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https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/08/amelie-is-talking.html Running the Race: Amelie Is Talking It is so fun to see how Amelie's speech develops daily. At first, she just yelled out whatever nouns she knew whenever she saw them: "Woof!"... running the race amelie talking https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2007/10/scrapbooking.html Running the Race: Scrapbooking I got to scrapbook twice this week: my regular time on Thursday night with my friends and an extra time on Friday night too! I think scrapb... running the race scrapbooking https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/11/snow-and-cold.html Running the Race: Snow and Cold We've had our first snow the last two days. It hasn't been enough to stick, but it's nice to see at least a little of it on the ground. I do... running the race snow cold https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/06/elizabeth-is-six.html Running the Race: Elizabeth is Six! Man, that sounds old. We had planned an Olympics-themed party at a park near our house on Saturday. It rained all afternoon, so we switche... running the race elizabeth six https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/06/think-about-it.html Running the Race: Think About It Elizabeth: "Every person in the world is about to become extinct because they're the only one like them." Yesterday, I had jokingly asked he... running the race think about https://mossefamily.blogspot.com/2010/ Running the Race: 2010 running the race https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2007/11/silly-billies.html Running the Race: Silly Billies Isaac taught Ellie how the drawstring of a sweatshirt works. She was enthralled. He let her pull it tight around his face, then free him by ... running the race silly https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/02/little-house.html Running the Race: Little House Ellie is burning through the Little House on the Prairie series like it's going out of style. It probably helps that both Isaac and I pref... running the race little house https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2007/10/i-found-my-pace.html Running the Race: I Found My Pace! Tonight I found my running pace. I ran for 28 minutes straight without a break, covering 2.5 miles. (This is a huge improvement over my pr... running the race found pace https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/06/weekend-recap.html Running the Race: Weekend Recap I noticed I haven't posted for a few days - that's because we've packed a lot into the time! Here's a recap: Friday night: Pampered Chef par... running the race weekend recap https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2009/09/post-kindergarten-success.html Running the Race: Post-Kindergarten Success! Here's Elizabeth coming out the door to meet me after kindergarten (the picture caught her somewhere in the middle of giving her teacher fiv... running the race post kindergarten success https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2007/09/great-names.html Running the Race: Great Names I found this on GoodyBlog, and I think it's so much fun. I knew about finding my "stripper name," although I did it differently, but I've n... running the race great names https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2007/12/tantrum-aftermath.html Running the Race: Tantrum Aftermath Remember that awful tantrum I wrote about a few days ago? I never told you how it ended. Ellie wore herself out screaming in Isaac's arms an... running the race tantrum aftermath https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2011/03/literality.html Running the Race: Literality Me: "Grandpa is coming home from Florida on an airplane right now." Amelie, concerned: "How he get home?" Me: "Well, he'll fly on the airpla... running the race https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2009/02/visiting-papa.html Running the Race: Visiting Papa Our family went to visit Isaac's grandpa in his nursing home this week. Papa isn't as alert or responsive as he used to be, but he clearly p... running the race visiting papa https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-new-refrigerator.html Running the Race: My New Refrigerator After hours and hours of research, here she is: the VanLoons' first major appliance buy. Isn't she beautiful? It was so much fun to arrange... running the race new refrigerator https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/01/not-much-to-say.html Running the Race: Not Much to Say I feel like we just went through a period where I had a TON to say and blog. Now maybe things are dying down in anticipation of vacation ne... running the race not much say https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/10/politically-correct.html Running the Race: Politically Correct Elizabeth overheard me call Amelie a "hungry hippo" today. She hastened to correct me: "No, Mama! You can't call her that! She's not a hi... running the race politically correct https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2009/03/this-babys-got-wheels.html Running the Race: This Baby's Got Wheels! Amelie is no longer content to lie still on a blanket. She scoots backward, in a circle, and sometimes sideways. She also purposefully rolls... running the race baby s got wheels https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2007/10/no-mice-please.html Running the Race: No Mice Please 'Tis the season of mice. After our horrendous last year, I'm a little nervous. We've caught one so far this year. Pray we have no more! T... running the race mice please