Category Archives: Little Feet

How to Build Your Own iPod

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Shoes

According to my five-year old, building your own iPod is, well, child’s play. Collect 5-6 old wikki sticks, preferably ones that have been lying around the house for a week and have obtained a certain level of dog hairiness. Add one yellow shoe … Continue reading →

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Mini Muffins & How I Will Never Feel the Same About Gak.

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Shoes

Several weeks ago I attended a meeting at Cody’s school. In attendance were two kindergarten teachers, the three other room moms, and various parents all there to organize the classroom Halloween party. Cody’s classroom shares one of those accordion type walls … Continue reading →

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Super Secret Blog Post

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Shoes

What do these look like to you? If you guessed Ritz munchables pretzel rounds then, congratulations you can read, but you would be wrong.  In our house these are referred to only as Super Secret Crackers.  They are coveted by the boys.  … Continue reading →

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All in a Ten Minute Conversation

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Shoes

While driving to Cody’s physical therapy this morning, Cody asked me why the dump truck in front of us kept breaking.  We were driving down a hill at the time so I explained to him about momentum and used his train track set … Continue reading →

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No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Shoes

The beds are made and there are no monkeys around here to jump and mess them up.  Cody just started Kindergarten last week and I just sent Carter off on the little school bus to preschool.  This means that four days … Continue reading →

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Some Days There is Just Never Enough Bleach

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Shoes

That is what I was thinking to myself yesterday during the final cleaning stages of a rather horrible and unmentionable potty training accident. While waiting for Cody’s school bus to arrive Carter hid behind a tree and well – it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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You Say You Want a Revolution?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Shoes

Wikipedia – yes, I used Wikipedia and not Websters here, please don’t judge – defines a revolution as “…a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.” We listen to a lot of Pandora … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten Angst

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Shoes

I think it is normal to have anxiety and nervousness when preparing to send your first born out the door of home and through the door of that big yellow school bus.  We have attended the “Meet the Teacher” and “Parent … Continue reading →

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Put that Chipmunk Down – RIGHT NOW!

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Shoes

Yup, I actually had to say that to my five-year old today. Let me start at the beginning.  Today the boys had a friend over to play.  It was a drop off play date which is exactly what it sounds … Continue reading →

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Cookies Under the Clouds

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Shoes

What do you do when it is a gloomy rainy August day in the Pacific Northwest?  Well, I don’t know what you do, but I take the good advise of my three-year old and bake some cookies.  I wanted to try … Continue reading →

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