Just for Fun
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Weirdness on a Thursday
Is there a full moon? Â Because today was weird, y’all. Â Was it just me or was everyone just slightly off their rocker all day long? My students at school were weird. Â There were…
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Curmudgeon
Saturday was a weird day.  We had to get up early to go to Bean’s baseball game, and we had a lot of errands to run to get ready for the Cub Scouts Crossing…
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Report Card Predictions
Bean got his report card last week. All A’s, of course. Even in math. He gets it from his daddy. His favorite subject is math. And his favorite part about math is counting…
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My Blooming Husband
Last week, Chris was in tech rehearsals almost every night, which means he didn’t get home until about 11:00.  And I was fighting a cold, so I was going to bed when the kids…
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Boyhood Knows No Age
On Easter Sunday, my children were actually easy to get ready. Â Talk about an Easter miracle! Â They put on the clothes I laid out, didn’t complain when they had to wear a belt…
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Quit Yer Beachin’
Last week, my one and only goal was to go to the beach.  I think it’s leftover from my high school and college days when Spring Break meant sunshine and tan lines.  Since Chris…
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Middle of the Night Shenanigans
Around 5:00am this morning, there was a bump in our house. Â It sounded like something plastic falling and it came from downstairs. I immediately sat straight up in bed and whispered, “What was…
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Race, According to a Four-Year-Old Girl
“Gracie,” Bean said. “Your skin is Caucasian color.” “No, it’s not,” replied Gracie thoughtfully, looking at her arm. “It’s pink.”
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You Catch It, You Keep It
Tonight after dinner, I went out to the pool to swim some laps. Â About ten minutes into my swim, I ran into a friend. We get frogs around our pool a lot. It’s…
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Happenings and Shenanigans
This week has been one of those weeks where you turn around and say, “Where have the days gone?!” Â I can’t believe it’s almost Friday already! Â What have I done? Â Where have I…