Month: November 2013
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My daughter’s room is grey for a reason
I consider myself very lucky. Mrs. FortyWeeks has great taste (and no she didn’t promise me anything to say this). She is also an online-researching fiend. Whether it’s DIY blogs or user reviews, she rarely buys anything without doing her homework and checking multiple sources for information, visuals, and tips. And I have to admit, I’ve…
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DYJ: Common Sense Edition
Eventually I will write a post and list the qualities I want my child to have and the values I hope to instill in them, and it will be really sweet and sentimental (like this post). But this isn’t that post. I come into contact with lots of people (old and young), either directly or…
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“Leaves” – Convos With My 2-Year-Old
The Convos With My 2-Year-Old guys are running away from “monsters”! I have a few years until I experience the whimsy in a toddler, but it definitely seems exciting terribly tiring. Not emotionally, but physically. I mean, how many false-alarm chasing sqequences occur during the raising of a toddler? It scares me to think when and where…
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My Golden Hour
Photo by Monica @ Shoots and Giggles In photography, the hour around the first and last hour of daylight each day is the “golden hour”. The shadows are minimal and the colors are magical. There is even an app that indicates the “golden hour” based on your location. The hour after our daughter was born…
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“Bath Time” – Convos With My 2-Year-Old
The Convos With My 2-Year-Old guys are taking a bath! Currently, bath time consists of me putting our daughter in a “bath tub” that fits in the kitchen sink. Then I proceed to have a conversation about our day while trying to keep her warm with mini-waterfalls. We clean, rinse, and dry, and hope that we’ve timed…
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iPhone for a 3-Year-Old?
I had a really cool useless pager in middle school and got my first cell phone (see above) in high school. Texting was in its infancy and cost 10 cents per message. Screens were green and black and could do barely more than make a phone call and run the game Snake. Fast forward 11…
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The Jimmy Kimmel Halloween Candy Monster Strikes Again
Every year, Jimmy Kimmel has parents pull the Halloween Candy Monster prank where they reveal that they ate all their kid’s Halloween candy while they were sleeping. The reactions are priceless. Is it cruel that I want to do this in several years to my own kid(s)? Enjoy!