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Snowpocalypse Prepping
December 2009 we had a huge snow with high wind. It doesn’t look like much here but the roads had huge drifts and we were stuck inside for a couple of days. We are prepping for a big one here. It’s...
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Snowpocalypse Part 2: Yellow Snow, Architecture, and Party Food
We are bracing for a second wave of snow, this time mixed with ice. Building a secondary storm shelter. The meteorologist used the word “disastrous” to describe tomorrow’s conditions. Me: Any requests...
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Tom Jones and Taz: Scoring Machines
Taz, Dictator, and I traveled to see a pediatric allergist. It’s about a two and a half hour drive, but I factored in two and a half pee breaks and gave us 3 hours. We happened to make the trip...
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Making a Case for Build-A-Bear
Taz has wanted to go to Build-A-Bear and create his own little dust mite collector. He’s been talking about it for months. Stuffed animals are easily the number one children’s toy I love to hate....
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My Blog Spring Spruce Up
It’s been almost a year since I cut my hair. I went from blonde hair down to the middle of my back to a chin length reddish bob. It’s only taken me 11 months to change my blog photo. I originally...
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Robot Kisses
Speedy, my once reluctant showerer, has stepped up his concern for personal hygiene. It’s been a long while since I’ve had to argue with him about it or enlist other family members to sniff his head...
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A Dream Fulfilled
This year I insisted we get away as a family Memorial Day weekend. We don’t usually plan anything and every year I watch with envy as other people take off for the weekend. I had no idea I would spend...
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Scenes from the Infield
Let’s be honest, when it comes to tee ball all scenes are from the infield. Nothing ever touches the grass. And your chances of touching the ball are limited. Hey…there’s my elbow…what other...
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Blink and Lasterday is Gone
My brother, drinking his “raw-der”. We were fishing at a pond, so mom tucked his pants in his socks to keep the bugs off his legs. “We went swimming, yesterday. Right, Mom?” Taz asked. Something in...
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Something Happened on the Way to School
In August, I hugged my baby goodbye and watched as he ran off to his first day of kindergarten with fire on his heels. A new chapter had begun. For the first time in 15 years I no longer have a child...
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Christmas Hit and Miss
I survived Christmas, and with very few anxiety filled moments. There was really only one thing I was worried about this year. With the Christmas hopes and dreams of four children hinging on my...
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Rubber Band Man
A lot happens in a week around here. This week I had to add rubber band bracelet making to my schedule. Every girl from age eight to thirteen got a rubber band bracelet kit for Christmas. The second...
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Updates and Name Changes: The Dictator
When I started this blog nearly four years ago my children were ages 2 (Taz), 5 (Dictator), 9 (Speedy), and 12 (Princess). The changes children go through in four short years are astronomical, and the...
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Computer Cabinet Up-cycle
My oldest son came out onto the deck and surveyed the finished crib/bench next to this: I got a little excited and sprayed white paint on it prematurely. “So this is your big summer project this year,...
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Updates and Name Changes: Speedy
Dictator is now known as Big E. Next up is Speedy: Speedy Speedy is still…well..speedy. It’s not that he’s this lightening fast kid or anything, but he loves to move. He finds running FUN. That’s...
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