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Tag Archives: Life
Simple Sunday – 80 Degrees and Boy Tooth Fairies
Eighty degrees on a Sunday morning. Husband is gone on his yearly trip to the Reno air races. The boys and I head off to the Desert Botanical Gardens, (admittedly, there was some grumbling for they wanted the Science Center … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet, Simple Sunday, The Great Outdoors
Tagged Arizona, Desert Botanical Gardens, Family, Life, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, The things kids say, The Tooth Fairy
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Defying the Laws of Physics
Every Friday night at Casa de Shoes on the Wrong Feet is Pizza and Movie Night. This means just what it sounds like. We cook pizza, typically frozen Costco pizza, and watch a movie together. The decider of what movie … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged Children, Family, Humor, Kids, Life, physics, The things that kids say
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Simple Sunday – Honey Bun
Tomorrow is the first day back to school. Last night I was talking to Husband about how I will once again make the shift from the title of “mom” to that of “Mrs. M…” as I step back into the … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Teacher, Furry Feet (and fish)
Tagged Children, First day of School, Kids, Life, Teaching, The things kids say
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Fist-pump for our Demise
The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown started it. I had not read the book, a library book picked out by Carter with many others on our last trip to the library. I walked into the living room and saw … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet
Tagged Death, Family, Fist Pump, Humor, Kids, Life, Margaret Wise Brown, Success Kid Meme Boy, The things kids say
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Returning
Ten days without kids. Oh yes, this happened. Our vacation started off as a family vacation. We flew up to my hometown to spend time with my mom. It was a whirlwind tour of Washington and some the places and … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet, The Great Outdoors
Tagged Back to Reality, Beers and Brownies, Family, Hurricane Ridge, Kalaloch, Kid Free, Lavender Festival, Life, Seattle, Traveling, Washington
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Passing More than Just Gas
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
Posted in Little Feet
Tagged Children, Farting, Humor, Kids, Life, Passing Notes in Class, School, The things found in backpacks
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Wait! Weight?
So I have a weight problem. Although in the grand scheme of things, gaining 5 pounds may not seem like much of a problem at all, it makes me cringe and try on fifteen outfits before settling on one that … Continue reading
Posted in Muffin Top Madness, Random Thoughts
Tagged Humor, Life, Muffin Top, Summer, Weight Gain, Weight Loss
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Someday People
Some people display pretty rocks and shells in a cute dish in their bathroom. We are not some people. We are someday people. These rocks and shells were lovingly collected and put in a Ziploc bag by the boys the … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged Bathroom decor, Family, Home Decor, Humor, Life, Nature, The best of intentions
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Fire with all the Works
I think it would be safe to say that on the third of July, we were in the very small minority of people living in Phoenix, AZ, to have a backyard fire. On purpose. The sun was still out, the … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged Children, Dogs, Fire, Fireworks, Fourth of July, Holiday, Kids, Life, Pets
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Simple Sunday – Missing Piece
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
Posted in Little Feet, Simple Sunday
Tagged Children, Family, Father's Day, Kids, Life, poetry, The things that kids say
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