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  E3 loves to dress up in many different ways.

  I went into the kitchen to clean up after the kids were all in bed, and just had to laugh.  I thought this was a perfect representation of never knowing what I’ll find after a day with four kids.

 It was a trip-to-OMSI day.  When we got there we discovered all of the upstairs exhibit halls were closed to get ready for the BodyWorlds 3 exhibit.  Fortunately, the kids’ absolute favorite exhibit is downstairs in the Turbine Hall- it’s the one where they fill a 2-liter bottle with mixtures of air and water to create enough pressure […]

Well, after 142 days or so, I missed one.  I fell asleep nursing E4 before bed, and just drowzily went to bed when I woke up.  I had a picture planned with the cherries K had bought at the store, so it was especially frustrating to realize later I had completely skipped the day. So I will continue […]

  I love watermelon. I get excited when it first shows up in the stores- then end up buying it too early in the season and find it doesn’t have a lot of flavor.  This year I bought one of the mini watermelons, and it actually tasted pretty good.

  E3 has been asking over and over to learn how to knit.  Since it requires more fine motor skills than a three year old possesses, I hadn’t figured out to honor that request without her and me getting incredibly frustrated.  For some reason I had forgotten about the round loom set we had bought when […]

  I’m so far behind posting my pictures that the comments I intended to make pretty much no longer make sense.  So, to keep it brief I’ll just say I love looking at this set on my shelf, because it was a present for my very first Mother’s Day.

  We all had a fun time out at K’s folks’ house.  The kids got out the slot car track and took turns seeing how fast the cars could go on the smallest possible track configuration before they would go flying off.  I got a few pictures, but I thought it was great that in every picture I […]

 OTN is On The Needles, for those who don’t read knitting forums and blogs.

  I bought some Cascade 220 yarn for a new felting project.  I really enjoy the early part of a knitting project, finding the right pattern, choosing the yarn, and winding it into balls to get ready to cast on.  Although if I didn’t have a swift and ball winder, I might not enjoy it quite so much.