Of course when Lampy saw big sister doing a back to school photo shoot, she insisted on having one as well. I was happy to oblige. Since I still play a major role in helping Lamp get dressed in the morning (although she’s becoming more independent on this front) and choosing the outfits, this photo...
Moving across the country will certainly take a chunk out of your summer. There was very little swimming pool-ing, Popsicle-ing and backyard sprinkler-ing this year. No complaints though, it is what it is and we still managed to have some good times. For some reason hiking the Y in Provo, Utah seems to be at...
You are one smart cookie! This is one of the greatest ideas I've seen in a long time and would have made my life so much easier both as a little girl and when my girls were little. I'm showing this to my daughter to help with both granddaughter and grandson. My grandson came over the other day wearing a multi strip shirt and plaid shorts. I smiled and told him that was an interesting combo, to which he replied that they both have blue in them. He's 7. Thank you for this wonderful tip. I can see this being 'Pinterest' hit. ReplyCancel
Hi friends–the winner of the Freshly Picked Giveaway is Doris–who asked for the Heirloom size 8–you won! I’ll be emailing you the details shortly. Or feel free to email me at thislittlemiggy at gmail dot com. Congrats! Hi Miggy! Thanks so much for having our family, I always love Fridays and learning about other...
When we moved to Ohio we stopped in Utah for a couple weeks. One of our tasks was to clean out all our stuff we left behind in my in-laws basement shortly before we got married and moved away 9 years ago. The thing is some of the stuff we put in storage there was...
I'm glad I'm not the only one that still has boxes of stuff from Jr. high/High school sitting in my parents' basement! I was such a hippie then too and still have my birkenstocks 🙂 My 36-year old self thinks it's fun to look through stuff and remember those times. I still have photos and letters from old boyfriends and I'm fine with it and my husband is fine with it. In fact, he has always stayed close to his group of friends from high school, including his high school girlfriend and just from interacting with her at Christmas parties, BBQ's we have actually become good friends and hiking buddies. Funny, huh! Oh, and I still do my old college boyfriend's taxes so we're even, ha ha! Neither of us have a jealous bone in our body so it works!ReplyCancel
By all means keep those old love letters! My then-boyfriend wrote me a letter every one of the 100 days I was in Spain on a college exchange program. Our jobs took us to opposite sides of the country and we lost touch for twenty years. We have now been married 14 years, and those letters come out of the hope chest every few years and we have a great old trip down memory lane. Yay college boyfriend!ReplyCancel
Well you guys know that we’re big fans we are of Freshly Picked Moccs around these parts, so I thought I’d host a little giveaway just in time for school. There’s a reason these moccs grace the feet of the mini Celebrity set and are now being carried in Nordstroms across the country and online....
I'd love to win the weathered glacier color moccs in size 4
emilyemahr@yahoo.comReplyCancel
I would choose glacier in I think a size five- baby is asleep so I would have to double check :). Also, I follow on Instagram .
My intro: Hi, I’m Kelly. I’m 33 years old and Autistic with SPD. My son is also Autistic with SPD and Childhood Apraxia of Speech. He is almost 5. I’m mixed, Caribbean and French Canadian, and my hubby is Canadian of Austrian and Irish heritage. So our son is one-quarter black, which is why I...
photo shared earlier this week on my ig account…follow me at thislittlemiggy. So after some personal research I’ve reached a shocking and most likely ground breaking conclusion regarding the internet. Ready? Ahem… I have learned that there is too much information for one person to ever read, view or listen to in one lifetime on...
