Mikaela wanted to share the song that they sing on Friday afternoons at school

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You may remember this post, from a month or so ago, when Jonathan announced that he wanted to use the potty. Since then, he’s announced that he wanted to go potty about every other day. And each time, he’s sat on the toilet for about ten seconds, announced that, “it not work,” and got back [...]

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If you had told me the upheaval that could be caused in a household by a missing stuffed bear a couple of months ago, I wouldn’t have believed you. But when Bear went missing a month or so ago, it was heartbreaking to listen to Jonathan laying in his crib whimpering and quietly calling out [...]

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I’ve been trying since last night to figure out what to write about yesterday’s election. It’s too important, too historical, too wonderful to let go without comment. But what to say? This blog isn’t really the place for political comment (my occasional asides, well, aside). And my reaction to last night’s election is much more [...]

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It’s starting sooner than I expected, but as a Girl Scout “Daisy” Mikaela is selling Girl Scout cookies this year. If you’d like a personal sales visit, let us know and we’ll see what we can set up. Otherwise, we’ll bring the order form with us to Thanksgiving dinner. She’s taking orders through the end [...]

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Thursday afternoon, Mikaela decided that she was tired of that wiggling front tooth. She grabbed it with a paper towel at AKK, and yanked it out herself. So far, the extra-wide gap in her smile doesn’t seem to be slowing down her Halloween candy consumption. And she’s looking forward to slurping Chinese noodles through the [...]

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