Boys
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Jerry the Lizard, Please Get Out of My Car
A few days ago, a friend gave me a beautiful aloe plant from her yard to plant in mine. And then I accidentally left the planter in my van for two days. When…
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Happy 11th Birthday, Bean!
On Monday, this Bean right here… …turned 11 years old. So did Mr. Bear, by the way, who is still going strong at our house. 11 years old, my friends. You know what…
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5 Little Moments
1. Twice a week, I sit in my van for an hour while Gracie goes to tennis lessons. Bean stays in the van with me. And it is torture for both of us. …
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Horrible Parenting: Exhibit A
Oh, friends. I messed up royally this past weekend with Bean. I have felt horrible for days now and try as I might to tell myself that these things happen, I just can’t…
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A Different Kind of Summer
In the first few weeks of summer, I quickly realized that this summer would be… different. For one thing, Bean and Gracie are starting to separate themselves from each other in some ways.…
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VROOM! VROOM!
This past weekend, Chris, Bean, and I left Gracie at home with Nana and went camping with Cub Scouts. Out of all the camping we have done so far, this might have been…
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{Forced to} Play Ball!
Bean played four seasons of little league baseball back to back. So, when he told us last spring that he wanted to take a season off, we were happy to let him. He…
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Important Conversations and a Haircut
I took Gracie to get a haircut after school today because she decided to cut huge chunks out of her own hair a few weeks ago and it’s taken me a while to…
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Because Brothers.
She was so proud to show me her trick. She never even saw him coming. There are no pictures after this because Gracie was bounced off the float unexpectedly, flew into the water,…
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A Boy’s World
Bean got a new bed last week. We traded his queen sized bed (which he loved and we had to promise would be replaced with something infinitely cooler…) for a bunk bed. He…
