My name is Jenn, and I'm 26 years old and married to a wonderful man named Daniel. Together we have a five year old daughter named 
Name: Alyssa
Name: Ryan
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Posted on September 1, 2010 at 3:30pm
Seemingly overnight Alyssa got into WoW, and then Ryan got into Little Big Planet (for the PS3). At the rate they're going, it'll be just a few short years before they each ask for their own laptop!
It's interesting to see the differences between their childhoods and mine -- and Dan's, ...Comments (2) »
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Posted on September 1, 2010 at 3:04pm
Ryan threw a royal fit on Monday morning when he realized that Alyssa was starting kindergarten and he wasn't, so he was somewhat consoled to be starting preschool yesterday.
He is going to the same autistic support preschool and has the same teacher, but he has a different class, different goals ...Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.Kindergarten
Posted on August 30, 2010 at 9:35am
Alyssa started kindergarten today.
Where did my baby go to? My toddler? My preschooler? She exploded into all arms and legs and attitude and smartness and glasses, and now she's going to SCHOOL. ♥ Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.Alyssa is getting glasses!
Posted on August 24, 2010 at 11:21pm
Alyssa had her pre-kindergarten physical exam this morning, and when it came time to evaluate how she did on the vision part, her doctor was honest and said that she should probably have her eyes checked by an optometrist. So, I took her to our optometrist, who up until this ...Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.Gamerettes.
Posted on August 23, 2010 at 9:32pm
Dan is a gamer (FFXIII, WoW, various PS2 & PS3 games), his brothers are gamers, and his sisters are gamers. During Alyssa's most recent sleepover her aunts (Dan's sisters) introduced her to WoW. My brothers later showed her the awesomeness that is Sonic the Hedgehog. And most recently Ryan got ...Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.The Princess and the Bean
Posted on August 15, 2010 at 4:30pm
And by Bean I mean Ryan, whose nickname is Bean. It isn't pea, but it's close!
P.S. They've been playing Princess lately. Can you tell?
P.P.S. Ryan's special preschool starts up in nine days. I CAN'T WAIT.
P.P.P.S. Alyssa starts kindergarten in fifteen days. I CAN'T WAIT. Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.My baby is four
Posted on August 2, 2010 at 12:23am
Ryan turned four on Monday, July 26th, 2010. I've been so busy writing about party favors and designing a site for a document management system and preparing for BlogHer that I didn't get the chance to acknowledge it here, though I did blog about it on jenn.nu. We celebrated his ...Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.Sucky grandma.
Posted on July 10, 2010 at 1:29pm
Ryan was supposed to go to my mother's house for a sleepover last night. My mother promised him last weekend, when she was here getting Alyssa for what would turn into a four night sleepover. Well, Friday came and went, and my mother never came for Ryan, never called, ...Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.A family night out
Posted on July 10, 2010 at 11:56am
Yesterday evening the kids and I picked Dan up from work (my car is non-functional at the moment, so on the days I have errands to run I take Dan to work so I have a set of wheels to use for the day), and then went over to Red ...Error: The Folder [/home/mamahood/public_html/wp-content/plugins/headlines] is not writeable.The night the Tooth Fairy went MIA
Posted on July 10, 2010 at 10:20am
The other night Dan and I went out for dinner, and my mom babysat Alyssa and Ryan. When we got home, we asked how the night went, if the kids had a good time, went to bed without a fuss, etc. My mom said everything went fine, nothing out of ...
