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Baseball Opening Ceremonies, 2015
Chris ordered a camera battery charger for me last week and saved my pictures. And my blog. Â So, now we are back to regularly scheduled programming. Last weekend, we had Bean’s first tee…
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It’s Under the Log
Some of my favorite conversations are the ones I have with the kids while driving around. Â It’s pretty funny to hear what they think about things. Â They are even getting to the age…
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Chores for Little Family Members
In my house growing up, we did chores as a family every Saturday morning. Â I remember it so vividly. Â Ginny and I had to clean our rooms, change our bedsheets, and then we…
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The Time Out Fail
This morning, Gracie was in time out for who-knows-what. Â We have two designated “time out spots” in our house, which makes it easy to enforce when there is a discipline issue. Â The kids…
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Is Anyone Still Here????
Oh, imaginary friends! Â How I have missed you! Â Life has taken over in the last few weeks, as I know is prone to happen this time of year. Â Between holiday parties, finish up…
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Raising a Kindergartener
People ask often which age of raising kids has been my favorite so far. Â That’s such a tough question because each age has it’s ups and downs. Â Some years, yes, there are more…
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A Conversation with Bean
“Police nabidab… Police nabidab…” “I think you mean, ‘Feliz navidad,'” I said. “No, it goes, ‘Police nabidab,'” he said, as he continued to sing in the backseat of my car. “Where’d you learn that…
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Hi. I’m Married to a Five-Year-Old.
Chris has two jobs on school-day mornings. He fixes the kids breakfast while I get dressed, and he takes Bean to school after Gracie and I leave at an earlier time. Easy peasey.…
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Defending the Goal
Last week, I was sitting on the sidelines during one of Bean’s soccer practices. Â He was playing goalie with some friends on his team while we waited for practice to start. Â After about…
