Easter Weekend in KY

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Annie can't sing and other mommy rants

Hi, everyone! I've been really busy with work lately, but I wrote a post on BabyCenter today I thought a lot of my mommy visitor friends (and dads and grandparents!) might get a kick out of. It started with my rant about how Annie on Little Einsteins can't sing, and turned into a kinda funny cartoon diatribe. Check it out:
Hi, My name is Alyson, and I have a cartoon problem

The southern snowstorm

Yes, we got it. And boy, was it cool.

Will was again ridiculously excited. But the real story today is Laila. She was feeling much better today (finally!), for one. For two, during the light dusting of snow we got earlier this week, she was in school and it was gone by the time she was out. So today, was really her very first snow EVER.

That's right -- the kid was born in Louisiana, remember? So she was a bit confused and mystified. She'd of course seen representations of snow on TV, but I do think she was surprised at how COLD the white stuff really is. But she took Will's cue. He stayed out for quite a while, and I only let Laila out for a few minutes. But it was her first snow, and it was fun.


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Update on Adelaide's ear infection

Meeting Barbie, originally uploaded by je ne sais quoi.

Some of you knew that we have been dealing with another ear infection drama the last week or so. I've been talking about it over on BabyCenter since ear infections are a hot topic over there. My posts on the topic, if you missed them:
http://blogs.parentcenter.babycenter.com/momformation/2008/03/03/from-the-front-lines-ear-infections-suck/
http://blogs.parentcenter.babycenter.com/momformation/2008/A03/05/ear-infections-still-suck-really-but-barbie-helps/

Anyway, I just wanted to let those of you who don't visit the BC posts I write what's going on with her. Oh, and I bought her a Barbie doll. Yep. First ever. Honestly, a day I thought would never come...but you know what? It's not about me. It's about Adelaide. Besides, with those horrible Bratz prosti-tots, Barbie is now the "good girl." And it is a butterfly Barbie. And she was sick. And I wanted to just make her smile.

Anyway, I talk about this in the second BC post. But I wanted to show you guys a photo of her checking out her "boooteeeful buh-fly" Barbie.

First snow!

First snow!, originally uploaded by je ne sais quoi.

So, today, we finally got snow. You'd never know the kid lived in Wisconsin for 18 or so months the way he acts like he's never even seen the white stuff! "It's the happiest day of MY LIFE," he proclaimed when he saw the ethereal ice crystals floating to the ground.

"What about the day your sister was born?" I asked him.

He did pause, to his credit. "Ummmm...well, that was a good day, too."

Go play, Will. Enjoy the abandon of childhood, when nothing makes you happier than a dusting of snow in the almost-Spring.