The TwinkiesThe TwinkiesThis blog, once described as -your RDA of cute-, chronicles the daily adventures of raising twins. Articles
In Which I Am Brusque
2007-11-16 06:00:00 Guy at Door: Hi… Me: Politics or selling something? Guy at Door: Ummm…politics. Me: Democrat or Republican. Guy at Door: Well, Democrat, but… Me: Do you want money or just for me to sign something? Guy at Door: Well, both… Me: I’m not giving you money but I might sign something. Let me ...
Parenting Ideals Revisted - Cliff Note Version
2007-11-15 15:52:00 9 Months: Oh, I don’t want them to have any processed sugar. 16 Months: They’ll split a chocolate chip pancake and I’ll have a mimosa. More About: Parenting , Note , Cliff , Version , Parent
Parenting Ideals Revisited
2007-11-15 15:31:00 Now that we are well into our second year of this parenting gig I thought I would see how well my hippy/AP ideals have held up in the harsh reality. Natural Birth Well, that didn’t exactly work out. Bummer. Maybe next time. (And, no, that’s not some kind of subtle announcement.) This ... More About: Parenting , Parent , Pare
Vote for Mason!
2007-11-13 14:03:00 Go vote for Mason . His mother is a regular reader here (she won the summer photo contest, which was sans the drama of the fall contest) and Mason is adorable. He is also entered to win a radio contest for $5,000 which is a pretty penny in Ye Olde College Fund. He’s Mason 1 ... More About: Contest , Vote
Sharing
2007-11-13 12:00:00 Last night F was hauling around her stuffed chicken. This has been a recent rediscovery and after languishing unloved in the bottom of the bin since Christmas the chicken is suddenly a hot item. J was screaming and screeching and crying and wailing because he wanted the chicken. We tried to distract ... More About: Sharing , Shari , Hari
Balancing Act
2007-11-12 06:00:00 Change Diapers Breastfeed Dress Children Prepare Breakfast for Children Clean Children, Floor, Dishes and High Chairs up after Breakfast Read Books Play with Puzzles Prepare Snack Clean Up After Snack Remove Children From High Places Take Photographs Kiss Away Boo-boos Teach Latin Online Go to Playgroup / Gentle Touch / Twins Group / Mall Put Children Down for Nap Write Meal Planning Grocery Shopping Laundry Make Lunch Clean up after Lunch Play in Yard Go for Walks Manage ...
Curmudgeon
2007-11-11 06:00:00 Playgroup has moved indoors to a play place that has the coolest playscapes ever. There is a giant wooden pirate ship that is easily the size of my dining room. It has two levels and a drawbridge. It is also several thousand dollars. And you can get a larger one that ...
Just in Time for Christmas?
2007-11-10 14:00:00 Sure, I did one post on toy discount shopping codes, but that is what Sara’s Toy Box DOES. She tracks down companies and quizzes them about their safety policies and gets them to offer up discount shopping codes. She’s got toy reviews and a list of the good online toy merchants. ... More About: Christmas , Time , Just in time
(Mostly) Indoor Things to Do with Toddlers in Winter
2007-11-08 14:08:00 Storytime. Your local library will have a story time, as do most chain bookstores. Even our local Pottery Barn Kids has a story time once a week. Bathtub Finger Paints. Strip them down and use colored whipped cream or pudding so that when they eat it, well, no big deal. Science Centers / Museums. ... More About: Winter , Things , Toddlers
16 Months Developmental Milestones
2007-11-08 04:25:00 I have “graduated” from my previous developmental charts.This is a pretty huge chart drawn from Dr. Sears’ The Baby Book. I have put a star (*) in the column indicating the time frame in which a skill is standard, and a J when J reaches that milestone and an F when F does. ... More About: Milestones , Months , Month , Tone , Stones
Growing Up
2007-11-07 02:46:00 F broke the tail off her wooden pull toy cat today. Then she hid the evidence of her crime, putting the tail at the bottom of her toy basket. Yep. Should I call this a “developmental milestone”? More About: Growing , Growing Up
Nope. I Was Right
2007-11-06 17:00:00 There was recently a totally random comment on the old Multiples are Not a Freakshow post that claims (I think) that the triplet mother who made the video was just an attention whore. I remember when I was out with infants; Brian and I would take bets on how many people would stop us. ...
