Tag Archives: Children

Simple Sunday – The Little Things Are Not All That Little

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Shoes

Family, friends, holidays, love, smiles, being together. We have been celebrating the little things that are not all that little.  I hope you are too.

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Tears for Connecticut

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Shoes

It started with a text. Husband:  Good god…give Carter an extra hug for me…wish it was 3:30… (we are meeting with Cody’s teacher and OT at the school today at 3:30.) I did not understand and said so.  I had … Continue reading →

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My Own Personal Christmas Hell on Wheels

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Shoes

I have never been one to play children’s music in the car.  At home we have several kids CDs and a Pandora station titled Cody & Carter’s Music where Raffi and Laurie Berkner rule supreme.  But when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Christmas Festivities and Catnaps

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Shoes

It has been a busy week.  We bundled up and went downtown to watch Santa arrive on a fire truck to flip the switch on our town’s Christmas tree. And the cat napped on. We went to a Christmas tree … Continue reading →

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Shadow Dancing

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Shoes

If one were to look out their window on a sunny afternoon into the cul-de-sac where Carter and I stand four days a week waiting for his bus, roughly between 12:15 and 12:25, they may be in for a strange … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Bunk Beds

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Shoes

Over the weekend we combined the boys’ bedrooms into one room, merging their beds to form bunk beds.  They now have a shared bedroom and a playroom.  Time will tell if this was a brilliant move or a colossal mistake. … Continue reading →

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A Little Less Blogging. A Little More Yule Logging

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Shoes

In an effort to save my sanity spend more time with my family this holiday season as well as bake massive amounts of goodies, co-host a cocktail Christmas party, do whatever a room mom is required to do this time … Continue reading →

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The Last Walks with Dexter

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Shoes

It is very therapeutic walking with a geriatric, arthritic dog.  It does not matter if we are running late and if we don’t hurry will miss the school bus.  It does not matter if it starts to rain and we … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Mini Mushrooms, the Space Needle, and the Long Arm of Carter

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Shoes

I have not done a single bloggy thing since Wednesday.  I have read no blogs, I have written no material, I have not yet responded to any new comments.  We have been busy with a visit from the boys’ farfar … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving and Grief

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Shoes

Thanksgiving 2011. While we did not know it at the time that would be the last time Cody and Carter would ever see their Grandpa.  It would be the last time Husband would ever see his father-in-law, the man he … Continue reading →

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