Hope those of you who might follow this blog enjoyed the videos. No one has commented so I’m not sure who watched, but I’m going to check traffic a bit later. For those who are reading this for the first time, I’ve been posting my Aunt Eleanor’s memoir to my blog. She’s 86 and has had polio since she was 4 months old. Italicized comments are mine. Read previous blog … [Read more...] about Overcoming Polio – A Memoir – Part 9
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Comparisons
6mths 1wk, Around 18lbs, Hair Strawberry Bleach Blond and eyes ice blue. So I’ve been reading my sister’s blogs and seeing how I’ve been matching up in my first few months in life. Not bad so fair. We rolled over about the same time and sitting has been right up there too. If I can just crawl by 8mths I’ll be on track. Boy do I want to crawl! At least Mom wants me to … [Read more...] about Comparisons
Mile stones
I might as well label this blog "The Bad Mommy Blog" because of how little I write in it. Gone are the days of baby books, I thought this might be better and easier. I still have high hopes of making a baby book for my kids, but really; Does anyone really look at their own baby book? Most of them are half empty anyways. So, I'll try and keep this up in hopes that when my … [Read more...] about Mile stones
Spring Revealed
We had a great weekend. The entirety which was spent outside. We frolicked with the family up at Meder Street Park, where Layla had me imagining again what it would be like to be little and have grass reach above my head, it must be a mysteriously outstanding world I thought. There is a tree up there, I call it the giving tree, it is perfect in every way, we sat we ate … [Read more...] about Spring Revealed
Food, happiness, and the joy of family
We just finished a wonderful meal of Swedish Pancakes. We watched as our daughter inhaled 5 of them, of course using her face and hands, not surprisingly in that order. It was delightful to see. She concluded the evening with a dance performance in the living room, complete with her newly discovered skill “the foreword roll” (i.e. summersaults). Kids when they smile do so in a … [Read more...] about Food, happiness, and the joy of family