Nancy Heiss

Author of Paradoxical Glory, poet, mother of six

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@Karlwheel @Zobusiness Oh, wow! Congratulations! What lucky babies! What lucky parents!

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@andrewheiss Should I be on this newfangled thing?

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@j_n_foster @ericajaneo @chronicallybeee Good. Because we had just given our son Benadryl (after an encounter with a yellowjacket nest; we had nothing on hand and had to run out and buy something) when I read one of your earlier tweets on this and I was like “Oh, no!” But we didn’t ruin his brain in one day, right?! 😂

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@LorijnSZ @andrewheiss This will be necessary while camping out in the desert in southern Utah (the forecast tells us temps will drop quite a bit at night still).

[Nancy Heiss @nannerslayton]

@LorijnSZ @andrewheiss Driving through the south in the summer...the forecast is typically just "hot." 😂 We have an "emergency" bin (six kids and all that with spare outfits), as well as a "sweaters and shoes" bin. So we can layer up, if necessary.

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@DevonRGoss @andrewheiss I panic about things like that, too, but these bins are mostly just clothes and if someone *really* wanted to take bins of hand-me-down outfits…we would be fine. Replacing would be a bother but not a tragedy. Anything of value is coming in. ;)

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@andrewheiss You’re the best.

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@jouisel @andrewheiss It’s between this one and the other Grogu one. 😂

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@RachelHeiss1: Do you know where that book is?
Me: …
R: More information. Ok. It’s the book I’m thinking about.
Me: …
R: The girl swims.
Me: …
R: It’s a novel in verse. I just finished Golden Girl…
Me: Oh! Unsettled. On my desk in one of those stacks.
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@jouisel Makes me feel so much better about our first attempt over here! Love seeing your growth here!

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@rachelsteenblik I got super overwhelmed last semester and my professors and boss noticed and were all like, “Let’s slow things down. What even are deadlines? Take care of your needs for a little while.” Meanwhile, my kids were like, “Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom!” So… 😂

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@MengYe_Emma The sunset was spectacular this evening!

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@jouisel @friend_shape Sorry...what about frogs? We're trying our hand(s) at spinning yarn over here! And once we have that yarn we can do many things with it. But someone's going to have to take if off the sheep first...

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@andrewheiss Planning on getting the rest of the kids v v soon! 😈

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@andrewheiss WE FORGOT! 😂 I got Andrew while we were brushing our teeth and whispered it in Alexander’s ear when he climbed in bed with us this morning.

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@j_n_foster Phoebe (13 months) is on the bottom bunk (floor level). We definitely take turns sleeping there with her (or she comes into bed with us).

Loved all your points about babies being unique. I’ve had good sleepers and others…dream on (pun!)…no way were they giving me any sleep!

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@Swilua We do not. We go off of chaotic vibes only. But I feel like this is something @andrewheiss should have thought of doing?? Keeping track of presents for 6 kids is intense!

(Also, my grandma kept a ledger for present purchases before computers 😂)

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@andrewheiss It was rollicking!