Marion Makes…
Lots of crafts and things.
Tag: parenting
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…I got touched by the poison variety. Little spots starting to pop up on my hands, joy of joys. I thought I might’ve come in contact with it when I cleared the garden the other day, but I washed my hands and arms real hard in the middle of it all and again after, and… read more
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Erica only peed her shorts twice today I think. She did a lot of screaming. Nate came home from work early (it was a special occasion so he went into the office) and it saved my day. She did do a lot of cooking with us in her lil tower, and that is very fun… read more
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A nice day today! Erica played with sidewalk chalk for the first time. She’d been sick for a couple days so it was nice to get her outside. She’s doing well now. She watched a ton of Ms Rachel for the first time while she was sick. Ms Rachel is hella annoying for me but… read more
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Ok I haven’t made much progress on James’s blanket, but I’m keeping busy. Still tryna figure out this mom of two thing. Today James had a hip ultrasound because he was breech – everything looks good. I also did a bunch of weeding in the back patio garden thanks to Nate pulling double duty with… read more
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I have blocked Jamie’s birth blanket. I miiight start putting it together later tonight but I’m not sure. Pics of blocking process below. We had someone come out to put a steel post up in our basement to keep the house from falling over per a structural engineer, but the worker left the place a… read more
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I have finally, after literal months, finished the squares for James’s birth blanket. 144 squares total, made of 6 different colors. I accidentally made more than I needed in several colors, too, though. Now all I have to do is block them out! And then stitch them together in hopefully the correct order because I… read more
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Right now I think I feel more like a real, legitimately functional person than I ever have, and it isn’t because of the simple fact of being a parent, of some magical biological fulfillment; rather, it’s that the daily nitty-gritty of being a parent (of two!) has finally forced me to actually regularly meet and… read more
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I took Erica’s flashlight because she shined it directly on her eye So she screamed and hit Jamie in the head three times before I could catch her hand So we left her alone in her playroom So she is screaming a lot And all I can think is I’m lucky she hasn’t decided to… read more
Marion Makes... 