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a puff piece or The Toasted Marshmallow Milkshake

Moving into a new house is like getting to know a new partner - one that you met during a crazy week of jet-lagged, caffeine-fueled speed dating a few months ago and with whom you now find yourself in a long-term, committed relationship.  It takes time to discover the personality of a house.  You find wonderful little gems you didn't even know were there and strange little quirks you had no idea existed.  It's fun - a puzzle, a lovely little treasure hunt.  One new quirk that I will have to contend with is my stove.  The poor little thing, its temperature varies widely.  Some days it's cooler than expected, other days it's hot hot hot.  While I wrangle with my temperamental appliance, I've been satisfying my dessert cravings with milkshakes.

housewarming

Thanks to Grandma G., Juniper has her very own Juniper-sized front porch rocker to go right alongside three beautiful Mama-sized rockers.  She couldn't be more thrilled.

nine months to grow

This week was Juniper's 3/4 year birthday!  In honor of her ninth months in the oven plus nine months in the big wide world, here are eighteen random, entirely true facts about nine month old Juniper:

• When she sneezes, she looks around expecting a "bless you." 
• She hasn't crawled yet, but she can creep around on her belly like a chubby little inchworm, hoovering up all manner of household detritus - lint, crumbs, carpet fuzzies.  On bare floor, her moving belly gathers dust and dog hair better than any Swiffer product.