Tag Archives: Parenting

Guns and Chicken Eggs

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Shoes

We are lucky enough to live in an area that has lots of backyard farms and as such we are able to get farm fresh eggs.  Our eggs come from happy chickens, all of which have their own distinct personalities, … Continue reading →

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A Stampede of What?

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Shoes

Our mealtime conversations can be quite interesting (do you remember the one that ended with us talking about elephantiasis?  A lot of interesting search engine terms popped up on my blog after I wrote that one.)  The other night over … Continue reading →

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The Tooth Fairy Lives in FairyLand, of Course.

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Shoes

Here is the letter Cody left for the Tooth Fairy on the night of her first visit a little over a week ago.  I wrote while he dictated. I was proud that he remembered his manners in the writing of … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Magic

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Shoes

Last night while you were tucked in fast asleep, my dear I polished a silver dish for you to keep, my dear Your baby teeth, proof of the passage of time, my dear With each loss of a tooth you … Continue reading →

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Of Carter and the Peach (or on days like this I think I deserve a medal just for making it through)

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Shoes

I am still not sure what alerted me that something was wrong.  It must have been a small noise he made or a change in his movements.  I was in the kitchen cutting up a hot dog (of all things) … Continue reading →

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Watch Out For That Zebra!

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Shoes

Do you have zebras in your Home Depot? Yesterday Carter and I went in search of the perfect flower pots.  It is never easy to find something when you have an exact image of what you want in your head.  … Continue reading →

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With the Warmer Weather Comes the Bathroom Badgers

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Shoes

I start to notice signs of their arrival as soon as the warm weather comes.  A torn piece of leaf in the living room.  A wilted dandelion in the hallway.  A partially eaten pinecone and dirt.  Lots of dirt.  They … Continue reading →

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Simple Sunday – A Simply Lovely Mother’s Day

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Shoes

My mom came down for the weekend and we went to the zoo in a continuation of Carter’s birthday celebration.  In our house a person’s birthday gets celebrated for at least a week or more, with festivities spread out and … Continue reading →

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And Then There Was Carter

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Shoes

Four years ago, 2 hours and 14 minutes shy of Mother’s Day, Carter was born.  He took one look around, expressed his distaste for the cold bright world he was born into by crying about it and then promptly peed … Continue reading →

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Memories of Rosy

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Shoes

There is now one dog dish where once there were two.  The spaces in between the walls of our house seem more empty.  A seventy pound German Shepherd, apparently, can take up a lot of space.  I can still hear … Continue reading →

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