Miggy, I love reading your blog and I hate the idea of you posting less frequently. Your posts are so thoughtful and they help me reevaluate myself as a parent, spouse, and creative thinker, and have opened my eyes to a new way of viewing the world of special needs, among other things. I understand the pull of other things on your time — I'm returning to college as a 40-something in a couple of weeks while working full time and raising teenagers — but there is still so much value in contributing to the positive aspects of the internet, and you are one of those things!! At least for me. 🙂 Keep on posting and tell us more about how you're balancing your life. We're committed to your awesome family!ReplyCancel
I cancelled my FB almost 4 years ago, despite having many friends and family in different cities and states. Very shortly after, I realized that cancelling was the best decision for me and my family. I was constantly checking it and looking at it, and wondering what I was missing if I wasn't able to check it. When it was gone, it was amazing how free I felt. I was able to sit down with my kids and husband and just relax. I didn't feel like there was something in the back of my mind that I needed to "escape" to. Now that it's been so long, I don't even think about it, and I actually feel a little sick to my stomach if I ever think of going back to it. I realize that the people that are far from me all know how to reach me if they need, and I can contact them as well. I was able to let go of less meaningful relationships that I didn't really "need" to hold on to. I am able to run into people after long periods of time and actually "catch up" with what is going on in their lives instead of talking about the latest pictures that they posted. I won't ever go back to it, and it's great. I agree that the internet has a lot of great information out there, and I don't condemn anyone for having a FB account. But for me, I like keeping the internet time down to a minimum. I don't feel I'm missing out on anything at all. ReplyCancel
I wish I could forever quit FB too! But then there are those things like free Reds tickets & pianos that I'd never discover. & then of course if I didn't spend all my time on Inatagram, I'd have never met you! I did quit FB for a week & got a lot done. I think I'll just periodically deactivate here & there. You just have to believe that what you are gaining is better than what you are missing. ReplyCancel
Hi Miggy,
I think that the internet and Facebook waste enormous amounts of time, time that we can never get back. But, like you, I think there is a lot of wonderful information out there on the Internet. I try to limit my time on the net to a few really good blogs (including yours!), and my family does not do fb or twitter or instagram etc. If I want to know what a friend is doing, I phone/write/email them, and when I hear people complain about the time they spend every night on fb, I know that I have made the right decision. It doesn't worry me if there is no post on one of my favourite blogs, I just try again another day. When on holiday, I almost never check my email, or the blogs that I follow, and I find it very liberating!ReplyCancel
Keeping up online, especially as a blogger, is really really hard, and I think the main reason that people quit blogging. I've cut way back on blogging and reading this summer. Sadly, I cannot say that all of the time I'm saving has been spent with my awesome little boy as a lot of it has been spent at work. It's such a hard balance and I end up staying up much too late. I think that you've got the right idea though – and I recently vowed to spend more time with my little as school too-quickly approaches. Here's to the best!ReplyCancel
Hi Miggy, at a very similar urban water spray area like that on Pearl Street in Boulder, my daughter with autism got lots of stares, too. Not only for her yelling, clapping, and jumping, but also because she had to take her top off to be like the boys. She had just turned 5 then. If I had known Pearl Street had installed this thing, I would have brought her swimsuit. Then, there was a well-barricaded floral water fountain, which she wanted to climb and when I said she couldn’t, she freaked out big time to even more stares. At least, nobody came up to us and said anything that time. Also, I was making sure to avoid eye contact with anyone, lest they felt the need to say something rude, which has happened before. With disabilities, long after the grief of the diagnosis has worn off, it’s other people that continue to be a problem for us.
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Love all the photos. You have no idea.
I’ve cut down on my internet activity 1) out of necessity and 2) because it seems that my 4-month-old is tons more fun than being on the internet. Sure, I read a few blogs and revamp my social conscience and track down a few recipes, but I just have to draw a line. Sometimes it’s a time limit or a certain number of articles.
What I appreciate is your approach: You mention reading about so many uplifting things on the internet. And I agree that there’s so much out there and you have to decide what’s good/better/best. And then you go out and enjoy life sans internet and take all these priceless pictures and document experiences and then you come back to the internet to share them.
Then I come to the internet, to your blog, which sorts as “best” in my estimation.
Thanks for my making my time online so worthwhile.ReplyCancel
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Lamp makes me want to wear more vests! She is seriously rocking them!
Lets just hope she wears them this fall/winter when they're actually needed!
I have enjoyed both of your daughters in the back to school fashion show, tell them job well done! marsha@tubbslanefarm.com
Thanks, Marsha! I will.
As someone who is trying to find her style as a stay at home mom after working for 10 years, I feel like I should do this for myself! Love both photo shoots. Your girls are awesome!
Cutest. Post. Ever. Ahhhh I miss that girls sass, work it grrrl
Hi, I am ten years old and I read your blog all the time because I LOVE LAMP! I want a little sister so much, but I have only two little brothers. These are the most amazing photos of Lamp ever!! PSP's is special too. How about a baby Zuzu fashion show?
So fantastic!
Laura from San Antonio
Have you tried a fleece vest for outerwear? My little refuses to take his supersoft, awesomely colorful LLBean vest off for most of the winter. Lightweight, soft, and warm, perhaps Lamp would be okay with something like it?
Oh my goodness!! so so cute!!