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Mini-Reunion - Duluth Style

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Had a great time on Saturday with some ol' high school friends. The gang reunited this time in Duluth... Peder & his wife Sarah and their daughter Relia; Laurie & Pete and their two girls Kate & Elizabeth; Holly & her wee one Claire; special surprise guests Jackie & Heather. We had so much fun watching the girls play & catching up with each other. I know I did at least! Although I feel like I could kidnap each & every ONE OF YOU and keep you to myself for extended one-on-one conversations. It's hard sometimes to get ENOUGH time with the talking. I love having everyone here (or just being with everyone) I have to really suck up each minute of conversation and store it for later! But I always think of OTHER things after the fact that I'd like to talk with everyone with. *sigh* Ah well, it was still fun. The weather was sketchy at first - but cleared up enough where we could grill & eat outside. It's so much fun to see all the kids and s

Daycare: week 2

I didn't cry today! I am improving, although Miss Dahlia, not so much. It's so sad to see her reach out for me and then put her hands on her head as if the world is falling. It breaks my heart. Hopefully she will start settling down soon. It's a beautiful day today and I know they're planning on going for a walk as soon as everyone had breakfast. Oh my sweet little pumpkin.

Weekend Update

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This weekend went too fast, as usual, but what can ya do... On Friday I found out that not only does Dahlia have a cold, but she also has an ear infection in both ears! Ugh! She's now on her first dose of antibiotics. Hmph. I think she's starting to feel better, although yesterday she was CRABBY. So.....who knows. Hopefully it'll continue to get better. We went for a hike in Hartley which was nice. I hadn't hiked that section of the Superior Hiking Trail for quite a while! Saturday we biked down to watch the marathoners come in. It takes about 5 minutes for us to get to London Road where we watched most of the half-marathoners come in, the wheelchairs and the elite runners. It was HOT out. I felt really bad for those runners. It hasn't been hot here YET and that was the day. They considered canceling the race because of the temps & humidity...but they temps leveled off and the humidity dropped. The half-marathoners took the brunt of it. It was cool to see the el

Random Friday Stuff

- Dahlia has a cough - has had one for about a week. I initially thought it was due to all the drainage - the snotty nose, the amazing amounts of drool, etc - because of the teething. But the cough isn't going away and it sounds terrible and kept her (and me) up for most of the night. So....I'm taking her in today. Hopefully it's nothing. We have another appt (18mo) on Wednesday so I hate going in so close to that...it'll be another $100 I'm sure...but I want to make sure she's okay. -The mailman just came at 9:25am. Usually they come around 3pm. My plan was to mail the Father's Day cards from the house today - later this afternoon (after I uh, make them...). Now my plan is foiled. Hmph. -My fingernails are super long right now and I have no idea where my husband seems to have stashed ALL the nail clippers. It makes typing really annoying. I could try using Dahlia's but I don't think they'll work too well. -My to-do list today includes: thinking

Austin Tornado

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Austin was hit by a tornado last night. The north side of town - Mapleview, Todd Park, Nature Center areas. Sounds like most of the damage was at Todd Park, UBC, Morem Tree Service & the Nature Center. Haven't gotten *too* many details but it sounds like it could've been much much worse. My folks were without phone & electricity til about 5am this morning. I know some power was still out (where my Grandma lives, for example) as of this morning. Hopefully everything's okay. My gosh they get the severe weather down there - tornadoes, floods, ice storms, blizzards...it's starting to make Duluth seem REALLY boring! Sheesh. We can't even get an inch of rain!

Progress? No, not really...

Day 3 drop off. Not good, for either of us but my trick today was I drove! So immediately ran to my car and sped away - that way I couldn't hear the crying. I also find if I distract myself as much as possible, that's better. But now I feel the need to call and see how she's doing. My heart? Still aches. **Update** Just talked to the center. She's napping! In a crib! Whohooo! That's a major accomplishment. I guess she really needs to have a person, a big person, near her at all times. She wants nothing to do with other children, she wants her personal adult playing with, attending to her at all times. *sigh* I know this will get better...I just hope it's not too long of a road. She ate lots of mac & cheese (that a a girl!) and enjoyed sitting at the 'big kids' counter and doing a puzzle with the cook. Didn't like going back into a highchair so much for lunch. It's a slow process....hopefully it'll start to go a bit smoother....

No One Said it Would Be Easy....

