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Not a Mermaid
Last Saturday Ellie, our neighbor came over. Her twin’s dance class started up again and the class only allows one parent and no siblings to go, in order to keep the number of people small. We have been allowing the … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet
Tagged Catwad, Fractions, Friends, Humor, Learning, not a mermaid, Parenting, Reading, Teaching, The things kids say, Winnie the Pooh
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Nervous Pickles
me: Why are there spots of juice or something on the table? Cody: It was the pickle jar. It sweats ever time I open it – it gets nervous. Cody is a voracious pickle eater who has been known to eat many, … Continue reading
Posted in Food Glorious Food
Tagged Food, Humor, Kids, Parenting, Pickles, The things kids say
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Spreading Cheer One Cookie at a Time
Carter ran from door to door around our cul-de-sac, bags of freshly baked cookies clutched in his fist. He respected social distancing, knocking, putting the cookies down, and stepping away to wait and see if someone answered. If they did … Continue reading
Posted in Food Glorious Food, Random Thoughts, The Virus
Tagged Be Kind, cookies, Kids, Kindness, Parenting, Quarantine
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An Owls’ Outing
When the boys were younger, we found magic everywhere and in everything we did. We danced with our own shadows while waiting at the bus stop, we named the bushes and hills that comprised our small patch of woods on … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet, Random Thoughts
Tagged childhood, Growing up, Imagination, Kids, Little moments, Little things in life, Magic, Owls, Parenting
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The Bitter Truth
Yesterday we harvested the celery from our garden. Ever the one to research and be informed, the boys and I watched this video. It made the whole process seem so simple that to call it a process seemed silly. What … Continue reading
Nothing but Fur
The other day Carter asked me if he could go skinny dipping in our backyard pool. Considering the time of day – it was daylight – and our location – the middle of one of the largest cities in the … Continue reading
Posted in Furry Feet (and fish), Little Feet
Tagged Almost summertime, Dogs, Fur Dipping, Humor, Kids, Life, Parenting, Pets, Skinny Dipping, The things kids say
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The Tigger on our Doorknob
There is a small stuffed Tigger that hangs from a key chain that, lately, can be found hanging on our door. The Tigger was originally ours, but Carter decided he was done with it and graciously offered it to one … Continue reading
Thug
After dinner, I make school lunches for Cody, Carter, and myself. Tonight was no different. As I was pulling items from the fridge and formulating the lunch menu, Carter walked by. He peeled open the container of sugar snap peas … Continue reading
Posted in Little Feet
Tagged Children, Humor, Parenting, Smoking, The things kids say, Vegetarian, Vegetarian Thug
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Simple Sunday – Webcam Toy App
Carter has a new elective class this semester, Information and Technology. Last week they were given a project to create an “All About Me” digital poster of themselves using a variety of apps. Carter was excited to share his with … Continue reading
Simple Sunday – Necessary Dining Room Table Items
On our dining room table can always be found several items. We’ve got your typical salt and pepper shakers, napkin holder, and sugar bowl, with a candle for mood lighting. We also have the more atypical salt alternative and the … Continue reading
Posted in Simple Sunday
Tagged Family, Humor, Kids, Life, Math, Parenting, Simple sunday
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