Bean
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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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A Guilt-Driven 10 Year Old Birthday Celebration
This Saturday, Bean turned 10 years old. Ten. As in, two hands of fingers. As in double digits. As in, according to my high school English teacher, Mr. King, I no longer have…
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Life Lessons from the Safety Patrol
I can hardly believe it, but Bean is going to be in 5th grade next year. Where has the time gone?! Anyway, apparently I don’t get a vote in the whole growing up…
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The First Day of School (…one week later)
So, I meant to post this blog post last week, but… life. Despite the late posting, our first week back was really great! The kids have excellent teachers this year and both have…
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WARNING: You are now entering the “too cool” phase of parenting!
This Sunday, we were sitting in church together as a family. The first 20 minutes or so of our service is praise and worship music, and so we were all standing up singing…
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Nerf War Birthday Party
Bean turned nine the last week of school, but we decided to have his party after school had ended and everyone’s schedules settled down a bit. Also, we wanted to wait until Gracie…
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Endings, Beginnings, and the Waiting in Between
Well, friends, another school year has come and gone. Bean and Gracie have continued to grow, despite every direct order I have given them to knock that crap off. They have made new…
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Day in the Life: A Crazy Saturday
I love to read “Day in the Life” posts from other bloggers. I just love seeing how people spend their time and collecting little snippets of ideas that I can introduce with my…
