This morning is our Back To School party. Annie still doesn’t know it’s happening! I don’t keep things from her with the intention of surprising her so much as it’s a function for survival. If she knew an event was happening she’d make me crazy by asking NON-STOP “Is it time? Is it time? Is it…
Fiesta Friday: Video Scavenger Hunt
August 29th, 2014Comments: 12
My brother’s sixteenth birthday party had a video scavenger hunt. This was back in the days when video cameras were huge – literally, because they recorded on VHS tapes. I remember my mom called a bunch of our friends’ parents to see who had video cameras we could use. That’s going to seem so crazy…
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Wrong Number
August 28th, 2014Comments: 52
James has a new fascination with my cell phone. I get it – there are buttons, noises, bright colors, what’s not to like? When I’m making dinner I stick James in his high chair, and sometimes when he gets antsy I’ll turn on a baby app and hand him my phone. I did this the…
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Braided Fauxhawk
August 27th, 2014Comments: 34
I received a lot of requests for a tutorial on how I did my hair for the Britney Spears concert. It looks complicated but I’d say its difficulty level is about a medium. You have to, at minimum, know how to do a french braid, but I think this looks even cooler if you know how…
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Not Sad To See Her Go
August 27th, 2014Comments: 123
Last night I had a parents’ meeting with Annabel’s Pre-K teachers. It was your basic info session where they went over what to expect and we had time to ask questions. I recognized several parents from last year, but there were a few new faces. After the meeting was over, most of the parents filed…
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