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Simple Sunday – Alley Cat
Cutting through an alley in Flagstaff on our way to an art festival yesterday, we walked past the above door. Carter says “Look momma, a cat!” “Ahhh,” I replied, already missing our cats even though we just left the house … Continue reading
Posted in Simple Sunday
Tagged cats, Children, Family, Humor, Kids, Life, Parenting, Pets, Simple sunday, The things kids say
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Simple Sunday – When Life Imitates Art and Other Nonsense We Do
We went to the Phoenix Art Museum a couple weeks ago, trading our long-time Science Center membership for a bit of culture. Carter enjoyed the scavenger hunt, checking off the found items with minimal art appreciation. I did capture a … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet, Simple Sunday
Tagged Art, Children, Family, Humor, Kids, Life, Parenting, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix Science Center, Simple sunday
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Pandemic Teaching (again)
We are two weeks into our new school year. The boys are in person this year as they are vaccinated. They also ride the city bus to and from school, a new experience they have already mastered. I am so … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Teacher, Little Feet, The Virus
Tagged Back to School, COVID, Family, Kids, Lena Horne, Parenting, Teaching, Third Grade
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Cody’s Wit and Wisdom
Driving by a Tesla charging station, I wondered aloud what the collective noun for Tesla would be. I suggested a clutch, which really makes no sense seeing as they have none. But Cody, in brilliant form, suggested a spark. A … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet, Random Thoughts
Tagged A Spark of Teslas, Collective Nouns, Humor, Kids, Life, Ogre, Parenting, Tesla, The things kids say, Wit and Wisdom
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The Delicious Mistake
With Carter off on his week long camping trip, Cody seems worried about how he will fill his days. He decided that part of his day-filling will involve cooking with me, which I find more exciting than playing this video … Continue reading
Posted in Food Glorious Food, Little Feet
Tagged Cooking, cooking with kids, Dogs, Humor, Kale, Kids, Mistakes, Parenting
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Sealed with a Heart
A week ago I wrote a letter to Carter. His Boy Scout troop had reservations for a week long camping trip up by the rim, near Payson. He had not left yet at the time of my letter writing, they … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet, The Great Outdoors
Tagged Arizona, Backbone Fire, Boy Scouts, camping, Children, Letters, Life Lessons, Parenting, Wildfires
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Simple Sunday – Happy Father’s Day Husband!
Posted in Simple Sunday
Tagged Children, Family, Father's Day, Kids, Life, Parenting, Photography
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Dave & Busters (with a side of nude Burt Reynolds)
To support Carter’s Boy Scout Troop, we purchased a coupon card from him, as did several of our neighbors (thanks, neighbors!). It was one of those cards full of discounts, most of which you will never use and you fully … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet, Random Thoughts
Tagged Burt Reynolds, Dave & Busters, Humor, Parenting, Shuffle Board
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Where the Clutter Ends
Husband is the master of clutter. In my life his clutter is a bit like the music one is subjected to while on hold waiting to talk to a representative of some random company or another, background noise that is … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet, Random Thoughts
Tagged clutter, Humor, Kids, Parenting, The things kids say
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Simple Sunday – Litterbox Mafi
me: “One down, two to go!“ This morning I was in the process of one of my least favorite tasks, the cleaning of the litter boxes. We have three cats and as such should have four boxes, one more than … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet, Simple Sunday
Tagged Blogging (or lack there of), cats, COVID, Depression?, Humor, James the Cat, Kids, Life, Parenting, Pets, The things kids say
9 Comments