My son loves his baby sister. Loves. Her. Though he’s never had biscotti, and probably doesn’t know the word (we eat scones or cookies whilst sipping our coffee and cocoa) I was tickled when he basically compared his baby sister to biscotti yesterday. It went a little bit like this: Joel (in baby voice): Oh [...]
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Who knew
raising a goldfish would be so much work? It’s been years since we had one, but I often feel guilty that “Larry Fish” is no longer here. “Larry Fish” was originally “Bob Fish” (a Veggie Tale theme here) before “Bob Fish” died. “Larry Fish” is not dead – though on at least 3 separate occasions [...]
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All in the name of Progress…
Despite our best effort to utilize the best option (the shortest path, tree-free, landscape design-free), a cranky neighbor and a neighbor not willing to explore options (not as much cranky as they are affected by cranky neighbor’s cranky-influenced gossip) dash our money and time-saving hopes against a wall of hard-headedness. Cranky. I digress… My dear [...]
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It’s A Boy
As I began reading Andi Buchanan’s book, It’s a Boy, I noticed a difference between my worldview and many of the authors. I fall in the “conservative” category when it comes to religion, politics, and of course, parenting. I am certainly different if I choose to stop and zoom my lens on “issues”. If I [...]
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New Meaning of “Hat Head”
Yesterday, while at the store, my three-year-old daughter saw a boy she knew. She excitedly pointed and squealed about the sighting. I wasn’t sure who it was, so I asked her to be more specific, “Which boy Olivia?” On her tiptoes, finger pointed, and squealing with delight she expounded, “That boy! With the hair like [...]
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Foundation – Footing
County Approved – 02-NOV-2005 Victory countered with setback… neighbors unwilling to allow convenient and most affordable way for power. Cool, it’s always nice to have helpful neighbors. It’s a longer story than this short paragraph eludes to… Light at the end of the tunnel – literally and figuratively. Another neighbor agrees to a modified road [...]
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The Secret to a Clean Bathroom
Are you ready? Here it is. It’ll change the world. Oh. The. Suspense. Don’t. Use. It… Don’t. Use. The. Bathroom. The secret is finally out. But there is a price. There is always a trade-off. One can never have a clean bathroom, clean hair and fuzzless teeth. Rats. There is always a hitch. *She runs [...]
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