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Why, hello again, toddler stomach bug!
I’d forgotten this particular dance.
Gone through seven sets of clothing so far.
Hoping the first batch of pajamas get out of the dryer in time for the next round….

I’m sure some spent Valentine’s night being romanced, or remembering romance, or wishing for ...
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19
FEB
2025

Lightning Bug has learned to play Hide And Seek, which is delightful.
Although her strategy as Seeker seems to be to tell you to hide, then surreptitiously peek through her fingers to see where you hide, and then proceed to count to ten and ...
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28
JAN
2025
For the under-5 set and their families, getting used to the academic calendar comes with growing pains. Just the concept of an academic year “ending” has undone many a young child who thought school would go on forever with this teacher in this room.
From the perspective of young children, summer becomes a time of missing what we used to have, and worrying about what comes next. August is anxious as we ready for new things in September.
September is a time ...
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13
JAN
2025

A gift I didn’t know I needed:
I had a dream that Carol and I and the baby (Lightning Bug) were walking to our car in a grocery store parking lot at night. We saw a figure across the lot under a streetlight. ...
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6
JAN
2025

Well, we waited ’til the tail end of winter, but Lightning Bug finally had her first sledding adventure.
She was nervous and excited about it – her only references were books where characters loved sledding, but the idea of hurtling out of control ...
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30
DEC
2024
Lightning Bug and I are looking at lovely delicate Christmas balls that my cousin gave us. Each ball opens up to reveal a scene that moves as music plays, like a music box.
The first is a train moving through the ...
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5
DEC
2024
We’re still deep in the “Why?” phase of childhood, which is charming and frustrating depending on how many times the question is asked in a row:
(We’re on a walk, pretty far from home)
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25
NOV
2024