Posted by Jennifer Milner
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
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Maddie stayed home yesterday – but
not because of her hives.
No, I treated Maddie with some of my natural remedies Monday night,
and Brian and Cora said extra prayers for the girl, and Tuesday
morning Maddie was hive-free. After the doctor had told us
it’d be two weeks before the hives went away.
Unfortunately, Maddie DID wake up with severe stomach cramps
–so strong that she couldn’t stand up.
Maddie had mentioned her stomach cramps to the doc on Monday, who
had said they could be part of the flu reaction working its way out
of every system. And I clung to that hope all day yesterday
–right up to the point that Maddie started throwing up.
Looks like the stomach bug has also hit our house.
Posted by Jennifer Milner
Monday, January 6, 2014
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Yes, I took an entire two weeks off of
writing, so if you’re still with me you’re a true
friend. And honestly, there were several times when I had the urge
to sit down at the keyboard and type out a story – some
incredibly cute thing my kid had said, or insanely profound thought
I’d just had on parenting. And promptly forgot.
But I resisted that urge, partly out of laziness and partly as an
intentional stepping away from everything non-essential in my life
for a couple weeks. I’ve had an intense two weeks nesting
with my family, and have resisted anything resembling closet
re-organizing or long-term projects around the house, trading that
in for another round of UNO with the girls.
Posted by Jennifer Milner
Friday, December 20, 2013
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Yeah, you heard me.
Today is Pajama Read-In Day at school, which means the kids come in
pjs and bring books and basically read all day. Some might call
that a prison sentence, but my kids call that Christmas Come Early.
We’ve got PJ Day today, then we’re Christmas caroling
in the neighborhood in a years-long tradition with friends, then
we’re going to see Nutcracker on Saturday, then Santa on
Sunday, then . . .
You get the picture.
We’re diving in deep and about to have a BLAST.
Bring it!
Posted by Jennifer Milner
Thursday, December 19, 2013
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Yes, it’s that time again.
We’ve been building up to it all year long, and to say that
I’ve been looking forward to it for the past 360-odd days
would be an understatement. All year long, I’ve been dreaming
of this moment, this wonderful day when I wake up and say,
“Today is the day!” and leap out of bed with
excitement.
No, it’s not Christmas.
It’s the day the cleaning lady comes.
ONE DAY a year, we hire a cleaning lady to go over our house top to
bottom. She comes early in the morning, and doesn’t leave
until dinner time. She cleans the baseboards. She washes the
windows. She cleans all the ceiling fans. Well.
Posted by Jennifer Milner
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
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Yes, it’s the last week before
Christmas break, and we are counting down like it’s New
Year’s eve.
Last Monday to have to get up for school in 2013? Check.
Last time for Cora to take ballet in 2013? Check.
Last Monday night to pack lunches for school in 2013? Check.
Can you say, “Ready for Christmas break?”
Check.
Posted by Jennifer Milner
Monday, December 16, 2013
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The girls are old enough now to be very
directly involved in choosing and/or making the gifts they give,
and for better or worse this year, they’re in it up to their
necks.
Cora has decided to make Sock Buddies for her teacher and a couple
select friends: you take a long cotton sock, fill it with rice and
dried lavender buds, then sew the end shut. Now you’ve got a
Sock Buddy to put in the freezer to cool off an owie, or in the
microwave to act as a heating pad. Cora loves measuring and
filling, but even more so she adores threading a needle and
laboriously sewing that sock shut tight, one stitch at a time.
