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taking separation anxiety to new levels

We were warned about sibling jealousy…but in this family, it’s the BABY who is jealous and unreasonable! Ellie is a hard core momma’s girl.  And we seem to be experiencing it at its peak (or I sure hope it is at a peak—Will really didn’t go through separation anxiety, so this is a new pain-in-the-arse […]

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YOU GUYS MISSED IT! Ellie was SMILING! Will, chastising Nic and I as we had an adult conversation and were not paying enough attention to his baby sister.

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It’s 7:45.  It’s dark outside.  We’re done dinner and stories.  The house is filled with the smell of the pumpkin pie I put in the oven.  And from upstairs I hear squeals of baby laughter. Will is in Ellie’s crib, and they are cracking up.  It’s one of those ‘good old days’ kind of evenings.

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I said “hi” to Ellie and she waved back!  Smarty-pants baby!

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a very special quilt

His and hers quilts: Okay. These are not modern, but they are as precious as they come.  The one on the left was made 28 years ago and given as a gift to my pregnant momma for me.  When Will was born, he adopted it and continued loving it, and between me and Will and […]

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halloween quilt. DONE.

This is going to be the week of finished projects.  I can feel it.  The Halloween quilt is kicking it off, but Will’s car quilt and the chalkboard tablecloth are going to follow.  All that organizing and reorganizing charm squares is done! It didn’t come out as I planned–I had wanted to place the patchwork […]

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