Parenting
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Gracie Tells a Joke
“Hey, Gracie,” I said. “Oh,” she said. “Hi, Mom.” “Whatcha doing, Big Girl?” “Oh, I’m just hanging out after my baaaa…. HELP! HELP! MY DUCKY TOWEL IS ATTACKING ME!” “Whoa, there!” I said.…
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Graaaaaaacie Girl
Through all the change that’s been going on around us lately, there has been one constant, shining, bright spot. One place I can always go for a little break in the day’s hectic…
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Losing My Mind
I am losing my mind. Seriously. I’m going insane. I’ve heard of mommy brain or whatever you want to call it and I experienced it slightly with Bean. I’d forget where I put…
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New Daycare for Bean
I worried about the timing of all these new things in our lives for the kids. They were moving into a new house the same week that they started a new school and…
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Schedule for Two
Recently I was asked about my daily schedule with two kids this summer. I have gotten several emails asking that same question, so I thought I’d do a post about it. Life with…
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From the Mouth of Babes
A few weeks ago, I had a bug bite on my leg and Bean saw me scratching it. “It’s a bug bite,” I told him. Now, Bean thinks everything that itches is a…
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Weekend Round Up
For the past month, Chris has been working night and day to prepare for the Target Family Theater Festival. It’s a festival that his theater puts on and that is sponsored by Target…
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The Teeth Are Coming!
“Gracie,” I said. “Can we talk for a minute about your attitude lately?” “Uhhh…okay.” “Your dad and I are a little concerned about some of your behaviors. You haven’t been eating very much…
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Holy Stealing
This Sunday after church, we picked Bean up from his Sunday School room like we do every week. Then, he walked with us down to the nursery to get Gracie, like he does…
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Potty Camp, 2011
I blogged a couple months ago about how we were starting to introduce potty training to Bean. Step One for us began right when Bean first started telling us that he needed a…
