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Hide & Seek

I love how kids think about things. No rules. No borders. They push the envelope every single day.Declan and I were playing hide and seek down in the basement tonight. Just the two of us. We went back and forth a few times... me finding…

"Merry Fucking Christmas"

Isn't a picture worth a thousand words?This photo is the result of a fairly painful photo session in the tub - wherein I thought it would be cute to mimic a holiday card I saw last year, with the kids had shaving cream beards and…

That Little Stinker

Declan must have felt the loving vibes I was sending through cyberspace just now and said "I'LL SHOW YOU."I heard several thump-dee-da-dee-dumps upstairs and I went to investigate.As I entered his room, there was Declan. On his new bed. With about 50 Band-Aids spread around…

Big Boy Bed

Well, it's a monumental day. At one day shy of 3 years and 2 months old, Declan is now sleeping in a BIG BOY BED (insert Darth Vader theme music). We set it up just now and he was very excited. Let's hope that excitement…

Old Soul

This morning, as I was dropping Declan at school, I ran into a good friend in the parking lot. I was holding Dex in my arms and she was telling me about something bad going on in her personal life. Normally, Declan would have interupted…

2 steps forward, 1 step back.

The Puppy Removal Procedure is not going well after a good start. He definitely has slowed the chewing and is trying hard - but it is so instinctual at this point, he doesn't even realize he is doing it... especially while sleeping.I think we are…

Puppy Removal Procedure

Well, we started telling Declan that the dentist wants him to stop chewing his puppies because it is hurting his teeth. He was unthrilled. But he was definitely trying. He will bring the ear up to his mouth, then you see the gears turning in…