Mihow

Year: 2009

  • Cupcake! WOW!

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    I’ve been baking cupcakes for Monday’s Mom It Down. I’m learning stuff, perfecting stuff by simplifying it as much as I can. In doing so, I have had quite a few cupcakes around lately. This is what happens when Emory realizes there are cupcakes in the house. http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377   And we’re not sure where this…

  • Tuesdays With Murray (Chapter 91)

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    After Em was born, I was up every couple of hours feeding him. Every night, I made several, bleary-eyed treks through our railroad apartment in search of pumped milk. Along my journey, I’d encounter famished felines, they would zigzag between my feet, sometimes causing me to stumble. Couple a feline obstacle course with bone crushing…

  • Mom It Down: Chocolate Chocolate and White Chip Cookies

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    These cookies are pretty awesome if I must say so myself. I have been making them for quite some time. They are super easy—even more so if you cut a few corners. If you have the ingredients on hand and are in need of a chocolate fix, these are perfect. You’ll be taking your first…

  • Twitter: I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours.

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    I should begin by saying that I enjoy Twitter. I like seeing how people tell stories when they’re only given 140 characters to work with. But it’s a good thing that the service is free, because I do have some issues with it.  Take a look at the screenshot from my (mihow) account. (Specifically the…

  • Datadoo!

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    A few weeks ago, we had a parent-teacher conference at Em’s preschool. He was 19-months-old at the time and I assure you, the absurdity here does not escape me. But this is the sort of thing that happens when you combine over-achieving, uppity parents with bloated, private school tuitions. They come up with parent-teacher conferences…

  • Tuesdays With Murray (Chapter 90)

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    We put my mother’s 16-year-old cat, Hazel, to sleep on Saturday. It was rough. We’re going to miss her.  The emotions I have had since range from a deep guttural sadness to a quiet desperation.  Moments before we put Hazel down, I caught sight of one of the many “cutesy” signs the vet had hanging in the waiting…

  • Toddlers and Night Terrors

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    I wish I could catch everyone up on the last three days but I’m having trouble holding my head up right now, let alone composing a decent sentence. Quickly, Em started having night terrors last week and we don’t know why. We just want to put an end to them and have no idea how…

  • Mom It Down: 100% Whole Wheat Pancakes

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    This morning I decided that since Em is on his fourth round of antibiotics, we’d revisit the homemade pancake. He’s not supposed to have much wheat, but we let him have a little bit from time to time. One of the best things about this pancake recipe is they’re excellent on their own. Even my…

  • Toddlers Are Timeless

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    Sometimes I wish I could live to see my son grow up to be an old man. Thankfully, life throws me moments like this: This is a picture of Emory and Sofia sitting in the park together last Thursday. They are both (almost) two but going on 90. This picture makes me unbearably happy and it tells a thousand…

  • Ideas For Toddler Easter Baskets

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    Nothing like waiting until the last minute, right? We’ve decided to celebrate Easter this year (and by celebrate, I mean eat candy) and I haven’t the slightest clue what I’m going to do for Em. He’s still a little young, so searching for hidden plastic eggs or dying the real ones probably isn’t an option…