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A Mixed Pair

Posted on September 17, 2012 by BrassyDel

As difficult as handling two kids can be at times, I really do like having two. Which is good, since I don’t think they’re refundable. And having them two years apart, almost exactly, means that they can actually play together, which is pretty much the single greatest part of having multiple children. Except when they misunderstand “playing together” to mean…

Ride Cow! Harvest Moon Fanart

Posted on July 9, 2012 by BrassyDel

I’m pretty much in love with Harvest Moon, after picking up Harvest Moon: Animal Parade for the Wii for $15 after Christmas. I used to play FarmVille on Facebook, but Zynga’s privacy policies are fairly dystopian. So at the time, I would have itty bitty baby Hanners on my lap and we’d talk about the animals. She loved it, and…

Happy Father’s Day!

Posted on June 17, 2012 by BrassyDel

Pixie and the Hubbles share some iPad time on the couch, probably watching Top Gear or something equally manly, like My Little Pony.

March Madness

Posted on June 11, 2012 by BrassyDel

It is with surprising regularity that I find myself sick in March, one way or another, and not insignificantly so. One year in college, I didn’t get a flu shot and when I finally came down with it, I was sick for almost the entire month. For the worst week of it, I slept 18-22 hours a day. It didn’t…

This Stinky Toy is Awesome!

Posted on March 5, 2012 by BrassyDel

If you recall, Tank is not a huge fan of children (or quiet), though since working with an Animal Behaviourist at the beginning of last summer, he’s come a long way. It was actually a very quick turn around, and I’m beyond glad we were able to keep him AND have it safe for everyone. However, while his patience has…

Snow Day

Posted on March 1, 2012 by BrassyDel

We had a lot of snow dump all at once a couple weeks ago. It’s been a ridiculously warm winter for here in central Colorado, but I’m not complaining too much. Snow can be fun to play in, especially if you are a Pixie or a Matti, but I’m not a fan of driving in it. Or of paying for…

Orange You Gonna Eat That?

Posted on February 27, 2012 by BrassyDel

Pixie is at the age where she wants to DO ALL THE THINGS, which is both awesome and exhausting. She likes to make her own meals, though she likes actually eating them even less. She loves those little clementine “Cuties” and the easy to peel aspect is perfect for a toddler’s budding independence. She loves regular oranges, too, but she…

Good

Posted on February 13, 2012 by BrassyDel

My son is what people like to call a Good Baby, but I think that’s unfair. My daughter is a good baby too, like every single baby ever. Okay, fine, she’s a Big Girl now, but she was a good baby and she is still good. But, she wasn’t the type of baby people mean when they say “good baby”….

The Big Bed Switcheroo

Posted on January 23, 2012 by BrassyDel

At 2 and 1/2, it was pretty much well beyond time for Pixie to be out of her crib. She has some hip and spine problems, so she never got her leg up onto the crib rail to try to escape like your average 18 month old. I co-sleep, so Chappy would spend part of each night in my bed,…

Day Five, or Halle-freaking-lujah THE END

Posted on December 21, 2011 by BrassyDel

Huzzah! The Chappy’s fever has finally broken, Pixie’s thumb is almost back to normal, and Momma enjoys a large mug of coffee and soy eggnog with breakfast. Pretend it is an eggnog latte. It’s not, but I’m cheap and it’s close enough. Even better, today the menfolk return from the hunt! They return in the afternoon sore, tired, and without…