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Archive for June 2003

Guest post: Owen’s dad

Owen was watched by his Gramma and Bubba most of the day.  He went to his Great Gramma’s house in Palmyra where he gave everybody a laugh because a ten dollar bill was misplaced by Owen.  […]

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The portable potty

Owen was great today. He really made an effort to poop on the potty. As silly as it may sound, it was a huge step for him - before today, he always acted too afraid to even try, even though he’s been peeing on the potty now for several months.
I set up his portable potty […]

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Swimming

We decided to go swimming again. Almost the entire time we were at the pool, however, Owen wanted to play not in the water but the sand. There’s a playground that you can only play in when you pay for admission to the pool, one that has beach sand covering the ground (the ‘regular’ playground […]

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Sprinkler

It was another very hot day today. Since we didn’t go swimming, I brought out the sprinkler. Owen ran through and around it for over an hour, taking the occasional break to eat a Popsicle on the porch. Our across-the-street neighbors, Kristin, Sullivan, Quinn and Brae came by for a little bit to see how […]

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Swimming!

For the first time this the year, we went to the Aquatic Center. Owen had a great time battling the water fountains, playing in the sand at the playground, and testing out his new boundaries. Last year he was so small he could do little more than walk in the shallowest of water. Now he […]

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Humboldt Park and Racine

We had two places to go today - to Milwaukee to a picnic at Humboldt Park with some of my high-school friends, and to Racine for a get-together with my mom’s side of the family.
Considering how busy the day was, Owen was wonderful. He played and ate at Humboldt Park, ran around and played in […]

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Robots and sprinklers

What a nice day today. Owen and I worked a little on the garden, watering it and planting sunflower seeds and more grass seed. Charlie, the new neighbor was outside, so we talked to him, too. Owen again asked him if he’s a robot (he thinks he’s the Funland robot from a Scooby Doo episode), […]

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Mouse Trap

On the way back from picking up Owen this morning, he and I stopped at a few rummage sales. At one Owen spotted a game he recognized, Mouse Trap. He’d played it once with my Dad and my brothers, Mike and Andy.
This one was most likely the original version of the game. It was selling […]

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On the porch

A good part of the morning we played on the front porch. Owen’s got a little boat-waterway set that he loves, especially when it has some water in it, and since Monday it’s been filled quite a few times.
Besides his boats, Owen spent a great deal of time showing me his mummy books - three […]

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The zoo

Today we met AmyMax at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Yesterday I had told Owen we’d be going today, so when he got up (at 9:30 am because of his busy day yesterday) he was ready to hit the road. Amy’s mom watched Amy’s new baby Caleb, so it was just Amy, Max, Owen and me.
At […]

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