Collected Quotidian » milestones http://collectedquotidian.com An accumulation of recipes, domestic adventures, and the thinkerings they provoke Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:17:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Milestones: the first balloon http://collectedquotidian.com/2012/09/23/milestones-the-first-balloon/ http://collectedquotidian.com/2012/09/23/milestones-the-first-balloon/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 02:49:02 +0000 Jana@ Collected Quotidian http://collectedquotidian.com/?p=3116 Like all first balloons worth their helium, after it played awhile it slipped away unnoticed into the sky.

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The tweezers were a no-go. He was too interested in the new “toy” to let me use them effectively at all.

Any tips on how to get a splinter out of a toddler’s hand? Or do you just leave it there and hope for the best?

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Ever since Aunt Rachel and Tiffany visited and showed him where the silverware goes, he’s never let a dishwasher-door-open moment pass without helping put away something. His favorite are the spoons. Dirty ones.

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