours, gets up and does the dishes.” Julie says, “Yes, let’s move to Hawaii.” * * * The first day in a condo situation involves shopping for supplies. Yesterday afternoon,…

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