About This Blog
Welcome to my blog. I'm Anne-Marie Nichols, a 40-something WAHM to Nathan, 6, and Lucie, 3. I've been married 12 years to their dad Paul, a scientist. When I'm not doing the mommy thing, I'm a freelance writer, and vice president of the board of directors for a Colorado public charter school. In my spare time I like to sleep, eat, read, and decorate cakes.
I created this online journal to share some entertaining and insightful stories from my own experiences as a writer, domestic engineer, and mom. I encourage you to share this blog with your friends, and hopefully it will spark some lively discussions on issues we can all relate to. Enjoy!
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Sep 30 2008
Hanging with the big girls
I took Lucie with me to a fellow charter school parent's home the other night. After checking out the guinea pig, cat, and two dogs, she immediately headed upstairs. Before I could stop her, our hostess yelled up to her daughter (a fourth grader) to watch for the little girl coming up.
While the adults met, the girls played. It was so nice to have a serious discussion with the other parents without her climbing all over me, or doing something extremely embarrassing like sticking her hand down my shirt and yelling, "Boobies!" She finally came downstairs 30 minutes later to get something to eat.
I marveled at her ease with another child, one whom she had never met. Then I remembered how much fun she always has with the other older girls in her life, whether it's our 13-year-old babysitter, friends Jenny and Sadie (7 and 9 years) or her high school age ballet teacher.
After all, hanging with the big girls is always fun -- for both Lucie and mom.
Sep 22 2008
Miss Cute goes shopping
As Paul likes to remind me, "Anne-Marie, our children love us and want to be on top of us at all times." Needless to say, we're an affectionate family. Plus, Nathan and Lucie are so cute that it's hard not to give them a little pinch, tickle or squeeze now and again.
When Lucie hugs me, I like to pat her rear end and ask, "Hey Miss Cute, where did you get such a nice, little tushy?"
Lucie replies, "At the Tushy Store, of course."
I wonder if they take American Express?
Sep 11 2008
Two teenagers in disguise
Now I know Lucie's smart and very verbal for her age. But her behavior seems so teen-like at times, that I wonder what's going on.
Just this week, she grabbed the bag of tortilla chips from the counter. She lay down on the couch munching away while she watched TV. Really, I expected her to grab the phone and start calling her girlfriends at school to gossip about cute boys. Then I realized this wasn't teen behavior, but copycat behavior.
Seems that there's a big person who loves to grab a bag of chips and lay down for a little couch surfing. Lucie, the teenager in training. And Paul, the overgrown teenager with a serious case of arrested development. What a pair.
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