Category Archives: Mark

Both My Children Are Sleeping and I Don’t Know What to Do with Myself

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Laura

Mark took a six minute morning nap so he’d already asleep for his second nap of the day. Ellie is sick (poor girl) and so she’s sleeping too. I’m sitting here not quite sure what to do with myself. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Missing Grandpa (and my productive self)

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Laura

My dad came to visit on October 3rd (from Alaska) and just left on Sunday. [Perhaps not so] coincidentally, my productive self came to visit on October 3rd also and she appears to have gotten on the plane with Grandpa … Continue reading →

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Outtakes, “The Happy Family (of four)”

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Laura

Nik said that yesterday’s family picture post was one of those, “Isn’t our family perfect?” kind of posts that proliferate on the Internet, just like the perfect marriage on Facebook. So, in the interest of keeping it real around here, … Continue reading →

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The Happy Family (of four)

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Laura

With Mark at nine months and Ellie at practically three: (For reference, here’s my last “Happy Family” post, of three.)

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I Sure Love This Boy

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Laura

taken 9/27/13, at almost nine months

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Laura’s Top Ten Tips for Leaving the House Solo With Two Kids

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Laura

I have several friends who are either very new mamas of two or are getting ready to have their second, so I thought I’d share my “Top Ten Tips” for leaving the house by yourself (i.e. with no other adults) … Continue reading →

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September Sewing: Hooray for Steph and Baby #2!

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Laura

Two years ago, I made a “Here We Go” bag for my sister, Rachel in celebration of her second child’s birth. Around the same time, my friend Steph was also expecting a baby and decided to make the same bag … Continue reading →

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It’s a Turquoise-and-Orange-Cut-Paper-at-8:30-Cuddle-with-Your-Brother Kind of Day

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Laura

What kind of day is it for you? Please excuse me while I faint from astonishment at how grownup my children are. Good morning! 🙂

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Look Who Came To Visit (Again!)

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Laura

Before they visited in May, Lisa and I had gone over three years without seeing each other. But, this weekend, after just over three months, they came back again. Hooray! This time, Lisa just brought her two older kids, along … Continue reading →