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Ruby’s Birthday Dinner — January 22, 2010 |
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C and I planned a surprise birthday dinner for Ruby at their favorite restaurant, Peppe’s. We didn’t tell her where we were going, we just waited for her to guess. It was really hard for C not to tell her! She guessed when we were about a block away, and she was so excited! Lauren and Karl joined us, too.
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Rambo — February 27, 2005 at 5 pm |
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I wound some yarn around C’s head, Rambo-style. Don’t ask why. These things happen.
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Trip to the Park — February 25, 2005 at 6 pm |
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We discovered a new park that was hiding behind the community center right across the street. Fun swings, and slides, and tubes!
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Brave Cat — February 23, 2005 at 2 pm |
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The cats have been so starved for attention that Wobbly has even dared to sit with me while the dreaded baby sleeps. (She used to avoid even being in the same room with C, she was very suspicious.)
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Ruby In Action — February 21, 2005 at 2 pm |
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I took a few movies on Ruby being a more-active infant, and a couple of pictures, too. She was just getting out of the newborn-wrinkled-bean stage.
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Blessingway for Mercedes — February 19, 2005 |
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I helped organize the Blessingway for Mercedes and the new baby. We used some of the same traditions that our midwives introduced to us, and added some of our own. We wrapped everyone in a single strand of yarn to symbolize how we are all bound together for Mercedes, and then cut it into bracelets to be worn until the baby is born. We all gave her a candle to burn at the birth. And everyone gave a fabric to be made into a quilt for the baby, and a wish to be quilted into the squares. Of course, there was also lots of good food and friends. It was a fun day!
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Pink Pink Pink! — January 17, 2010 at 4 pm |
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Grandma Susie made these dresses for the girls for Christmas. We had a funny little photoshoot at Opera after the Juletrefest (end-of-season Christmas party). The dresses were of the same material, and fully lined in matching pink. Apl’s is sleeveless, but Ruby’s has sleeves. Ruby’s also has an off-center bow with long tails. It’s very cute! They are not wearing the matching sweaters Grandma bought because it was warm at the party.
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Evening at Home — January 5, 2010 |
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In our quiet evening, C and Ruby read Apl’s new book to her and we observed the Magic Tree that I got for C on my trip.
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Big Mittens — February 11, 2005 at 2 pm |
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Chris got these big mittens as a present the first time we visited Alaska. They are almost impractically warm, but they are amusing.
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