Lulu has been asking for one thing since we moved. She was two at the time, so it started as “a park,” then “a playground,” and then once she figured out what she really wanted it boiled down to “Can we get a swing and a slide?” The DW and I had always planned on […]

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Who would have thought that we’d still be worried about road conditions for Peanut’s May check-up? But with snow piling up in central portions of the state on Thursday, the DW and Peanut made the trip to the UIHC without issue – or even a single snow flake sighting. It’s starting to sound like a […]

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It’s probably the worst kept secret of the year, but the DW will be leaving her job on the last day of May to stay at home with the kiddos. There’s several reasons for it, but the main one is that Peanut is no where near ready to go to day-care with Lulu as originally […]

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Spring arrived in a big way over the weekend. (So much, that the kitchen cabinets still aren’t reassembled.) It was the first warm (in the 70s) sunny weekend since September – that’s a long time. So while the kiddos made the most of the sun, I thought I’d take care of our mailbox issue. I […]

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The Preemie Project recently announced a new donation themed “It’s a Zoo in the NICU!” They will be collecting and donating animal themed hats, booties, and blankets in June to infants in Iowa Neonatal Intensive Care Units. The Preemie Project website has more information on requirements (sizes, materials, etc) and leads on some creative ideas. […]

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So the DW was out of town most of last weekend for work while I was left taking care of the kiddos… of course that meant there was only one logical way to spend the weekend – I rounded up some help and attacked the kitchen. The DW and I agree that while our main […]

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After another night of rain, we’re close to eight inches since the first of April. I think the garden and lawn have sucked up just about every drop, though we’re all starting to get a little anxious for the day we can actually get outside and do something. The mail order blueberries and raspberries are […]

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It took almost 9 months, but with the removal of the central line earlier this week Peanut was finally able to get her first real bath the other night… The picture pretty much sums it up – she held on tight to the sides of the tub and was afraid to put her hands in […]

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There were plenty of signs that should have made it obvious… wild ducks swimming in the neighbor’s cornfield, rain water leaking through the kitchen ceiling at 4 am, the FedEx guy getting stuck up to the axles when he thought he could turn around on the lawn, or the simple fact that we’ve received well […]

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Back in February, I wrote about the first flight of Potato Boy’s first model rocket. Everything finally lined up that we could take another shot at things last weekend. Since that day back in February, Potato Boy’s collection has grown to three rockets – the solid black 36 inch rocket flown in February, as well […]

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