Category Archives: Little Feet

Passing More than Just Gas

Posted on July 8, 2017 by Shoes

While cleaning out Carter’s school backpack to make it usable as a carry-on bag for our trip to Washington, I came upon this: In case you need a translation: I passed a note Lol – cute, maybe cat, face. I … Continue reading →

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Eating your Fractions

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Shoes

To keep their brains in somewhat of a school mode, I conduct a summer school of sorts at our dining room table.  Monday through Thursday for an hour or two in the morning the boys work on maintaining their reading, … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Missing Piece

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Shoes

Husband left this afternoon on a business trip.  It is not long, less than a week, but it is unusual and the boys and I feel its strangeness. He had been gone perhaps an hour.  The boys and I finished … Continue reading →

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“Where’s the Tequila?” Asks My 11 Year Old Son

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Shoes

What do you do when it is 108 degrees out and the weather forecast is predicting 120 degrees in just a few days time?  You practice making sweet sun tea. Cody and Carter researched sun tea and found a recipe … Continue reading →

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Boobs are for Ladies

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Shoes

Carter turned up his nose at the thought of making our own birthday invitations and instead wanted to go to the store and buy some. We found our invitations and were walking past the rack of cards on our way … Continue reading →

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Google Docs, OMG!

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Shoes

Tonight Carter came home from school very excited to show me his Google Docs. Apparently, today was the first day they set up their Google Drive.  Carter showed me his drive in which I could see some documents he had … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – How Much for the Cat?

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Shoes

The boys set up a store in our living room this morning to “sell” their snap block creations.  Using the tickets they gave me, I purchased three items, then paused and asked, “How much for the cat?” The cat was … Continue reading →

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Parenting Fail – Soap vs. Shampoo

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Shoes

Somewhere along the way Husband and I neglected to successfully define and differentiate between the two body washing products used in our house – soap and shampoo. This was only recently discovered, and quite by accident.  You see, both boys … Continue reading →

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Bad Joke

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Shoes

In my classroom, we end our day with about ten minutes of a share, telling, or joke.  There is a sign-up list the students use to maintain some order in the process.  Many of the students lately have gotten into … Continue reading →

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