Daily Archive for August 1st, 2007

Our Most Recent Adventure

Published on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 in Blog Business, Travel and Travel - Midwest. 0 Comments

Well, it’s about time I shared some about the recent trip we took to the Midwest, before we leave again! :)

To make this easier to read, I’ll split it into parts. I’ve post-dated them to stick with the chronological nature of the blog, but here’s a quick reference guide :

Click here for Part 1.
Click here for Part 2.
Click here for Part 3.
Click here for Part 4.

Go check them out!

Edited to add:  I revisited these posts and included pictures!  Check the first one here (and then click through to the others…). 

The Question

Published on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 in Claire, Parenting 101, Photos, Random Thoughts, Travel and Travel - Midwest. 1 Comment

The reason for our trip to the Midwest was to meet my newest nephew in person.  We were all having a great time laughing and joking when it happened…  The question I’d been waiting for…

“Ohhhh, look how good Claire is with the baby!  She really lovvvvvvves holding him and hugging him.   She’s sooooooo gentle with him!  You know, you’d better start thinking about giving her a baby brother or sister of her own!  Claire would love to have a sibling!” my sister with four boys said. 

I knew we would have this conversation.  Claire will be two at the end of November, and I’m 33 years old, and I’m from the Midwest.  Did you know I’m the oldest of four children?  Did I mention my sister just had her fourth baby?  It doesn’t take a genius to see where this was headed.

So, how should I respond? 

After much internal debate that miraculously seemed to only take a blink of an eye (to those on the outside of my brain) I said, “Well, Claire wants a real live monkey, too…and that’s not going to happen any time soon either.“  ;)

Claire and Monkey. Which is which?