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The Bunnies and the Puppies
“Mommy! Where are my bunnies and my puppies?!” Lo wails. She carries around some small treasure at all times, and the baby bunnies and the puppies are her favorite ‘little’ toys of the moment. My Little Lo. The baby of the family, perhaps that’s why she has a ton of nicknames. Lo Lo, Loey Bear,…
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The Crumbs
I have a crumb obsession. They fall to the floor, I grab the broom, and sweep them up. Like, immediately. And, oh, the lengths I go to keep them from falling to the floor in the first place. A gigantic kitchen table, with two benches that are so heavy that once pushed up close to…
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The Kite.
The Enchanted Land of Little Girls. It’s the world my little girls live in. It’s pink and purple, full of tutus and tea times, dress up and make up, magic wands and fairy dust. There are new adventures around every corner, limited only by the amount of string you allow your imaginary kite to fly. …
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The Smack.
It started with lying on the ground on her back in protest. It then escalated into shrill screams directed at me with no purpose other than to rattle my eardrums. Next up, the foot stomping…often paired with the screaming. When that got old, my two year old began to experiment with words. Telling me “NO!”…
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Fuzzy Wuzzy
My oldest daughter, Brianne, has carried around “Fuzzy Wuzzy” for four, going on five, years. Her entire life has been accompanied by the beautiful pink blanket given to me by an amazing family friend at my baby shower. Named “Flower Blankie” for the pretty flowers on the silky part of the blanket, “Fuzzy Wuzzy” emerged…
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