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Category Archives: Family update
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Home
Back on October 1st, after a family vacation in California, a third birthday purposefully infested with ladybugs of the stuffed, cupcake and pinata varieties, and well-executed flower girl duties in Minneapolis, we moved into our first home. We’d looked at … Continue reading
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UW pre-optometry students to the rescue!
Stella knows how to use “WHAT!?” for comedic effect. At PCC, the natural grocery store we hit up to three times a day, there are fun sculptures outside. In reference to one of them she exclaimed, “A dog on a … Continue reading
Posted in Family update, motherhood, toddler, vision therapy
Tagged accommodative esotropia, amblyopia, glasses, motherhood, toddler, UW pre-optometry, vision therapy
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Fabulinks
I quickly wanted to share the results of our fun photo shoot with Dave Estep of EstepWorks. He’s a friend, a former co-worker, and an incredibly talented creative photographer here in Seattle. Can’t recommend him enough. He’s so laid back … Continue reading
Random Observations, because I’m trying to post more often
Once in a while, Stella calls me “Amber.” Deeply disturbing yet hilarious. Though, it totally sounds like she’s imitating Cody. She’ll be in the computer room yelling, “Amber! Amberrrr! I can’t HEAR you! AMBER!?” Yep, sounds familiar. We finally programmed … Continue reading
Posted in Family update, Frustration Station, Lessons in parenting, motherhood, Stella's eyes
Tagged Mad Men, My Pal Scout, Parents, STFU, strabismus, toddler
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Back into battle! I think I’ll call it “Operation Shark Patch.”
I’m not even going to pretend to be positive right now. I’ll get there. But not yet. Because I’ve just been asked to do the equivalent of putting mascara on a shark. For hours each day. Yesterday we found out … Continue reading
Finally, a set of wheels!
My sisters and I had a shiny purple tricycle that became a neighborhood legend. Everybody wanted to ride it. But if Danny, a baseball-obsessed boy who lived a few houses away, ever took it out of our driveway and into … Continue reading
Broken glasses, stained clothes, and other infuriating non-issues.
The other day during breakfast, I asked Stella to name her favorite animal. She sat there for a minute, with her brow furrowed and finger perched on her lips, obviously in deep thought. Stella then perked up and exclaimed, “MEERKATS!” … Continue reading
Posted in Family update, Frustration Station, Stella's eyes, toddler
Tagged glasses, meerkats, motherhood, oil stains, parenthood, the woodland park zoo, toddler
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What the crap.
So, we’re dealing with what shall be known as “The Great Glasses Adjustment of 2010″ (also referred to as “Operation Straight Eyes”) when at some point last night, Stella developed a cold, and some jerk broke into my humble tan … Continue reading
Posted in Family update, Frustration Station, Lessons in parenting, Stella's eyes, toddler
Tagged car thieves are real life's smoke monsters, complaining, elecare not covered by insurance, flies riding twenty dollar bills out windows, fuel coffee is the best, glasses, iphone theft, those bastards, toddler
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