Going Away!

Yup! You can be jealous! It's off the the White Mountains for the next week or so! Back soon!

In My World

I bought a book a little while ago that I was excited to read. Unfortunately, I misplaced it and only just found it a few days ago.

The book?

Happy 4th!

V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N

Okay, so we're getting ready to go on vacation in a couple of weeks and I'm looking for volunteers (don't make me volunteer you!). If you would be interested in doing a guest post during the week of July 13th, please leave a comment and let me know. The topic is up to you - or I can give you a few ideas. I KNOW there are some writers lurking out there, so here's your chance! I triple dog dare you!

Hey June

Well, June is over. I attempted to post everyday during the month of June, but was unable to do so. Here's what I learned in the process:

1. Dawn was right. I should have made a list before I started out. That would've helped as I began to run out of ideas.

2. I like being able to have a few days to mull over my thoughts before publishing them to the world. You may have noticed some posts were a bit...wanting.

3. Posting everyday should mean just that - day. I often posted late at night when my brain function was at its lowest. In fact, several times I fell asleep at the computer!

4. Once I missed a day, it made it easier to miss other days.

5. I'd like to try this again sometime, but I think my brain needs a rest!

It's Just Their Heads!

Walking around with a baby gets you lots of attention. If I were an extrovert, I might be tempted to have a few more just to continue to get random strangers to come over and talk to me! Most people want to know how old my sweet girl is. When I offer her age (nine months, currently), I often hear, "Wow! She's big!"

I never know how to reply. Usually I just say, "um, yeah." But what I want to say is, "no really - she's not. It's just her head."

My babies have big heads. At six months, they were both in the 25th percentile for weight, 50th for length, and 90th for head circumference! Our Little Miss recently had her 9-month check-up. Turns out she's dropped to the 5th percentile for weight (!), and 25th for length...but her head is still on that perfect 90th curve! So clearly, she's not a big baby. She just has a big head.
And if that means she'll be short, but smart, that's okay with me!

And The Winner Is...

LYNN-NORE!

Congratulations! You correctly answered that Guilty Mom's degree is in

Communications and Theatre!

New contest coming soon!

Random Childhood Memories

I remember being an itty-bitty thing. My parents were fighting. My mom took my doll and threw it. It never talked again.
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My parents once told us they had a surprise for us. Outside there was a large bunch of balloons that had floated into our yard from somewhere out there. We were so excited, but that wasn't the surprise. I don't know what the surprise really was.
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My first sleepover made me nervous. I told them I wanted to go home so they called my parents. But then my friend was so sad that I felt sorry for her and stayed over anyway.
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I remember throwing my cousins' pajamas into the full bathtub. I must have been one, or maybe two, tops!
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We used to go to my Dad's parents' home on Christmas Eve. It was packed full with his 9 brothers and sisters, their spouses, and all my cousins. I was on the couch one year, and everyone started singing Christmas carols. It felt like they were all singing to me.
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When the movie ET came out, my parents took me to a drive-in to see it. I fell asleep instead.
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My dad raised homing pigeons when I was little. I had one I was allowed to name. I called him "Brownie."
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Don't forget my contest - ending Friday night!