I didn’t actually see what happened, but I heard a sound like one of our little plastic stools falling and I turned around to see Ila laying on the floor. She hadn’t been on anything and couldn’t have been hurt badly. Ila looked like she was about to cry (you know that silent inhale that [...]
Posted on February 28th, 2011 by Kathleen
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I inherited these little pictures from my Grandma O’Bryant. They’re of Kathleen O’Bryant who I was named after. Kathleen was my grandmother’s first child and she drowned in a pool when she was just two.
Whenever I look at these pictures I think of my sweet grandmother and her heartache. I love my grandmother and It [...]
Posted on February 28th, 2011 by Kathleen
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I really like our new ward, they’re very friendly and nice. People have gone out of their way to introduce themselves and be kind. Over the years, Zach and I have spent most of our time in needy wards where we were really needed and it’s a different feeling to move into a well-established, stable [...]
Posted on February 27th, 2011 by Kathleen
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As a person who grew up in the Midwest and then spent 13 years in Utah, living in places that stay relatively warm and have almost no snow is a new experience for me. It’s been around 50 degrees most of the time since I’ve been in Seattle, but we did have a snow storm [...]
Posted on February 26th, 2011 by Kathleen
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Charlotte likes bananas. The first time I asked her what she wanted for her birthday, she thought for a moment and then said “a box of bananas.” She brought up that gift suggestion a few more times before her birthday, so I wrapped up a box of bananas. She was actually quite excited when she [...]
Posted on February 24th, 2011 by Kathleen
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Here are some little things that I’ve done recently that have made a big difference to me:
Cookie Cutters: I had something like this:
I had been storing it in it’s original cylindrical container. My problem was that it was often hard to find the exact cookie cutter I wanted. Here’s what I did:
I sorted them by [...]
Posted on February 23rd, 2011 by Kathleen
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I had a chance recently to organize someone else’s laundry room. I know it’s strange, but there’s something I really enjoy about organizing—I think it’s the problem solving. Anyway, I know a few of my friends appreciate organization tips when I post them, so if you’re not one of those people, feel free to just [...]
Posted on February 23rd, 2011 by Kathleen
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Zach has made some good arguments in favor of switching our online photo storage from Flickr to Picasa. I have not uploaded any pictures to Flickr since he has made this recommendation and now I’m woefully behind. I thought I’d share some recent shots here with commentary as I mentally prepare for the switchover.
Posted on February 21st, 2011 by Kathleen
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Nicole loves her Hello Kitty backpack. It was a gift from her grandma Bunny (who had intended it for Charlotte, until she saw that Charlotte already had a Hello Kitty backpack).
Nicole received it the morning that we flew to Seattle and used it as her carry-on. She looked hilarious with it at the airport. [...]
Posted on February 20th, 2011 by Kathleen
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With the move and all, I haven’t had a chance to sit down and play with the boy as much as I’d like. Remember how I mentioned his favorite part of the Smithsonian was when they had these Snap Circuits kits for him to play with? Well, I got him a set for Christmas, and [...]
Posted on February 16th, 2011 by Zach
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We had a great Valentine’s day. I actually went to bed early on Sunday night, but woke up at about 3:00 AM with an ache in my back. I went downstairs and noticed a friend request on my phone so I hoped on facebook and found out that my sister’s water had broken during the [...]
Posted on February 14th, 2011 by Kathleen
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Because we love you all so much!
Posted on February 14th, 2011 by Kathleen
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I have pinpointed 11 houses in my neighborhood to make an extra effort to friendship.
Step 1: Cookies with a short intro and contact info
I haven’t figured out a step 2 yet, maybe inviting some of them to dinner, one family at a time.
Posted on February 13th, 2011 by Kathleen
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So I’ve taken a few fun videos recently, but neglected to share them, so here they are:
This video of Ila saying the word dancing and dancing was taken before the first step videos that I posted yesterday:
This is a fun one of Nicole falling asleep at the table:
At the end where it looks like she [...]
Posted on February 11th, 2011 by Kathleen
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Ila took her first steps just before bedtime tonight and luckily my camera was nearby! Here is some video:
Posted on February 10th, 2011 by Kathleen
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If you read the comments on my last weaning post, you’d know that I gave in the next morning and nursed her. It’s not a complete loss. I have scaled back to nursing her no more than 4 times a day.
I don’t know if it had anything to do with this attempt to wean [...]
Posted on February 8th, 2011 by Kathleen
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I stole this picture from my cousin Brittany’s blog this week and I loved it so much that I had to share. These are my maternal grandparents Ila and Wendell O’Bryant:
Posted on February 3rd, 2011 by Kathleen
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Weaning Ila is going both good and bad. I haven’t nursed her since Monday morning, but about 12 hours into weening her she started to develop cold symptoms. I almost gave up then and nursed her and part of me is not sure if I made the right choice, but I held strong.
Monday night I [...]
Posted on February 2nd, 2011 by Kathleen
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