https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/01/my-kid-can-button.html Running the Race: My Kid Can Button! I don't know what age kids are supposed to learn to button, so maybe this isn't as incredible as I think. But while I was on the phone today... running the race my kid button https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/03/my-sweet-future-big-sister.html Running the Race: My Sweet Future Big Sister As Ellie and I walked through Target the other day, I suggested that she could pick out a "DeeDee" (little blanket) for the new baby. She i... running the race my sweet future big sister https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2007/12/focks.html Running the Race: Focks Ellie told me that she learned about "focks" today. When I asked (calmly) what a "fock" is, she told me, "You know! Like shepherds watch t... running the race https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/05/hot-day-survival.html Running the Race: Hot Day Survival Remember Monday, that 95 degree day? Who knew that playing at the park in the morning "cool" and taking a walk afterward would put Amelie t... running the race hot day survival https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/05/breadmaker-recipes-anyone.html Running the Race: Breadmaker Recipes, Anyone? At the grocery store yesterday, they were out of the cheap but healthy bread I like, and I refused to pay the high prices for the other kind... running the race breadmaker recipes anyone https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/11/oh-dangerous-glory.html Running the Race: Oh, Dangerous Glory I forgot how wonderful it is to have bags full of delicious candy in the house, but oh, how tempting! This was Amelie's first year getting ... running the race oh dangerous glory https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/05/hide-and-seek.html Running the Race: Hide and Seek On Memorial Day, our family hiked in the Lake Elmo Park Reserve. Isaac suggested that Ellie run ahead of us on the path and hide. Where coul... running the race hide seek https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2009/06/disturbing-find.html Running the Race: Disturbing Find I don't know if other people do this too or if it's just me, but I always kind of try to impress my children's doctors with my clean, well-k... running the race disturbing find https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/11/joke-wednesday.html Running the Race: Joke Wednesday Q: What's the difference between a teacher and a train? A: The teacher says, "Spit out your gum," and the train says, "Choo, choo, choo." running the race joke wednesday https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/06/isaacs-grandpa.html Running the Race: Isaac's Grandpa Isaac's grandpa (his dad's dad) died pretty suddenly this morning. Isaac was able to spend the morning at the hospital with him and the fam... running the race isaac grandpa https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2007/12/testing-one-two-three.html Running the Race: Testing, One, Two, Three We have entered another season of testing in the VanLoon household. It's frustrating because we are always so careful with what we are teac... running the race one two testing three https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2007/09/first-week-of-preschool.html Running the Race: First Week of Preschool The first week of preschool went very well. Both classes seem calmer than last year! I'm really excited about this year and all the things... running the race first week preschool https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/12/scratch-homemade.html Running the Race: Scratch Homemade I just cooked chocolate and vanilla puddings from scratch on the stovetop. Elizabeth tasted, and judged, "They're good. They don't taste l... running the race scratch homemade https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-friend-appreciate-old.html Running the Race: New Friend; Appreciate the Old Elizabeth had a new friend over to play today. It made me appreciate all the nice, sweet little friends that she usually plays with. I felt... running the race new friend appreciate old https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2009/01/wisdom-from-narnia.html Running the Race: Wisdom from Narnia In C.S. Lewis's A Horse and His Boy , a talking horse named Hwin meets Aslan for the first time. (Aslan is a lion who represents Christ in t... running the race wisdom narnia https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/06/bedtime-conversation.html Running the Race: Bedtime Conversation Ellie: "Where is Grandpa VanLoon buried?" Me: "At the cemetery. Remember when we went there?" Ellie: "I want him in our backyard." Me: "Why... running the race bedtime conversation https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2009/06/butterfly-birthday.html Running the Race: Butterfly Birthday I had the bright idea to let the kids paint their own faces as they waited for everyone to arrive. Real bright. They made messes of themsel... running the race butterfly birthday https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/06/just-facts-maam.html Running the Race: Just the Facts, Ma'am While rubbing my stomach, Ellie asked me, "Where exactly is Ami in your uterus? Is she on the east side?" running the race just facts https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/05/kid-remote-control.html Running the Race: Kid Remote Control Isaac and I were walking behind Ellie today watching her as she skipped. Ever proud parents, we noticed the forming muscles in her cute lit... running the race kid remote control