From the monthly archives: November 2012

The End of Nablopomo

On November 30, 2012 · 4 Comments · In nablopomo

I committed to participating in Nablopomo at the beginning of the month, and well, here we are at the end.

Thank goodness.

I definitely started to lose my steam the last week or so. And I may have cheated a few times (catching up on/finishing a few posts in a day, and leaning [...]

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The Polar Express

On November 29, 2012 · 2 Comments · In books, holidays, nora

Last year, Nora received a copy of The Polar Express in a children’s holiday book exchange I participated in with some friends. At that time, she wouldn’t even let me read it to her.

A few weeks ago, we ordered some Christmas movies to add to our (very small) Blu-ray collection. One of them was [...]

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Call Me Chicken

On November 28, 2012 · 19 Comments · In nablopomo, nora

More than two months ago, I wrote about how I thought perhaps it was time to transition Nora out of her crib. She was being a beast to get out of bed in the morning, and one of my theories was that perhaps—in a fit of trying to be more independent—she was frustrated with [...]

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Your Favorite Blogs

On November 27, 2012 · 16 Comments · In nablopomo, other blogs

I’ve been somewhat involved in the world of blogging for YEARS now. I started reading my very first blog (and it wasn’t even called a blog back then) in 2004. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned about blogs since then, it’s this: They come and go.

The act of blogging can be difficult, because [...]

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Elf on the Shelf

On November 26, 2012 · 10 Comments · In holidays, nablopomo

Call it a Black Friday impulse purchase.

We were at Target on Friday evening to pick up a few odds and ends. This was way after the Black Friday madness had ended. The store looked like a war zone: There was stuff EVERYWHERE. Some shelves were picked clean. We were passing by the electronics/books section [...]

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