Profile Shot
2007-11-06 02:03:00 His mouth is open like that to breathe because the poor kid is stuffed up. I am too. Grump. More About: Photos , Profile , Shot , Profil
Sick at Chez Twinkie
2007-11-05 22:00:00 We’re sick here at Chez Twinkie. We were supposed to go to a Halloween/Samhaim party Sunday and I opted out a few days before because both kids had become snot factories. Although I had to admire their productivity the product was a little yucky and I doubted anyone else wanted to share in ... More About: Sick
Coupon Code for Our Green House
2007-11-05 16:04:00 Ask and ye shall receive. I’m on the mailing list for Our Green House , which is a company that sells eco-friendly goodies, including toys. When I got the latest mass email I emailed back and asked if there was a coupon code they’d be willing to share. You can get 10% off their toy ... More About: Code , Coupon
Again, Thank You
2007-11-04 15:50:00 I just wrote out checks to send to the kids’ college funds thanks to your ongoing interest in Google’s ad offerings. You, too, can add ads. You won’t make a fortune, but a few extra dollars in the 529 account never hurt anyone. The targeting is kind of funny - whenever I ... More About: Hank
F in Low Light
2007-11-03 06:00:00 Here it is straight off the camera before I photoshopped away her ribbons of snot and cropped out her clashing diaper and doll. ISO 1600 1/100 f/3.5 22mm More About: Photos , Light
Maple Syrup
2007-11-02 15:00:00 Last night was a rough one. F is getting sick and she demanded to co-sleep. About 9:30, an hour and a half after her bedtime, she finally fell asleep. She had frantically nursed and nursed and nursed and finally collapsed with her head on my breastbone and fell asleep, breathing steadily and ... More About: Maple Syrup , Sleep , Maple
Current Words
2007-11-02 06:00:00 At the 15 month mark I was twitchy because neither kid seemed to have any consistent verbal words. I think I can cross that off my list of pointless worries. spokensigned Fmamagoodupmilkall doneJmamadagoodmilkall done F has done “mama” and “good” for some time now. She’ll walk around saying “gouda gouda gouda” when she ... More About: Current , Words
Photo Contest Winner
2007-11-01 13:48:00 TC’s Pumpkin Patch Love won with an amazing 11,189 votes. KC’s Fall Cutie was the runner-up. Honorable Mentions go to: Adventures in Babymaking Second to the Right and Straight On To Morning Pumpkin Hat Kirsten’s Cutie Cute As a Pumpkin —– Didn’t win (or play) this time? Enter the winter/holiday photo contest going on now. You have until December 31 to ... More About: Contest , Photo , Winner , Photo Contest
I Want Guinea Pigs
2007-10-31 00:11:00 No. Not the small pets. Kids that are not my own on which I can practice photography. If you live near me and you’d be willing to let me practice on your kids, let me know. I’ll give you a CD with high resolution images suitable for printing of any good ... More About: Guinea Pigs , Pigs , Guinea , Guin
Really Bad Toys
2007-10-30 13:50:00 Sure, you could just get the latest lead-paint-covered made-in-China about-to-be-recalled toy, but why settle? You can reach for the truly horrible toys this holiday season. You can strive to make the neighbors think, “What the FUCK is wrong with those people?” With that in mind, I humbly offer some suggestions. The Hello Kitty Assault Rifle ... More About: Toys
I?m a Neglectful Mother
2007-10-29 15:00:00 Last week we went to the park. Our usual playgroup was there, settled into the back corner doling out the gluten-free snacks. However, there was another group there, a group of shiny-haired, well-dressed moms-about-town. They followed their kids around the playscape. They played with their children. They modeled attentive parenting ... More About: Mother
Voting is Open in the Photo Contest
2007-10-26 15:00:00 Go vote for your favorite photo in the Fall / Halloween Photo Contest . Voting is open until October 31. Yes, you can vote multiple times or for multiple people but take the time to enjoy all of them - there are some super cute photos this time. If you didn’t get an entry in ... More About: Open , Photo Contest
OK. Not Funny, People
2007-10-26 02:55:00 Who signed me up for the Republican National Committee emails? Come on. Fess up. More About: Funny , People
A Scream of Halloween Horror
2007-10-25 08:00:00 Don’t forget to enter the Fall / Halloween Photo Contest. There is a $10 gift certificate to Amazon.com as the prize this time! More About: Photos , Horror , Scream , Allo
Today
2007-10-24 21:19:00 It’s a dreadful photo. It’s not even a good snapshot. I had to use flash. But LOOK! Both babies are in the same frame and HUGGING! More About: Photos , Today
Yesterday
2007-10-24 15:46:00 J threw his yogurt on the floor. And his applesauce. And bananas. And sweet potato. And apple. And corn puffs. I did laundry and cleaned out the guest room, disassembling and reassembling my loom because I have been informed that the guest room is too crowded. The loom ... More About: Yesterday
Where to Get Lead Free Toys Not Made in China
More articles from this author:2007-10-24 03:50:00 Do you know how hard it is to find toys that aren’t made in China ? Even Melissa and Doug is made in China. Papaya Patch, the local natural kids store, has toys not made in China but I draw the line at a $95 mermaid doll that F will discard in 5 seconds. ... More About: Toys , Free , Made , Made In China 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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