https://aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2011/12/running-race-charles-kingsley-on-advent.html A Clerk of Oxford: Running the Race: Charles Kingsley on Advent O Lord, raise up (we pray thee) thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness... a clerk of oxford running the race charles kingsley https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2007/11/dont-die-unless-necessary.html Running the Race: Don't Die Unless Necessary Isaac and I have noted that frequently in books and movies, people die unnecessarily for each other. For example, one person is trapped in ... running the race die unless necessary https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/06/vacuuming.html Running the Race: Vacuuming I took out our little (read: ineffective but light) vacuum to tidy up before my Pampered Chef party on Thursday (so fun - thanks for coming,... running the race vacuuming https://mossefamily.blogspot.com/2012/12/ Running the Race: December 2012 running the race december https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/03/reading-together.html Running the Race: Reading Together This is what we do at home: read Little House . Those of you who have asked Ellie about it know how excited she gets to talk about it. We... running the race reading together https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-way-to-wear-shorts.html Running the Race: The Cool Way to Wear Shorts If you want to be cool in your long pants, take note (Ellie wears this look everywhere): running the race way to cool wear shorts https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/01/sad-saturday-and-hopeful-sunday.html Running the Race: Sad Saturday and Hopeful Sunday After a disappointing Friday, Isaac and I were eager to enjoy Saturday and put it behind us. He worked in the morning as usual, and we were... running the race sad saturday hopeful sunday https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/02/chocolate-milk.html Running the Race: Chocolate Milk I love chocolate milk. This week I splurged and bought the good, rich kind instead of the skim kind. So good! I love how thick it is. Th... running the race chocolate milk https://mossefamily.blogspot.com/2009/11/ Running the Race: November 2009 running the race november https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/04/quite-show.html Running the Race: Quite a Show Ellie cornered Isaac and me the other day and convinced us to attend a "show" she was putting on. I was excited about it, because I thought ... running the race quite show https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/05/isaacs-old-age.html Running the Race: Isaac's Old Age Since I just bragged about Isaac in the last post, here's a great story that balances it out a little! Ellie and I were talking about how o... running the race isaac old age https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/12/legal-exception.html Running the Race: Legal Exception As I put Elizabeth to bed last night, I laid down the law about getting us up in the middle of the night, because that has been happening fa... running the race legal exception https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/09/picked-up-lines.html Running the Race: Picked-Up Lines Remember how I commented on how I couldn't believe how many lines from commercials Ellie picked up during the Olympics? Now I can't believe ... running the race picked up lines https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/01/good-mommy.html Running the Race: Good Mommy You know how we tend to pick out certain things and let them define our thoughts about them? For example, some people really feel good abou... running the race good mommy https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/05/cooking-redemption.html Running the Race: Cooking Redemption Good news - I will live to cook another day. In a book called Top Secret Restaurant Recipes by Todd Wilbur, I found the recipe for Olive Ga... running the race cooking redemption https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/03/well-work-on-that.html Running the Race: We'll Work on That I gave Amelie a cracker and asked, "Amelie, what do you say?" She answered obediently, "Woof!" running the race work https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-rescuers.html Running the Race: My Rescuers Phone conversation from last night: My mother: "Hello?" Me: "Hi, Mom, it's me. What are you doing tonight?" Mom: "Not much, I don't think."... running the race rescuers https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-are-we-in-for.html Running the Race: What Are We In For? Amelie is getting at least one molar right now and probably three more. It's pretty ugly around here sometimes, and she hasn't slept very w... running the race what are we https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/08/choices.html Running the Race: Choices Isaac and I recently read the book Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend. (It made us want to read Boundaries with Kids by the same a... running the race choices https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/09/camping-lessons.html Running the Race: Camping Lessons My friend Mandy at J Mom inspired this post, even though I have avoided camping all summer due to severe pregnancy. I've missed it so much... running the race camping lessons https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/05/hiking.html Running the Race: Hiking I got a book out from the library (for the second or third time now!) called Hiking Minnesota with Kids by Mary M. Bauer. I highly recomme... running the race hiking