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Welcome Chloe! June 12, 2008

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Just wanted to give a welcome and a big congrats to Mommy Karen, Daddy Random and BIG SISTER MP from the Naked Ovary!

Go on! Give some congrats to this family of 4!

Days past June 12, 2008

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After dropping Soleil at her summer program, we drove Luna to her daycare. Only 15 more months of this! I can’t wait until they are both in the same summer program. We take Luna to a corporate day care, Br!ght H0riz0ns. She loves it. I like it too. It took several months to get used to it from our last corporate daycare, but I really like the cognitive approach they take towards kids. How everything is a learning experience and play is learning. We’ve really enjoyed it.

Today, we parked next to an empty spot for drop off. When we finally left Luna, we walked out to see a mom feeding her child still in the carseat next to us.

I remember those days. Soleil crying in the carseat. Luna not wanting to be strapped down. Feeding in the car. Remembering bottles, and diapers. And all without sleep. I enjoyed those days. I miss the baby fat and the coos and the smiles, but to be honest? I am so glad we are past them! Bring on the elementary days! I like these days much better!
 

Give a little bit June 11, 2008

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Today Soleil donated her hair. I am very proud of her!

BEFORE:

And AFTER:

 

It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity June 10, 2008

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I am seeing red. As in severe thunderstorms coming our way! YES! PLEASE!

Today’s high was around 97F. I was a sticky mess. My hair is curlier than Daniel Craig’s Short and curlies. Ugh. I hate the humidity. Tomorrow should be a balmy 87! (or one place claims 85!) But without the humidity.

I spent most of the day grueling away over a computer simulating a proposed observation for an upcoming Peer review. I am pretty sure of the outcome, but the pain of working on this is terrible. I need to finish this tomorrow, but I have a coordinate issue that I failed to document last time. Sigh.

Please let those thunderstorms take some humidity out of the air….I think I speak for the whole North east.

 

Got life? June 9, 2008

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I just submitted that paper from hell. Done Done Done!

I am so glad to have that off my back!

 

Now I need to do some research on a very important X-ray source…..Sigh…

 

Now, if I could just sort out my life! 

update? June 6, 2008

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Man, what a week. Tonight is no exception.

You know that code I was working on? with quaternions? yeah, it’s broken. FUCK! I had it working and now it’s a pisser. Sigh

Any who… I need to update that photo of the girls, but I’ll wait until Wednesday. Soleil’s last day of School is Tuesday (yes, school ends with a 1 day week since there’s never kindergarten on Mondays…go figure)

Wednesday morning, we have an appointment to donate her hair! It is now down to her elbows. We’re going for a short bob for the summer! It should be almost to her shoulders by fall. This will look great on her and no more screams for brushing! She is so excited to do this because she had a friend in preschool with Alepcia and her friend lost all of her hair. Soleil wants to donate to make a wig for kids like her!
 

A loss.. perhaps… June 4, 2008

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I talked to Crazy H on Sunday. The talk centered on her (surprise). I have been doing research on what she talked about and I think she has something called Narcissistic Personality Disorder. This is sad because she fits 6 of 9 criteria about it. I am not sure what to do. She is seeing a therapist, but I finally told her (via email) that I don’t think this person is right for her.

 I’ve not gotten a response back.

I may have lost a friend from forever.

This is hard.
 

Bikers June 3, 2008

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Now that Soleil can ride without training wheels, she requested that we go to the bike trail nearby. The Minuteman Bikeway runs close enough to us that we can ride it. So we hooked up the bike rack to the car yesterday and pumped up the tires and went for a ride. I chose a section that would be short and let us stand over Route 128/95. The girls loved being over the traffic. Luna did well, even if she is not yet 4. Soleil was amazing. She waited for us at every stop sign, listened to all of the rules and never fell off her bike

The total distance? 4ish miles round trip!

Oh yeah, I will make bikers out of them soon!

 

Fill in the form June 3, 2008

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Who knew parenthood meant you had to fill out forms?

Unadultered Love May 31, 2008

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She sat on the floor near the teacher, her long legs tucked under her orange and white gingham dress. The teacher set up the 4 year old we were watching. As the girl got nervous, the teacher asked if she should do the introduction to the piece. The little girl nodded. As the teacher’s bow touched the strings, there was a sudden intake of breath from the floor. The first note rang out and Soleil forgot to breathe. She sat perfectly still as the teacher and the 4 year old played a duet.

For 30 minutes Friday, we watched a violin lesson. And when it was done, Soleil said "And next time I will play!"

Yes, baby. Next time, we will have a violin for you. It may be too big at first, but we will have one for you!

Her eyes shown for the rest of the night as she spoke to everyone she knew about her violin lesson.

This, my friends, is something to see. When your child finds something to love and you can just watch the euphoria go through them. This is love.