Author Archives: The Daring One

Tip Tuesday — Preschool Mania

Is your infant enrolled in preschool for the 2009-2010 school year?  Slacker!  Has she taken the Pre-MCATs yet?  The horror! Ever since reading Jenny’s post about preschool registration, I have become completely obsessed with the process and it’s bringin’ me … Continue reading

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I Support Choice and Natural Consequences

Today is Blog for Choice Day and posts are popping up everywhere in support of Roe v. Wade and a woman’s right to choose. The labels that fly around show the biases of those who wield them.  I could be … Continue reading

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Some of This

-So, um, yeah.  I just stopped by Costco and happened to take this picture.  No I did not photoshop it.  That is my real parking spot!   AHH!!!  I know.  The best day ever.  I’ve still got it! -Fairies are invisible … Continue reading

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I am Four Years Old

…In the hours that followed, many people came to visit, passing the boiled-looking newborn around, cooing, and crying tears of joy while I shoved my face full of broccoli. Family members were careful to only take pictures of the baby … Continue reading

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Geeks and Hippies

When Magoo asks for a geek, I get him some jews. When my friend’s daughter asks for her hippy, she prefers the valveless variety with no handles. This morning Magoo is dining on jews, chi, and faffles. What are some … Continue reading

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Shot Down

Being shot down by a three year old who’s almost 4 but still 3 but almost 4 but still wears pull-ups to bed so I’ll call her 3 is too funny to be painful. Every night at bedtime she gets … Continue reading

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