https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2007/10/my-friend-lynn.html Running the Race: My Friend Lynn My friend Lynn (some of you may know her as the Kristen that I grew up with) was in town briefly and we got to spend a couple of hours wit... running the race my friend lynn https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/01/my-disappointing-night.html Running the Race: My Disappointing Night My friends the mice are back, despite our having closed up everything that could possibly be a hole, put cloves of garlic all over the basem... running the race disappointing night https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/10/actually.html Running the Race: Actually... Amelie's word of the day is "actually." She says to her baby dolls, "At-chee, it's naptime... At-chee, I help you" and to me, "At-chee, I do... running the race actually https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/07/random-conversation.html Running the Race: Random Conversation As I whipped up some deviled eggs, Ellie mused wistfully, "I want to be an egg." Of course, I asked, "Why?" "Because then I would have a chi... running the race random conversation https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/10/elizabeths-lullabye.html Running the Race: Elizabeth's Lullabye To the tune of Brahm's Lullabye, Elizabeth sang, "Goodbye, and goodnight, in the soft evening moonlight. With rose butts overhead..." Nic... running the race elizabeth s https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/04/road-rage-imitator.html Running the Race: Road Rage Imitator I have a very peculiar style of road rage which isn't really rage at all. In a calm, conversational voice I simply teach poor drivers how ... running the race road rage imitator https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/04/for-jen-cromer.html Running the Race: For Jen Cromer Ellie played outside yesterday in the beautiful weather and kept asking me how to spell words. This is what she ended up with: "Hope that it... running the race jen cromer https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2007/09/florida.html Running the Race: Florida What can I say about a perfect week in Naples? Here are the highlights: Seeing my grandparents: We got to see my grandparents most days tha... running the race florida https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/03/joys-of-pregnancy.html Running the Race: The Joys of Pregnancy This pregnancy has been a little bit more difficult than my last one. Everything is fine, but we'd still appreciate your prayers. I overdi... running the race joys pregnancy https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2009/03/building-up-your-spouse.html Running the Race: Building Up Your Spouse I think that one of the most important things you can do as a parent is to build up your spouse to your child. I grew up believing that my ... running the race building up spouse https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2009/05/life-as-we-know-it.html Running the Race: Life As We Know It Life is as we know it is changing. Amelie is officially crawling forward. She's all over the place. She tipped over the wastebasket, grab... running the race as we life know https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/03/sudden-ear-infection.html Running the Race: Sudden Ear Infection Ellie has had a fever for most of the week, requiring her to miss all kinds of fun activities like preschool and dance class. It was gone b... running the race sudden ear infection https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2007/11/more-ellie-phone-conversations.html Running the Race: More Ellie Phone Conversations Ellie came out of rest time really wanting to talk on the phone. So she called her cousin Sydney and left a message, then Oma to leave a me... running the race ellie phone conversations https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/08/ellies-many-children.html Running the Race: Ellie's Many Children This morning, after Ellie played a game of Memory with Isaac, she pretended to bake cookies with the Memory cards and spread them all over t... running the race ellie many children https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2007/10/visit-with-nephrologist.html Running the Race: Visit With the Nephrologist We had Ellie's appointment with her pediatric nephrologist today. I say "her" because he felt seeing us was important and we'll see him nex... running the race nephrologist https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/07/tough-cookie.html Running the Race: Tough Cookie Ellie and I walked completely through all three floors of the Mall of America today in a little over two hours (although in the interests of... running the race tough cookie https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/05/grandpa-obsessed.html Running the Race: Grandpa-Obsessed Amelie talks about Grandpa all the time. I mean that literally. When she woke up in the morning, she ran to the front door and yelled, "Bo... running the race grandpa obsessed https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2009/03/first-solid-food.html Running the Race: First Solid Food We started Amelie on rice cereal this afternoon. She'll be six months old in three more days. She was so ready to start solids that it was j... running the race first solid food https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html Running the Race: More Breezy Pictures My favorite is the last one of Elizabeth sleeping in her very own bedroom: the bathtub! running the race breezy pictures https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/04/great-quote.html Running the Race: Great