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Finally, Room to Breathe

Posted in The Joy of Twins, tagged , , , on June 29, 2009 | 9 Comments »

These days we’re doing lots of things we thought we’d forgotten how to do. Like Breathe.
Last night we took out the telescope out, something we haven’t done in ages. We pointed it as Scorpius, then at the moon. I’ve looked at the moon through telescopes hundreds of times, but never like this. It was unbelievable. [...]

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The Great Sunscreen Debate

Posted in The Joy of Twins, tagged , , , , on June 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Oh boy, sunscreen is a thorny issue with me. I used to think it was a no-brainer. Of course I should use sunscreen! Slather it on! All the time! As long as it’s SPF is high enough, any old sunscreen will do! That was the old me.
Then I read about what actually goes into sunscreen, [...]

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It’s the End of the World as we Know it…

Posted in The Joy of Twins, tagged , , , , , , , , on June 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »

And I feel….tired.
No change there then! So- a naughty dictator is threatening to fire a nuclear missile at my island. Well that’s not very nice, is it? What the hell did we do to them? Is our hula too provocative? Our pineapples too tart? Our jungle too green? Our babies too cute? Yes, I think [...]

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Sneaky, Sneaky Mommy

Posted in The Joy of Twins, tagged , , on June 18, 2009 | 7 Comments »

I get a perverse thrill from deceiving my children, at least when it comes to food. I’ve been a bit cautious in writing about their eating for fear that if I do they will stop eating altogether. But I can’t help myself.
I’m a maniac these days. I started out using the techniques of others : [...]

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My Gandhi Moment

Posted in The Joy of Twins, tagged , , on June 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »

There was a smackdown at the park yesterday involving two parties. One of those parties was me. Thankfully, with the help of Gandhi, it didn’t come to blows.
It all started when my archenemy pulled into the park in front of my house. He drives a big white pick-up, and in this pick-up, and enormous pit [...]

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Here Come the Waterworks

Posted in The Joy of Twins, tagged , , , on June 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I’m trying desperately to file in my brain all the quirky, beautiful things the girls do at this stage in their lives- all the little glimpses of who they are and what they love. It’s hopeless, I know. I forget even as I start to remember. But I’m trying.
Lulu is a whirlwind, I know I’ve [...]

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It’s my 3rd Wedding Anniversary- WOOT!

Posted in The Joy of Twins on June 9, 2009 | 12 Comments »

June 10th has arrived. And here we are 3 years ago today: footloose and baby- free. I thought that moment was as happy as I could ever be. Little did I know, I was only scratching the surface. My babies have made me happier (and more exhausted) than I ever thought possible.  We are so [...]

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Mini Vacay #3- Fun in the Sun!

Posted in The Joy of Twins on June 6, 2009 | 8 Comments »

Here we have photographic evidence of blissful mini vacay #3. Not that I’m counting. I’m totally counting. I live for mini vacays. They’re my new religion.
This trip was particularly notable because for the first time ever, WE exhausted THEM! He he, they were begging for mercy! We had them running in the sand, splashing, digging, [...]

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Why Girls Are So Cruel

Posted in The Joy of Twins, tagged , , , on June 3, 2009 | 6 Comments »

I will start out by saying that it was my intention to post come cool pics from our recent mini-vacay in today’s post, and talk about the fun we had. Instead, I can’t stop thinking about an article I just read in Scientific American called, “The ‘Bitch’ Evolved: Why Girls are so Cruel.” I’m a [...]

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