Category Archives: Little Feet

Apparently it is Just That Much Funnier When it Surprises the Dog

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Shoes

Sunday night and it was that time right after dinner and right before the boys needed to start getting ready for bed.  I was perusing through the stack of school papers that had been dumped on the table on Friday … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Just Google It!

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Shoes

Carter has his very first loose tooth!  My youngest son, the baby of the family.  Soon the landscape, the morphology of his sweet little boy face will forever be changed with the loss of his first baby tooth.  There will … Continue reading →

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A Bird and a Book

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Shoes

I love driving around conversations. The boys and I were driving home yesterday from Cody’s physical therapy, a short drive of ten minutes or so, when Carter piped up from the back seat that he was going to have a … Continue reading →

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Full Disclosure and Gettin’ Lucky

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Shoes

Yesterday Cody was finishing his lunch when this conversation occurred, completely catching me by surprise. cody:  Is a baby alive while inside the mom’s tummy? me:  Yup, babies grow bigger and bigger inside their mom’s tummy until they are ready … Continue reading →

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Babies Come From Vashon Island

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Shoes

Several weeks ago we were invited to a friend’s birthday party which was located on a piece of private beach attached to their neighborhood community center.  The open aired structure and bbq area sit atop a grassy hill that slops … Continue reading →

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Wishing on a Rock

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Shoes

Yesterday I was a rock star. After creating a lesson plan and presenting that lesson to a group of my cohorts (((who had to pretend to be six and seven year olds (my lesson was teaching near-doubles addition to a … Continue reading →

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The Right Clothes for the Job

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Shoes

The blue cloudless sky and bright shining orb in the sky is reflective of what the weather report promises for today, sun and warmth.  I pull out the boys’ shorts from the plastic storage bins under their bed and they … Continue reading →

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Chipmunks and Nail Chewing

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Shoes

Carter and I were leaving the bus stop the other day after getting Cody safely on the school bus when we startled a chipmunk.  It leapt into the air, grabbed the nearest tree and scampered part way up.  It clung … Continue reading →

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The Little Blue Robin Egg

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Shoes

On our walk home from the school bus this afternoon I spied a small light blue egg shell by the side of the road.  It was really only half a shell and it led to the following discussion. carter: If … Continue reading →

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Unearthed

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Shoes

This morning Carter got up on the wrong side of the bed (for the life of me I can’t figure out how he continues to do this for when we combined the boys’ beds into bunk beds we made sure … Continue reading →

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