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Everyday -- typically multiple times a day -- our twins collectively or individually do something worthy of remembrance.
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Metamorphosis Monday 2008-05-19 09:09:00 From captured (rescued from a busy sidewalk) caterpillar, to cotton candy-esque cocoon, to "butterfly moth," our twins recently observed nature at its finest. [Please do think twice before you reflexively swat at a moth...it may be our family's freshly released friend.]Here's the tale in pictures: Fly. Be free. Read more:Metamorphosis
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I Scream, Two Scream... 2008-05-16 12:48:00 Perhaps I've been too restrictive (but we have demonstrated a past issue with running into the busy street), but I've been a bit reticent to jump on the Good Humor bandwagon...or ice cream truck as the case may be.Yesterday was a stunningly temperate day, and post-school pick-up, we hung around the playground with a few friends. In the truest sense of American capitalism and entrepreneurial spirit Read more:Scream
Sweet Potato & Honey Lamb 2008-05-15 12:39:00 Before the twins were born, before Scott and I were married, we were Cracker fans.The first time we saw the band was shortly after the release of their first CD, at a hotel bar, with only a few in attendance. [Their first hit/iconic anthem "Teen Angst/What the World Needs Now" hadn't really gotten any airplay yet.]We hung out with the band afterward (which at the time included a blue-dreadlocked, Read more:Sweet
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Way Back When-esday 2008-05-14 08:50:00 Tracey and the TwinsLast week, as I was composing a piece for the wonderful How Do You Do It? blog (what an honor it is to be a part of that group--if you haven't yet, go check it out!), I was screening images from years gone by and realized rather than adopt a "Wordless Wednesday" tradition here (I'm not so good on the "wordless" tip), a regular mid-week reverie seems like more fun. And so we beg
Kindergarten Casanova 2008-05-13 20:02:00 Overheard at dinner:Sarah: "I know _____ is trying to kiss you."Darren: "Yes, and that is exactly why my life is hard. I have two girlfriends and another one who wants to be." Read more:Kindergarten
Tea from Two 2008-05-12 09:13:00 When our children have gotten more than one invitation for parties scheduled to occur simultaneously, we've made it very clear they need to accept the first invitation given, and express their sincere regrets to the second.But what of invitations received virtually in tandem? Such was the case for me, when asked twice to the Mother's Day Tea and Program at Darren and Sarah's school Friday. Thankf
Firsts 2008-05-06 11:57:00 Those early days with twins are fraught with all variety of "firsts": first smile, first roll-over, first tooth, first step, first word. At the time, each all-important milestone seemed to require meticulous documentation (occasionally on doctor's orders), and times two.(Will someone please reassure me that I wasn't the only one who had perpetual multiples-mama mindtalk going along the lines of, "
Double Baby Bubble Blowers 2008-04-29 09:34:00 Alright, I know they're not babies anymore, but still...Experience-earned Mama revelation: Why do modern games, videos, high tech kids' gear, etc. all feel the need to advertise so vociferously and incessantly? Because no matter the flashing lights, beeps, buzzes, whistles and whirrs, rarely can you beat the classics.For no less than an hour and a half, on a springish day last week, our twins coul Read more:Bubble
I've Got Sunshine, On a Cloudy Day... 2008-04-25 09:02:00 Or more accurately in our house right now, I've got clouds on a sunshiney day.Immodest Mommy Moment:Sarah and Darren were both selected from the populous pool of kindergarters to participate in the school-wide production of Aladdin, Jr. (Oh yes, they had to pay big time for rights...) Bi-weekly practices have been going on for over a month, and the past two weeks have had daily afterschool rehears
Life Lessons for Earth Day: Lage-Style 2008-04-22 08:31:00 Last night, after dinner...Mommy: "So tomorrow's Earth
Day."Daddy: "Guess I'd better burn a big stack of tires."Twins: (no response)Daddy: "Suppose I'd better get a bunch of glass and cans and throw 'em in the river."Twins (in unison): "N-N-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O!"Daddy: "Maybe go ahead and pour some paint down the drain."Twins (in unison): "N-N-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O!"Darren (catching the sarcasm): "I'm go Read more:Lessons
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Tie One On -- or Knot... 2008-04-15 20:59:00 Oh, Velcro.Closure securer. Time saver. Prolonger of non-shoe-tying years.The furrowed brow. The shoestring-choked ankle. Sarah has not worn these hi-tops -- that she admittedly loves (or loved)-- since this anger-producing attempt.Parental PSATs: Diaper is to Pull-Up, as Velcro is to _________.Modern marvel, or insidious delayer of the inevitable?You decide.
