Dana Daily

Emmy wanted curls for school picture day. Already by the time we got to daycare to drop Seth off, and for her to get the bus, the curls were falling out. Grrrr. But, isn't she adorable!

I spent the weekend at my parents, and came home Sunday to soupy ice cream and a puddles where there once had been ice cubes. I'd been cursing our refrigerator and praying for it to die, but perhaps I should have asked for it to happen at a more convenient time LOL At any rate, I went out Monday morning and did some shopping. I knew I wanted a top freezer model, and with the space we have designated in our kitchen for the refrigerator this was really our only option. Refrigerators keep getting bigger, and our kitchen isn't brand new. I was so happy to see the side-by-side leave our house, that I hugged its replacement. Really. We would like to redesign our kitchen in a few years and the plan is to put this refrigerator in the garage or laundry room at that time.

I have been the sorriest blogger since about the time school started. We've just been so busy with the day-to-day stuff and nothing anybody really wants to read about it. The girls have adjusted quite well to Shaler, and I don't hate it. There's actually a lot to like about it. They've also started CCD (Sunday School) since they're no longer in Catholic school, and apparently the program has come quite a long way since I had to attend. At the risk of sounding like Bible Beaters, their dad's girlfriend's term, they admitted liking it. Seth turned 18 months, and then 19. He's such a little boy now. His vocabulary increases every day as well as his pronunciation of words he's been saying forever; sock, for example. Recently he's been attaching the "k" on the end of it. His favorite word is probably "book," and he loves Mo Willems. As much as I dislike Fall, I do get excited about all the upcoming holidays and decoratin...

1. All Day Long with Jesus, by Matt Anderson 2. On the Night You Were Born, by Nancy Tillman 3. A Big Guy Took My Ball, by Mo Willems 4. Me and My Mom, by Alison Ritchie 5. Spot Goes to the Beach, by Eric Hill 6. One More Swim, by Caroline Pitcher and Jenny Jones 7. How Do Dinosaurs Play with Their Friends, by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague 8. Oh, the Places You'll Go, by Dr. Seuss 9. Hic-Hic-Hiccup, by Warner Brothers Looney Tunes 10. Sid the Squid, Underwater Adventures, by N/A 11. Elmo Loves You, by Sarah Albee 12. Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods that Make My Day, by Jamie Lee Curtis 13. Baby Animals, Gyo Fujikawa 14. Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown 15. George and Martha Best of Friends, by James Marshall 16. George and Martha, by James Marshall 17. Peter's Chair, by Ezra Jack Keats 18. Tell Me Again about the Night I was Born, by Jamie Lee Curtis 19. Once Upon an Alphabet, by Oliver Jeffers 20. Five Silly Turkeys, by Salina Yoon 21. The Very Hungr...

Look at Sethy's new (size 6) hi tops. I had my eye on them for a little while at Gymboree, and then they finally went on sale.