Tag Archives: Family

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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Life Through the Cody & Carter Lens

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Shoes

A couple years ago I received a new digital camera for Christmas.  The old camera was put in a box and promptly forgotten.  Life went on as normal until the boys’ Vtech camera, a great Goodwill find, died.  They hardly … Continue reading →

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How Internet Connectivity Issues Leads to Dung Beetles

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Shoes

Husband is a computer guy, an electronic gadget lover, and a software engineer.  At our house we don’t just watch t.v. like normal people do.  Our t.v. is hooked up to computers out in our garage.  There is internet and … Continue reading →

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Marbles and Mixing Bowls

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Shoes

It is the simple things in life, right?  Take a handful of marbles and a nesting of plastic mixing bowls (there was no way I was giving up my nice glass mixing bowls for this), give them to your children … Continue reading →

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Summer Toys. Winter Toys.

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Shoes

It has been past time for quite a while.  Finally on a not so rainy day last week I decided the time had come.  Cody was at school and since it was a Friday, Carter was home all day with … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Warlocks, Tigers, and Witches

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Shoes

There were classroom parties, costume parades, and trick or treating. The weather report spoke of constant rain. We dodged the rain clouds, stayed dry, and collected way more candy than we needed. We were sad that Husband was not able … Continue reading →

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Right Now

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Shoes

The kitchen was a total mess, the dining room table even more so.  Carter was sorting his trick or treating loot into two piles, one to keep and one for the Switch Witch*.  He was also in the process of … Continue reading →

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Racecar Raven

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Shoes

A poem, by Cody (age 6) Racecar Raven on the roof He appears with a poof His feathers, dark as night guide him on his flight During the springtime we had a large black bird visit our backyard feeders.  The … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – Pumpkin Patches Through the Years

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Shoes

The last three years we have gone to the same pumpkin patch and have forced asked the kids to stand by the How Tall This Fall? sign so we could take their picture.  Cody is on the left and Carter … Continue reading →

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Drunk with Power and Demanding Candy Corn

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Shoes

I think I may have mentioned in passing a time or two that I am room mom in Cody’s first grade class.  Actually I am one of three moms who signed up this year (although I was not planning on … Continue reading →

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