K has undergone an interesting change since her 5th birthday. She seems more self assured, stronger, more... well herself, only more concentrated.I've been worried for a while that she seems to have a people pleasing personality. She's her very normal radical self with Mr. Kaos and I, even with my parents and my brother and … Continue reading just say no…
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Friday’s all good…
It's sunny outside.SUNNY, and there is no rain in the forecast for today... NO RAIN. Not even a cloud, and yes yes yes I am blogging about the weather AGAIN but the fact remains that it is supposed to reach 75 degrees today. 75. that is warm that is wonderful for Portland this time of … Continue reading Friday’s all good…
conversations of dolls…
Prince Eric Doll: Ohh yeah baby.Ariel Doll: Oh yeah, this is great!Prince Eric Doll: yeah.Ariel Doll: How do you afford this great hot tub?Prince Eric Doll: Anything for you baby... oh and our family.Ariel Doll: Come on kids, it's hot tub time.Girl Doll 1: Water is fine.Girl Doll 2: Where is my floaty?Girl Doll 1: … Continue reading conversations of dolls…
won’t you be my neighbor?
As we sat on our front porch this evening spying on... er... appreciating our neighborhood, we saw our new neighbors outside playing with their son and dogs.MK: Hey, you done with your mimosa? Go meet the new neighbors.CK: NoMK: Yeah. Go. CK: No, you go. I have to drink this. Can't leave the porch.MK: Send … Continue reading won’t you be my neighbor?
chalk it up to love…
Today my mom, who's been staying with us for 2 weeks, went home. Sigh.Tap tap tap.Sigh.I can't express how different things are when Nana's here. It isn't just the lack of privacy, champagne stoppers in the wrong drawer, good knives in the dishwasher, early morning babysitting, quiet evenings or the seemingly unending maid service either... … Continue reading chalk it up to love…
balloon love…
fun with math…
K is five now so her concerns have become more adult, more real, more life experience related. With kindergarten coming at her in a scant 6 months she's turned her mind to math and educational devices. What kind of educational devices you may wonder? Workbooks? Calculators? Flash cards? An Abacus?No. Too simple. Too linear. Too … Continue reading fun with math…
5 years…
5 years ago you came into my life and since the very moment I saw your tiny wriggling fingers and toes I knew what I was meant to be. Your mama.5 years ago today I held 5 pounds of tiny unyielding miracle in my arms and since that moment not a day has gone by, … Continue reading 5 years…
almost 5 years…
*Disclaimer... Mr Kaos suggested because some of the content in this post is Kaotic upsetting and gross you may not want to read this. It is an edited version of the story of K's birth* It was late on a Tuesday night as Mike & I lay nestled together on the small hospital couch in … Continue reading almost 5 years…
a blog for my mother…
The day will come, and I can see it off in the not so distant future, that I will no longer be K's best friend ever in the whole wide. She won't come to me with every little thing. She won't crawl into my bed, steal the covers, push us off the edges and then … Continue reading a blog for my mother…
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