June 14, 2007 by Barbara.

In the car on the way to daycare, because I’d brought them with the intention of writing down the titles (I don’t know when I thought I would, now that I think of it), I read:

• The Very Bad Bunny by Marilyn Sadler; and
• At My House by Claire Clark and Susan James Frye.

At Melissa’s house, we read again from the From the Big Book of Farmyard Tales by Heather Amery:

• Hungry Donkey;
• Tractor in Trouble;
• Kitten’s Day Out;
• Pig Gets Lost;
• The Silly Sheepdog.

I’ve got the opening page memorized but unfortunately in my memory, one of the kids is named Rusty instead of the dog. The problem is that I make this mistake at the beginning of each story and it bugs me (though Reid doesn’t seem to mind).

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June 14, 2007 by Barbara.

I stopped to get my hair done on the way home from work Wednesday. It’s needed tending to for a while but we’ve been busy and I hate paying Ottawa prices. When I started to think about the trouble Karin would give me if I turned up in Toronto with my hair in that state, I decided I’d best take action. Big sisters aren’t afraid to tell it like it is, you know. I splurged, as I like to do, on a carrot cake and tea from Starbucks to have while I waited for the colour to set. Add to that the head massage one gets during the colouring and washing and it was a relaxing evening. Still when I got home and Reid said to me, “I missed you,” I could honestly tell her that I missed her, too. I enjoy having “me” time, don’t get me wrong, but I wouldn’t want to give up my Reid-cuddles.

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