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Dear Santa (Movies and Books)

On December 4, 2012 · 4 Comments · In holidays, nora, toddler gear

Continuing Nora’s Christmas wish list… yesterday, I went over the list of toys, and today I’m going to touch on movies and books.

First, a classic…

(Cinderella, Amazon.com)
I guess it’s something that sort of inherent in girls, because Nora has been more into princesses lately. I do think that […]

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Dear Santa (Toys)

On December 3, 2012 · 12 Comments · In holidays, nora, toddler gear

Last year, I did a couple of posts highlighting some of the items on Nora’s Christmas wish list. They seemed to be pretty popular and helpful for people at the time, so I figured I’d do it again.

Sometimes, it’s hard to shop for kids. Other times, it’s easy. This year, things seemed […]

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The Polar Express

On November 29, 2012 · 2 Comments · In books, holidays, nora

Last year, Nora received a copy of The Polar Express in a children’s holiday book exchange I participated in with some friends. At that time, she wouldn’t even let me read it to her.

A few weeks ago, we ordered some Christmas movies to add to our (very small) Blu-ray collection. One of them was […]

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Call Me Chicken

On November 28, 2012 · 19 Comments · In nablopomo, nora

More than two months ago, I wrote about how I thought perhaps it was time to transition Nora out of her crib. She was being a beast to get out of bed in the morning, and one of my theories was that perhaps—in a fit of trying to be more independent—she was frustrated with […]

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An Ode to Hostess

On November 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In nablopomo, nora, recipes - dessert

You may have heard on Friday that Hostess (makers of Twinkies, cupcakes, Ho-Hos, Ding Dongs, and the like) is closing its doors. People all over the country are suddenly going nuts for Hostess. I saw several news stories talking about how the products are flying off of the shelves. People are trying to […]

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