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FIVE!! Five, five, five. I have a five-year-old. A handful. A veritable kid!! with a long, lean body, the baby fat has gone from his fingers and toes, his shoulders feel firm, strong, muscular. And what a birthday! Of course, one's fifth ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/20/2010 - 22:22 - 1 comment

Sure, the calendar gives us a few more weeks until summer solstice. But in these parts, Memorial Day ushers in the season and Labor Day closes. Now you have to have beach tags to go to the shore or plan ahead for camping in the Poconos. It's the ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/01/2010 - 09:16 - 2 comments

Today my little Marlowe-y turns two. We had a little party with a couple of his toddler friends this afternoon. I got Elmo plates and napkins...and juice (thanks, Earth's Best--also thanks for those Cookie Monster waffles for breakfast). ...

Blog entry - diber - 05/25/2010 - 22:19 - 4 comments

First day of 2010. Sitting here with my coffee. I kept forgetting it was New Year's Eve last night until fireworks woke me up. A really party-er I am. We watched Up last night again, and I think it's the best movie of 2009. What movie has you ...

Blog entry - diber - 01/01/2010 - 10:42 - 9 comments

My kids had a great Christmas! And I must say, Christmas is way more fun now with kids. One of Ellis's favorite presents is his fire station duplo set. And really, what Christmas is complete without Legos? And so ends my DPP 2009! It's ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/28/2009 - 08:52 - 0 comments

Oh my, I really failed at the last two days of December Photo Project. Well, that's what happens when you're Santa Mom. So, before the end of the year, the last two days of DPP. It says "To Poppy, From Ellis" (for the uninitiated). Ellis ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/28/2009 - 08:42 - 0 comments

We all have them. The ornaments we made in school when we were little kids. I think mine was made of pipe cleaners and beads; it was supposed to be a wreath. Ellis came home with probably the best school ornament ever. The ILY glove--a little ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/23/2009 - 23:04 - 7 comments

I seem to be posting two by two lately. It's been a rough week. Hard to actually get to my computer. And posting blog entries is the one thing I haven't figured out how to do from my iPhone yet. That and cook dinner. I just can't seem to find the "cook ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/23/2009 - 22:58 - 2 comments

Happy Solstice!!! The shortest day of the year. Welcome Winter! I love celebrating the season's changes. God is faithful in ordering the seasons. Yesterday we went over to Whole Foods to pick up a few things. The boys wanted a snack, so when we were ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/22/2009 - 10:37 - 0 comments

This paper chain was brought to you by Ikea and their fabulous double-sided wrapping paper. I love Swedish Christmas. Email this post Thank you for your interest in spreading the word about asteroid B612. NOTE: We only ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/13/2009 - 12:54 - 0 comments

So today I had an unavoidable trip to the mall. The coat I had ordered Ellis online came yesterday, and it was too small. The weather is taking a turn for the very cold, and I couldn't face walking him to school in the morning just wearing his ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/10/2009 - 21:48 - 0 comments

Ellis had speech therapy in the city today. I took Marlowe for a walk to get coffee, since he's too distracting now. I love this shot, because a brick sidewalk to so Philadelphia. Email this post Thank you for your interest ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/03/2009 - 21:58 - 2 comments

I have to admit, I don't go bounding into Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. I love fall. It's hard to let go. Email this post Thank you for your interest in spreading the word about asteroid B612. NOTE: We only request ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/02/2009 - 16:32 - 1 comment

I've decided that for the December Photo Project this year, it's going to all be from the iPhone. All pics, all editing. The only thing that I'll do on my computer is write the blog entry (since I don't have an app for that). Here's ...

Blog entry - diber - 12/01/2009 - 15:31 - 2 comments

Cool new bloggy template!!!! (so if you're reading in a feed reader, come on over and check out the real deal.) hubby is still tweaking some, but it's nice to have a fresh, new look around here. Tomorrow begins December. Aka Month o' Madness. ...

Blog entry - diber - 11/30/2009 - 21:38 - 5 comments

So November is supposed to be National Blog Writing Month, because you know we all have extra time to blog with the holidays coming up. But I've been wanting to blog more. And since the baby is napping and I'm waiting for the Advil to kick the ...

Blog entry - diber - 11/02/2009 - 12:25 - 0 comments

Well, I can't believe it! I did it all this week. I made a pumpkin pie from scratch. I really do make the best pumpkin pie in the world. Sorry, mom, I like mine a tad better. And I guess I can say that in public, since you just dissed your mom's pie ...

Blog entry - diber - 10/31/2009 - 23:28 - 8 comments

to my little boys' daddy. who is very good daddy, indeed. And to my Dad. who I love very much. Email this post Thank you for your interest in spreading the word about asteroid B612. NOTE: We only request ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/21/2009 - 21:19 - 3 comments

Ellis's birthday was yesterday, but basically he's been celebrating his birthday for the past three weeks. I explained to him that first, it was Marlowe's birthday, then his, then Daddy's (whose bday is in a couple of weeks). As soon as M's ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/16/2009 - 08:58 - 4 comments

Today Ellis is four!!! We've been having Big Birthday Weekend. I'll write more about that soon. I just can't believe how BIG Ellis has gotten. My little baby who was born a month early weighing six pounds, now is so big he wears 5T ...

Blog entry - diber - 06/15/2009 - 08:44 - 4 comments