Every Thorn Has Its Rose 2008-04-12 12:33:00 Backstory: Just last week, I was lunching with a dear, dear friend who is preparing to leave town for a glorious new gig in Chicago. As we stood in the scrumptious smelling Indian buffet line, anticipating plates piled high with palak paneer and pappadums, my girlfriend saw it: La Cucaracha. Crawling languorously across a wall...scandalously close to the heating lamps. After a moment's hesitation, Read more:Thorn
Daddy's Girl 2008-04-09 19:47:00 [Setting: In the den, with Queen's Greatest Hits playing on the karaoke machine]Sarah to Daddy
: "I didn't know you liked Queen so much."Daddy to Sarah: "There's a lot you don't know about me."Sarah to Daddy: "No, I know everything there is to know about you. You're 40."[Mama's note: This image brings tears to my eyes even when I'm not hormonally in flux.]
Not Even Running for the Base... 2008-04-07 12:10:00 ...when the lovely Melissa of Twincredible Twosome tapped me on the back!Here are the rules:1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.Here are my seven tidb
Like Father, Like Son 2008-04-06 18:33:00 Overheard after-dinner...Darren: "When I grow up I'm going to have a big screen TV and burgers and pizza everynight for dinner."Daddy: "When I grow up I'm going to have a big screen TV and burgers and pizza everynight for dinner."Darren: "When I grow up I am going to have a black dog named Sparky."Daddy: "When I grow up I am going to have a black dog named Hank."Darren: "I'm going to have a disco Read more:Father
The Audacity of Hope 2008-04-04 09:03:00 This morning, as Scott extracted himself from the bed (Darren had already piled in; Sarah was still snoring in her own) and pulled the curtain aside to check the weather, Darren optimistically asked, "Is there any snow today, Daddy?" Hope springs eternal....especially in Spring.While I am not one for declaring my personal political predilections online, Darren is unabashedly and vocally Pro-Obama. Read more:Audacity
Picture Pair-fect 2008-04-02 21:26:00 So today was picture day at school...Both selected their attire. Darren was committed to his "Bear Rescue" shirt (a patch on the shoulder identifies the wearer as such) and Sarah is wearing a dress my mom gave her last week during a Spring Break sleepover. Yep. That's my dress from MY first grade picture. Amazingly, considering the limited memories I have from my youth, I do remember actually wear Read more:Picture
An Unlikely Mirror... 2008-03-13 10:53:00 While I haven't elaborated on it here, Darren's kindergarten class has been afflicted with a bad (and premature) case of the bullies. Thankfully, the principal is on it; so we're confident all will be rectified soon. But as is any mama's way, I try to touch on how the classroom (and more likely, playground) dynamic was following each and every school day.In efforts to engender a genuine spirit of
Suited up for Seussical 2008-03-11 14:09:00 For their first no-parents-in-tow trip to the theatre, Sarah and Darren's teachers encouraged their musical-bound munchkins to dress appropriately for the occasion.Can you tell they were giddy with excitement?(And yes, I did catch the hi-bounce superball in Darren's hand before he left for school. None of the actors were pelted.)
