http://www.raisingus.com Our evolution, herein contained Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:16:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en *The Old Laughing Lady by Neil Young. This is a classic poetic Neil Young song, full of meaning and beautiful. The best version of it I have heard can be found on the incredible Unplugged: Neil Young.  Sometimes, we can expect no more from a man than what he has given; ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/347 Hi folks, As usually, we have been busy.  We went camping up in McCall, Idaho during the 4th of July weekend.  I went to Las Vegas the next weekend with a friend whose husband is currently deployed. We had a good time. I learned to play blackjack at the tables in ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/346 Here's a pretty good one, in the 'kids say funny things' vein: The three of us were getting ready for dinner, to include Maggie climbing up into her height chair. On her way up, she told Erin she was a 'poopyhead.' Erin responded by asking her what she was. Maggie said, ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/345 We have ventured into our second phase of potty training.  One of Maggie's teachers at school said she should be ready in a couple weeks to stop wearing diapers/pull-ups and start wearing underwear.  Sherry said she goes to the bathroom regularly at school and stays dry most of the day.  ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/343 Last night, I was reading Maggie to sleep. When I finished her last book, I looked at her to say goodnight. She was doing something very uncharacteristic for her—laying there, wide-eyed, silent, and not fidgeting. This caught my attention because, as I said, that is just not her, so I ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/344 http://www.raisingus.com/archives/342 A couple weeks ago, my snowmobiling partner invited me to go with her to a free concert offered by a local Boise radio station, 1007.1 K-Hits. I agreed, though I did not know any of the musicians on the ticket. The reason for this probably had something to ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/340 Flickr began offering its customers the ability to upload video a couple months back. We've decided to try it out and are thinking of switching from posting the videos here to putting them up there. One reason is that putting them directly on the site itself requires a somewhat significant ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/339 We've had a breakthrough of astounding proportions: MAGGIE WENT POOP ON THE POTTY--TWICE!!! Her modus operandi is to go into the bathroom where her potty seat is, strip down, put her diaper in the trash, position her stool in front of the toilet, climb up, and pooped. She did this ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/338 Maggie has entered another phase, that of relentlessly presenting the same question despite being given the answer early on in the series. The most frequent questions are, "Where going?" (translation--"Where are we going?") and "Doing?" (translation--"What are you doing?"). Seriously, she will ask ten times in one minute and there's ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/337