Emma

Judging a Book By Its Cover

August 12, 2011




Emma got a new book from my mom. At bedtime, I asked her if she wanted me to read the new book from Grannie. “No,” she said. “I want a different book.” So we read a different book. The next day, the same discussion. “Do you want to read the new book from Grannie?” I [...]

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Who are you talking to?

May 22, 2011




Emma: Mama! Me: What? Julian: What Mama? Emma: [something incomprehensible, at the same time Julian was speaking] Me: What is it Emma? [attempt to clarify who I am talking to and get her to repeat herself] Julian: It’s not Emma, it’s me Julian. Me [to Julian]: I’m not talking to you, I’m talking to your [...]

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The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

April 27, 2011




You may recognize those blue eyes from the blog header. She’s grown a bit since then, but the blue eyes and the messy face remain. Pass the facecloth please.

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Wordless Wednesday: I dressed myself

June 16, 2010




Dora PJ shirt backwards and inside out. Brother’s underwear over hot pink shorts.

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All I think about is princesses…

March 9, 2010




My partner is a stay-at-home dad and he sometimes fills me in on the deep conversations he has during the day with our little girl. Ones like this: Emma: Daddy, what are you thinking about? Daddy: I’m thinking about putting the tiles on the backsplash. What are you thinking about? Emma: I’m always thinking about [...]

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The Big Fight

January 15, 2010




Yesterday on the way home in the car my kids had a fight. A fight that resulted in both of them being in tears. A fight that involved me validating their feelings, but also telling them how damn lucky they are that they can get upset over such things. By way of background to the [...]

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Twas the night before Christmas…

December 25, 2009




Just as when we were little, the kids got new pyjamas and settled down with the jolly white bearded guy (that’s my dad, otherwise known as Grandpa Santa Claus) for a reading of Twas the night before Christmas.

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Wordless Wednesday: Funny Faces

November 11, 2009




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“While you were out”: Emma and Julian’s redecorated rooms

November 9, 2009




Over the weekend I sent my family away and redecorated their rooms. Until now, Julian has had his own room and Emma has slept with us. We moved Julian into a new bed and a bunch of other new furniture in what used to be the guest room and moved Emma into his old room. [...]

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Introducing Julian and Emma

October 25, 2009




Since I started my blog, I’ve been calling my kids “our daughter” and “our son”. While I don’t want to use their real names on the blog, I wanted them to have online names to help make the descriptions of them less impersonal. They have also expressed interest in being able to post here from [...]

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