Quote As I was sharing some neat things God had been doing in my life, and the "awfully coincidental" way they had happened right after I committe... running the race great quote https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/12/first-family-christmas.html Running the Race: First Family Christmas! We had the annual Scott Family Carol Sing last night. (The Scotts are my mom's extended family, even though nobody has the last name Scott a... running the race first family christmas https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/11/its-start-of-season.html Running the Race: It's the Start of THE SEASON! Today, my mother (henceforth referred to as "Grandma"), Elizabeth, Amelie, and I went to downtown Minneapolis for the day. Amelie rode in th... running the race start season https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/04/maybe-i-should-clean-more-often.html Running the Race: Maybe I Should Clean More Often... As I cleaned the toilet the other day, Ellie got excited and asked, "Mama, who's coming over?" running the race maybe clean often https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2011/07/500-miles.html Running the Race: 500 Miles Since July 8, 2010, I have run 500 miles! I never thought I would run 500 miles in my life, no less in one year. Tonight, for miles 496.9-50... running the race miles https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/08/joy-of-naps.html Running the Race: The Joy of Naps I have never been a napper (in my adult life - apparently, I was a perfect sleeper when I was little and slept about three times as much as ... running the race joy naps https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/10/cooking-mishaps.html Running the Race: Cooking Mishaps I was whipping up brownies this evening (from a mix) and started thinking about some of my cooking mishaps. Here they are, for your enjoymen... running the race cooking mishaps https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2009/03/thanks-honey.html Running the Race: Thanks, Honey This morning I was in the living room stretching out after a 3-mile run outside. Elizabeth said, "Oh, Mama, you went running today! I can ... running the race thanks honey https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/05/husband-bragging.html Running the Race: Husband Bragging Isaac is always a good husband, but he has been really spectacular this week. On Monday, I woke up to breakfast in bed! He brought in a tr... running the race husband bragging https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/09/funny-elizabeth-sayings-of-week.html Running the Race: Funny Elizabeth Sayings of the Week At dinner tonight: "I think Amelie is a habit-er." [A what?] "A habit-er. She has a bad habit of staying in your tummy and she needs to c... running the race funny elizabeth sayings week https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-years-eve.html Running the Race: New Year's Eve On New Year's Eve, we left Ellie with my parents and went to a cocktail party at Dan and Randi Gallop's house. It was so much fun to dress ... running the race new year eve https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/03/strange-activities.html Running the Race: Strange Activities I just found these pictures on my camera. Isaac must have taken them recently. It took me a while to figure out why we had a picture of our ... running the race strange activities https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/01/fish-finally.html Running the Race: Fish - Finally! I feel like we've spent five years trying to convince Elizabeth to enjoy playing in the water. She's always liked going swimming, but gettin... running the race fish finally https://drleewarren.substack.com/p/running-the-race-all-in-august-5 Running the Race (All-In August #5) Season 5, Episode 61 running the race august https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/01/dance-class.html Running the Race: Dance Class Ellie just had her first dance class tonight. She had a great time and was a good listener. The parents have to stay and watch, and I connec... running the race dance class https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/10/busy-amelie-pictures.html Running the Race: Busy Amelie Pictures Amelie got to experience life with lots of kids when Isaac and I baby-sat his cousin's three children recently. She was much more intereste... running the race busy amelie pictures https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/03/asparagus.html Running the Race: Asparagus I'm not normally a huge fan of asparagus, and Isaac definitely is not. (He says he ate his lifetime share as a child between the ages of 2 ... running the race asparagus https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/05/we-are-no-longer-safe.html Running the Race: We Are No Longer Safe The Amelie-Free-Zone is no longer Amelie Free. My days just got a lot more complicated. She hasn't learned to get down on the other side y... running the race we are no longer safe https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2010/04/suddenly-salad.html Running the Race: Suddenly Salad I just wanted to post an odd little blurb for Betty Crocker's Suddenly Salad. I have a bunch of good pasta salad recipes, but my whole fami... running the race suddenly salad https://allisonvanloon.blogspot.com/2008/03/government-rant.html Running the Race: Government Rant I have a HUGE issue with the free vouchers the government is giving out to help people convert their analog television to receive the digita... running the race government rant https://mossefamily.blogspot.com/2015/ Running the Race: 2015 running the race