Anna is in a sily mood today.  It is darker today, again, because of the weather and on top of that I needed us to get up earlier today.  Anna seemed to be wondering why on earth, we were getting up when we clearly COULD still be sleeping and SHOULD be!  I have to laugh [...]

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I have to admit that by Friday – Anna and I are both ready for less work and more play time.  Although we see it differently.  For me I see the housework that needs done, that I try to do a big push on Saturday – you know mopping or toilet cleaning.  Plus I am [...]

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sleep

Ahh stretch … yawn  finally we have sleep!
Anna had a few days of not sleeping well, from not feeling well and that seemed to turn into a HABIT.  So I had no real sleep for days and days.  Well yesterday morning I had enough!!
So we had a whole new plan for the day yesterday and [...]

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I work from home teaching people about the prevention and wellness concept of keeping the home toxin free and a place to be able to heal and re-charge.  Basically how to go green.  One of the things I LOVE about it, is I get to work from home with Anna beside me – day in [...]

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Poor Anna was beside herself all twitter pated!
Yesterday our washing machine started to make a horrible noise, (probably a belt) but that meant suspending using it till we could get one here, and trouble shoot.  Of course that had to happen on Anna wash day!
So her playpen was ok half clean stuff, but load 2 [...]

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Last night we did not even have dinner till about 9:30.  I try to have Anna’s schedule that at 9pm ish we have just us play time for about 30-60 minutes depending on how she behaves and feels, and how tired I am of just quiet play time.  Then into her night night.
Generally I then [...]

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Last night we played camp out in the living room.  Man I am tired, and sore.  Anna on the other hand is fine, since she slept in her normal night-night just in a new room next to mom.
Last night at 8:30 the painting was almost done and would be dry in 2 hours, then the [...]

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4:30 in the morning?!

Let me first start by saying, I am not a morning person. In fact I have raised two amazing young people who KNOW mom loves them and is always there BUT it better be a real emergency to wake me super early….
Well Anna has her own version of the mom rule.  For some reason she [...]

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This morning I had to get up early for work, I just left Anna sleeping — she woke as I was getting out of bed and on the phone – and back into bed. And stirred some as I got up again to get to the computer and type some updates for my team.
But [...]

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this morning

Anna likes her routine, she is happy to change it – BUT she does best with a routine and some set things like a set wake time and a nap etc.
This morning I had to be on a call at 6am now I am NOT a morning person, and part of working from home is [...]

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