CheekyMonkey

Back from Vay-Cay-Cay!

2008-08-04T13:43:42Z

We went back up to Lake Tippecanoe for about 5 days and it was sweet!

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She Knows How to Take a Compliment

2008-07-29T13:26:51Z

Last night, Maria was playing in the sandbox at her grandma's house when the neighbor walked up to join us. "You are awfully pretty, Maria," he said. Without even looking away from her sand creation Maria replied, "And I'm smart too!"

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What's Scary?

2008-07-28T17:04:24Z

I took Maria to see Wall-E on Saturday. I loved it, though I found the subject matter a wee bit sophisticated for the youngsters. A little over an hour into the movie, when Wall-E is drifting out in space, Maria wanted to leave. She gets very s...

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Growing Up

2008-07-14T18:33:54Z

Oh what a difference . . . a year makes! Oh my gosh! Where did all that hair come from (seriously ... it took forever for Maria's hair to grow in)? And when when did she start saying "Whatever" everytime I ask her to do something?

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QotD: It's Monday Already?

2008-07-14T14:24:46Z

What was the best thing about your weekend? Well, for starters, I was treated to an unexpected long weekend. There was a construction mishap that knocked out the chilled water supply that is used to cool various buildings from the White River P...

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At Least I Don't Bite

2008-07-09T13:57:59Z

While we were at the Lake, there was A LOT of complainin' about the mosquitoes. At one point, Maria chimed in on the mosquito topic and said, "I just shoo them away." On Sunday I came home. Alone. Maria and G stayed up at the Lake with Grand...

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Flirt of July

2008-07-07T02:36:43Z

My 3 1/2 year old daughter was laying in a hammock with a very cute 5 1/2 year old boy. I was trying to take a picture, but the boy wouldn't look up. "Look! It's Spiderman!" I said. And, Maria said "Spiderman is right next to me." Oy! I th...

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Channeling My Inner Gym Coach

2008-06-26T12:44:32Z

Maria's Grandma gave her this whistle. Maria loves it, she never gets tired of blowing it ... loudly. And, though we think we're pretty clever in hiding it from her, she somehow always seems to find it ... Still, I don't have the heart to just...

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Love and Death

2008-06-23T17:03:23Z

The subject of death can be a tricky one to navigate when trying to communicate about it with a 3-year-old, especially when you're not especially religious. Lately, whenever Maria and I drive past a cemetery, she asks, "What's that?" Typically...

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What's in a Name?

2008-06-12T20:01:04Z

I just searched my 3-year-old daughter's name at UrbanDictionary.com, and this was among the results: maria a cool chick who loves the word poop. smiles a lot, and likes POOP(the word ofcourse) wow, look at that poopy girl maria. Wow...

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