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl 2008-03-06 13:10:00 She's always been artistically gifted. This from a mama who's admittedly biased, but also capable of assessing creative output of all varieties from an empirically honest perspective. (Who has her B.A. in the highly-paid field of Art History? One guess.)A bit of backstory:Religious viewers of Sesame Street may recall the vignette within which Big Bird is engaged in a moment of art appreciation wit Read more:Portrait
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Backbreak Hotel 2008-02-22 16:10:00 Since my babies grew big, I've found a new place to dwell...A week ago today, the inevitable happened. The day when the simple rising from a chair resulted in debilitating --verily, verily, temporarily crippling -- back pain. But I'm getting ahead of myself...Truly, I was just starting to get into a semi-consistent swing of blogging -- a Superbowl image was taunting me on the desktop -- just await Read more:Hotel
National Fish Day 2008-02-11 11:56:00 Yes, it's Lent; but this twin-declared holiday has nothing to do with requisite Friday consumption. As the proud owners of two Siamese Fighting Fish (a.k.a. bettas) in separate bowls of course, our duo decided to spend a day in appreciation of their fantastically finned friends.Apparently, on National
Fish Day, you are supposed to go to PetSmart and get in-bowl "toys" for your fish. Timmy (Sarah's
Who Are You? 2008-02-09 14:47:00 This isn't a post about twin behavior so deviant that our tots are unrecognizable. No, it's about the twins' long-term obsession with The Who. (That's your cue to go ahead and sing this post's title.) Seriously. Pete, John, Roger and Keith. In Darren's and Sarah's eyes, the genuine Fab Four.When the kids were an impressionable four themselves, we received a DVD with archival performances and inter
Dual Aspirations 2008-01-30 09:46:00 Martin Luther King, Jr. had a remarkable dream. So the week of the 21st, in synchronized acknowledgment of the importance of his hopes, the kindergarten contingent of Darren and Sarah's school encouraged fostering thoughts of the future....in the form of a "Dress as What You'd Like to Be" day.As is the way with 6-year-olds, their choices were very "in the moment." (Read: Both have already declare
One Score Minus 13 Years Ago Today... 2008-01-21 10:53:00 I learned a baby was on the way. (Note the use of the singular in the preceding sentence.)'Twas a Saturday back in 2001, and my husband was busy with two friends dismantling the asbestos-enrobed 1929 furnace in our basement. To stay out of their collective hair, I decided to putter around town running errands; and for reasons unknown at the time, I was inordinately exhausted.That morning, I had n Read more:Score
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Way Back When-esday 2008-05-21 09:37:00 Twins' age: Not quite 13 monthsLocation: Our front yard, pre-neighborhood strollWho can name that iconic Graco Duo Glider print?Wow, seems like yesterday. Those two bottom front teeth of Sarah's are now in the hands of the tooth fairy. Can you tell Darren is grinning behind that pacifier? I think I am going to enjoy Way Back When-esdays....
Tuesday Twinterview 2008-05-20 16:41:00 Following impetuous whims and succumbing to spontaneous urges were treasured aspects of my non-mom modus operandi. Now as a twin parent, I take significant solace in predictability and routine...whenever it can be feasibly finagled.As such, here is the first of what will be our Tuesday
Twinterviews...a weekly question posed in private to each of our children. Their responses will be accompanied by
A Little Piece of My Heart... 2008-05-22 08:48:00 ...disintegrates when I hear news like the news this morning of Grammy award winning artist Steven Curtis Chapman's five-year-old daughter's tragically incomprehensible and untimely death. The initial horror and disbelief are certainly followed by prayers and thoughts for the family. The only other course of action that makes even a modicum of sense in the face of such sadness is to simply love ou Read more:Heart
That Special Someone.... 2008-05-23 14:08:00 Think back. Surely you remember a clandestine cheek kiss or two with a kindergarten paramour in the cloak room, don't you? (or am I the only one old enough to remember the "cloak room?")As Sarah began this year, there was a precious young classmate who caught her eye. He had (and has) a mischievious grin and a charismatic twinkle about him; truly, I was as enchanted as she. Her first love notes wr Read more:Special
Way Back When-esday 2008-05-28 09:09:00 They've always loved a good read...especially with Daddy.[Can you name the book? If so, email me at Cheryl[at]Twinsights[dot]com. First person who identifies it correctly, I'll send you a copy of Twinspiration!]**We have a winner!** Thanks for playing!
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