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A year ago, Iris couldn't tell boys and girls apart and didn't use gender-specific pronouns appropriately. Now, everything is all about girls vs boys. :-( -
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I was surprised to wake up this morning at 8 am, and Zinnia was still asleep! I think they both only woke up 1-3 times each for nursing, but it wasn't ever at the same time, so that made it pretty easy ( Read more... ) -
Garden, kids, etc.
Life goes on ( Read more... ) -
Pregnancy Announcement
When I picked Iris up from preschool today, she was talking to her friends as she put on her shoes. I overheard, "My mommy is growing a new little baby in her belly." (As far as I'm aware, this is not true ( Read more... ) -
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I went a different way than usual* on my walk today and happened upon Giovanni's Produce and Grocery. They had peaches out front labelled "Canning Peaches" for $0.10 / lb or $1 per box (ask inside). So I got a few onions and some grapes (both $0.59 / lb, and the grapes were perfect and delicious), and a big box of peaches. The skins on the ( Read more... ) -
Gardening
I cleared out some wild blackberries and planted a "Garden Delicious" apple tree in the backyard today. It was 90 °F most of this weekend, and I was sick on Saturday, so I wasn't good for all that much physical work ( Read more... ) -
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Neil and Zinnia are walking about as much as they're crawling now. Zinnia sounds almost like she's talking in sentences, except that I can't understand any words. (The general meaning of what she wants is quite clear though!) She mimics the overall pattern of speech, rather than making specific words, as far as I can tell. She gives kisses now ( Read more... ) -
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I've been feeling all angst-y about being a housewife, gender roles in our relationship, and money stuff. Bah ( Read more... ) -
Yet another conversation with Iris
Iris: Why does everyone have parents except grandma June?
Me: Well, her parents are dead now.
Iris: Why?
Me: They lived a long time and grew old, and then they died.
Iris: And then they got eaten?
Me: What?!!!!