Lisa Bonnema

Mom. Writer. Speaker.

Archives for March 2008

Success!

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Overall, a pretty good day…

  • Achievement #1: Mommy ventures out of the house with both kids during the crucial lunchtime/naptime window, and everyone survives.
  • Achievement #2: Emma falls asleep BEFORE 2pm for the second time this week. This is HUGE since putting her down for a nap has recently become a 2-hour Olympic sport.
  • Achievement #3: Kendall rolled over from her back to her tummy for the first time, and then decided that wasn’t fun enough. So now she’s barrel-rolling across the floor.

    Now if only I could top it all off with some pizza or chocolate! More on that later…

    • Let’s Talk About It: Phew!

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    Lately, Emma has been into “taking a break” after her usual busy activities, complete with a plop down onto the floor/chair/couch, etc. and an exasperated sigh or two.

    The other day, after running in circles (literally), she plopped onto the floor, put her hands behind her head and said, “Phew, I’m taking a break. I’ve been playing hard all day. Phew!”

    If only her breaks lasted a little longer than 10 seconds.

    Let’s Talk About It: Time

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    Emma’s concept of time is a little off, but totally adorable. A few examples of her “units of time”…

  • “Mom, let’s go play for a-couple-whiles.”
  • “I’ll go get it in a second-minute.”
  • “I just want to play with my peoples for a couple days!”

    That last one, I might add, is pretty darn close to the truth…