7 Quick Takes (vol. 25)

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I'm back--after an unplanned, unexplained, and unproductive hiatus.  I didn't mean to go two weeks without blogging, but seeing as how the only person who complained was my mom, I think I'm probably forgiven.  I just got so caught up in house stuff.  We put another offer in on another house, and were outbid for it.  *sigh*  My expectations of planting my own garden this spring are slipping back into the realm of "hope/dream"... hopefully they don't regress further.

I keep thinking I should write more about this whole process, the ups and downs, what I've learned/am learning/am probably supposed to learn but am too stubborn to figure out, etc.  But it's so all consuming!  Either I'm thinking about it and too stressed to blog, or I'm sick of thinking about it and don't want to dwell on it further in order to blog.

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So.  On to not-house takes.  The boys and I had a playdate on Wednesday with a friend and her two beautiful daughters (no matchmaking, I promise, even if the first is only a week and a half younger than Michael, and the second is only 3 months younger than Liam).

As you may or may not know, I am a super introvert and this friend also happens to be a coworker from one of my jobs and my boss's wife from the other job.  So very first playdate with her and her kids = kind of a big deal.  It was a huge success, and I really do love watching toddlers play together.  It was also great to get to commiserate brainstorm with another mom of two little ones who also works from home.

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Our playdate was a lot of fun.  And helpful (movie line, kind of).  Michael now knows more Italian than I do (which isn't saying much. at all).  We were introduced to Little Pim, and now I desperately want the Spanish set (I guess I could start with just one) to get Michael started on a second language (and let's be honest--to refresh my very, very, very forgotten Spanish).

Any and all donations for the education of my children are most welcome...

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Speaking of my children, Michael's newest thing is saying "Yes sir!" without being prompted.  In fact, I don't think we've ever prompted him to do this.  My best guess is that it grew out of his recently discovered love for "Baa Baa Black Sheep"... maybe?

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Liam's newest thing is trying to suck his fingers and nurse simultaneously.  All. The. Time.  Needless to say, it does not work particularly well.  He thinks it's hilarious.

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One of my students opened class yesterday with a prayer for parents which started out with "O Lord, omnipotent Father, we give you thanks for having given us children.  They are our joy, and we accept with serenity the worries, fears and labors which bring us pain."  I almost stopped him right in the middle of it--accept with serenity?!  No!  I keep praying that those things go away!  Maybe I'm doing it wrong...

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To make amends to my mom (and anyone else who missed pictures of the boys these last two weeks), I leave with you the many faces of Michael:

Initial response when I asked him
to smile for the camera

After significant cajoling

Go see Jen for more quick takes!  Happy Friday :)