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All The Words
Roozle has all the words these days. All I do is spell words for her. She writes. And writes. And writes some more. Today she couldn’t find her string, so she made a Lost String sign. Then she found...
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Marbles To The Rescue
This kid loves to be home. She trashes the house. She plays with every toy she owns. She gets herself snacks. She changes outfits hourly. She sings from her table top stage. Getting her out of the...
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A Glimpse
She started coloring at the kitchen island this week. She’s big enough to sit on the tall stools. From way up there, I see glimpses ahead. Glimpses behind. I remember her little seat clamped to the...
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Tomorrow
We’ve been using a marble system to encourage cooperation around here for a while. Five marbles earns a prize. We started the weekend shopping to get out of the house, to pick up a few things we...
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Capturing A Moment
I take a lot of pictures. Of everything. But mostly of Roozle and my lattes. We laugh while I take the pictures. I show her. She asks to see. She tries to make it blurry. Thanks, Roozle. She makes a...
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Roozle’s Couch
“Look Mommy! I’m on my stack!” She’s all about the couch lately. Cushions on the floor are a bridge. Cushions leaning off the couch are a slide. Cushions like this are a stack. She climbs. Jumps. On...
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Saying Yes
Being a kid is hard. Kids hear “no” way more than grown-ups do. As a thinker-too-mucher, and a lover of language, I think of this a lot. And yes, my kid hears no. A lot. In fact, I’m usually thinking...
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Around Here
Around here, Roozle Style totally rules. There’s no school this week for February Vacation so she has big plans for being fancy. Good thing we did laundry today. Uniform breaks are very exciting....
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Growing
Today growing looked like a shower instead of a bath. Wanting to be first in line to get her face painted. Nervous about something new, but finding the courage for it. It looked like playing with new...
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My Editor, She’s 4
“What kind of truck is that?” “It’s a mail truck.” “No. Mail trucks are brown.” “Some package trucks are brown, but most mail trucks are white. Like that one.” “Why does it have so many lights?” “Some...
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