...and no one said it'd be this hard.... Day 2 - full day of daycare for Miss Dahlia. Dahlia & Mommy? Aren't doing that great. She has been uber clingy since last week's adventures in Daycare...she only wants ME now which is a change from her previous status of only wanting DADDY. She's fine when I'm not around, but if I'm in & out of the room, have to run to the store, leave the room so Daddy can put her to bed, etc. then it's freak out time. So, I knew today would be tough. We walked over to the center and went in with little to no fussing. As soon as I set her down though she started crying. I sat with her for a while and tried to get her distracted by a book or toy, didn't work. Finally the daycare teacher said "okay Dahlia, give Mommy a hug and then we'll go read a book." That didn't go over well, but I sort of got a hug..and HUGE tears (her not me). She quieted down pretty quickly, but by time I was walking down the block

Park Point Rummage Sale

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I'm not much of a rummage saler at all, but my thinking has changed now that Dahlia is in my life. I enjoy finding cheap pants at the thrift store or at a sale that i know she'll just blow the knees out of anyway. I like buying an almost new hat for less than 1/2 it's Gap price. Dahlia is the key. Baby clothes are the way to go. So when my friend Heather invited me to go to the annual Park Point Rummage Sale today I said YES! Even though I should've been working around the house, I couldn't resist. The day is beautiful and Dahlia needs pants! I also was looking for a toddler sized camp-chair which I haven't found....I shall continue my hunt. What we did get though was this: 6 pairs of pants 1 sleeper 10 shirts 1 dress all for $11.60! Yes! I also got her a SUPER ridiculously cute navy & white dress (very classic style) with matching hat for $5. It is a 4T so lord knows when she'll fit into it but I just couldn't resist. We also picked up a tub full of

Baby's First Day

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Definitely harder for me than her...but she didn't like the whole "dropping off" bit today. :( Pooey Clearly she is bored with this photoshoot and is ready to go... Outside the infant room at "school."

Did I mention we got a kitten?

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I'm so behind on all this blogging. Ay yi yi - I have completely neglected to mention that our new family member has arrived! Meet Juno! I have yet to get a decent photo of her. She's a spaz and is always running all over the place. She's a Siamese and she's about 9 weeks old. We got her from a crazy farm far away in the boondocks. Sheesh! She is super playful and sweet and much nicer to hold now that we clipped her nails (by 'we' I mean Steve). Dahlia loves to play with her which is awesome. Give the girl a cat toy and she can entertain the kitten for quite some time. They chase after balls together which is funny. Juno likes to jump on the pages of magazines that Dahlia is looking through. Dahlia doesn't like that too much. Beavis is warming up to the idea of her. She always wants to play with him and he is mostly like, "whatever" but I think soon they'll be tearing around. One night he was trying to get her to chase him (he likes to be the p

*Sniff*

Just walked over and dropped Miss Dahlia off at daycare. *sigh* She wanted to play right away...I wanted to hang around and make sure she was "okay." I left. I felt a heavy sadness descend. I walked home while crying behind my big sunglasses. It's sooooooooooo quiet here. Even the kitty is quiet. I'm not sure I'll get a lot done this morning, even though I had big plans to. Hmph

Toothlessness & immobility - no more!

GAH I'm behind on posting. I know! I was reprimanded by someone today (you know who you are) because I haven't posted yet about some BIG NEWS!! The first big news is that when I was in Los Angeles, Dahlia took her first all-by-herself steps while at her Grandma B's! Eeek! Now since then I've seen her take a couple, she took more for my Mom when we were in Longville last weekend...and since then? Not so much...but the important thing is, it has begun. At long last. The other big news - DAHLIA HAS A TOOTH! And what I mean by "has" is, is that it is just breaking through - I mean, it's through just not very far. Very exciting! That was discovered last Thursday, much to my shock. I always am checking but til now hadn't ever found anything! Might have explained why she was a BEAR last week. Poor thing. Now I'm checking regularly for more breakthroughs...none as of yet. I was at my folks' house this weekend and went through some of my old things (ay

This week's meal plan...

is up ! I'm awaiting a new "awesome" pizza crust recipe from Nick via Steve....if that doesn't materialize this week well, then we'll use our old standby...

I have some very talented friends...

Productivity Update

Here's how my month of productivity turned out: * paint Dahlia's room (includes patching, sanding, scraping, priming, painting) because it is driving me insane and no little girl should have to live in such a room - Much to my (and especially my mother-in-law's) chagrin, this is still yet unaccomplished....the room has been patched (which was a pain in the ass) & sanded...but as of yet it has not been primed or painted. I'm not sure why I can't get to this project! Hmph. * remove wallpaper in our bedroom. It is HIDEOUS. And apparently impervious to water/fabric softener/vinegar. It's super fun to strip off. I've done maybe 1/4 of this. Not much since the initial push. It's so hard and annoying. I need instant gratification, apparently. It is still hideous. * write in and put the photos in Dahlia's baby book. - well, her book is written in but I have yet to organize the photos. Because I am lame. * get our camcorder figured out and start editin

A Month of Catching Up

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It's been a little light in the posting department lately - I will try to get back on track here soon. So...here's my May in a nutshell: Chris & Michelle's fabulous wedding & reception : Mother's Day with Miss Dahlia & Steve at the zoo: Dahlia posing with dahlias at the nursery. A trip made with BOTH Grandmas in tow. Dahlia's trip to the farm with her ECFE class. The first margarita night of the season with Anna (Hi Anna!). Dahlia in her BIG GIRL car seat...she loves facing forward. Hanging out at the Dresden Room in LA with friends. They have a house drink there called "Blood & Sand" - I haven't had one in 7 years! Delish. A quick kayak paddle while in Longville with my family this past weekend. More regular posting to come....

Meal Plan

... is up! And very UN-exciting...