Month: January 2008

I thought Mallory was supposed to start slimming down once she started walking? It seems as though that big ole tummy is just getting bigger!

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She is starting be a help around the house. If there is a random piece of paper within her reach, she will bring it to me. And when I tell her it’s time to feed Cooper, she takes my finger to walk to the closet where we keep Cooper’s food. Then she helps by offering Cooper his “black pill” (fancy arthritis medicine) and will help me find Cooper’s dish. It is almost always …

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Here is one of Mallory’s new tricks…when you ask her how old she is, this is what she does:

Brilliant, I tell you. Just brilliant.
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I’ve written before about Mallory’s tendency to smack my face when she’s tired and grumpy. Unfortunately she usually does it when I’m asking for a kiss so my face is in close range. A friend of mine said that when her kids were little and did that, she tried to show them how to have gentle hands, so I thought I’d give it a try with Mallory. Yesterday after she tried to hit me, I …

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