Monthly Archives: November 2010

Too much love?

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Noah loooooooooooooooooves his new day care. In fact, he loves it so much that he never wants to leave. Not even after eight hours of being there. Not even after three straight days of being there eight hours a day. … Continue reading →

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Catastrophe avoided

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Noah’s first day of preschool yesterday went swimmingly: no biting, no tantrums, plenty of lunch- and snack-eating. Let’s talk about how much more worried I could have been yesterday, and why. Our first try at finding new day care for … Continue reading →

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Don’t touch that phone! Don’t do it!

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Amy Gulli

My Noah started preschool today. And I’m trying really, really, REALLY hard not to call and blurt out, “HOW’S HE DOING? HUH? IS HE OK?” Our first try at finding a new day care situation for Noah fell flat (I’ll … Continue reading →

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Trials and tribulations of finding day care

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Seventeen months ago, I took my children to the home of a woman I’d met once before and left them there. It was Samantha and Noah’s first day at Linda’s house, the wonderful woman who has taken great care of … Continue reading →

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A sad day, and a search begins

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Amy Gulli

I learned yesterday that our sitter, Linda, will no longer be able to watch our kids. She has been taking care of children at her in-home day care for years, and it’s finally time for her to move on to … Continue reading →

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My Halloween kitties

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Amy Gulli

Both my kiddos were cats this year for Halloween. Because Noah is unable to hold still for more than a microsecond, all shots of him in his costume are blurry — so here’s the best one I’ve got: During trick-or-treating, … Continue reading →

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