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Tag Archives: Parenting
Need some Milk to go with that Bowl of Red Blood Cells?
Breakfast conversation: It started with bran and our ignorance on the subject. Lately Cody’s favorite breakfast cereal is All-Bran. I know. It is a strange cereal to be declared anyone’s favorite cereal, much less a ten year olds. I think … Continue reading
The Double Standard of Belief (or What to Wear to a Hanukkah Party)
My parents were both raised to believe in God. Both of them, somewhere along the way, chose to stop. I was raised to notice and believe in the wholeness and beauty of nature. That was our belief system, although at … Continue reading
Posted in Random Thoughts
Tagged Atheism, Belief, Children, Family, God, Going in the bounce house, Hanukkah, Life, Parenting, Religion
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Skinny Dipping is the Answer
Yesterday afternoon Carter and I were sitting pool-side enjoying popsicles. His was raspberry. Mine was lime. It was hot, maybe 108 or so and the popsicles were dripping. Try as we might, we could not keep up with the drips. … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet, The Great Outdoors
Tagged Children, Kids, Life, Parenting, Skinny Dipping, Summertime, Swimming, The things kids say
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My Sick Day Rule(s)
The scans came back normal. So did the X-rays. After talk of keeping him overnight, he was released and Husband came home with Cody a bit before 11 last night. This means Cody’s shunt is fine and we are not … Continue reading
Posted in Sniffles & Seizures
Tagged Children, Family, Kids, Life, Parenting, Sick Days, Sickness, VP Shunt
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Simple Sunday – Car Conversations
Car driving conversation are the best. Out of the blue, Carter had this to say: carter: When I grow up I might be a librarian. me: Ah. That would be a good choice. carter: I like to read. Reading is … Continue reading
Posted in Simple Sunday
Tagged Children, Conversations, Ice Cream, Kids, Life, Math, Parenting, Reading, The things kids say
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“Momma – It Just Runs in the Family!”
Today Husband took Cody to a physical therapy evaluation. School had ended by the time they were done and so he dropped Cody off at my school to hang out with me in my classroom so he could go back … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Teacher, Little Feet
Tagged Children, Kids, motherhood, Parenting, Perhaps teaching is genetic, Teaching
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Confessions of a Stand Up Pee-er (or Two)
One morning, not too long ago, I was awaken by the voices of the two resident little people – Cody and Carter. At first I could not make out what they were saying as their voices were muffled by their … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet
Tagged Bathroom humor, Can this be called potty training?, Children, Home, Kids, Life, motherhood, Parenting
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Simple Sunday – A Hat Worthy Walk
Yesterday morning the boys decided to accompany me on my morning walk-around with Haley. The temperature was a brisk 33 degrees and there was frost on the patches of grass we passed as we weaved our way through the city … Continue reading
Simple Sunday – Brought to you by the Letter P
me: Who peed on the floor? The boys look up from their play, there is one moment, two moments, three moments of confused silence, and then they smile and start to laugh…
Posted in Simple Sunday
Tagged Children, Family, Home, Humor, Kids, Life, motherhood, Parenting, Sesame Street
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