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From the monthly archives:

May 2008

He’s Done It Again

May 27, 2008

I tell ya’ what. Every day I look straight into the eyes of my oldest child and implore him to stop.
“Stop growing, child!” I tell him.
He mostly laughs at me.
Today, he did it again. He turned eight. Eight! How can my boy be 8? I tried to take [...]

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Blog Bloat: CONTENT #3

May 24, 2008

So far we’ve tackled tags and a little about sidebar bloat. This time I’d like to talk about content.
Human culture has a funny way of creating nuances, manners or etiquette. And you can go into an entire argument about how arbitrary and pointless it can be. But it boils down to this… [...]

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Of Rainbows and Robots, Legos and Pirates

May 20, 2008

Einstein came running in to find me. “I made a prism outside,” he shouts. “Come look!” Only in the name of homeschool can you count both making prisms and landscaping chores as science. We’ve been doing a lot of “science” lately.

Can you believe all that green? Just when I thought [...]

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Blog Bloat: SIDEBAR CONTENT #2

May 18, 2008

I loved all the feedback and admissions of guilt from some of you in my comments. Too too funny! I visited each and every one of you and I have to say – those were some fine tags. My applause! And thank you to my friends who come for the 4th [...]

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Blog Bloat: TAGS #1

May 15, 2008

Is your blog feeling a little… bloated?
I have a multi-post series planned about blogging and the blogosphere in general. Because I’m like a total expert. Or not. Look out Kathie Lee! Moms are going to blog. So, maybe I can help… a little. Not like we took a [...]

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School Shmool and Holy Clothes-Horse, Batman!

May 13, 2008

School shmool.
That’s about how all of us are feeling about school these days. And I’m the worst of them. Today I even did the dreaded job of going through the Boybarians’ closets. What a chore that is! Do you southerners do that chore? Today I took down, refolded and packed [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day

May 11, 2008

To all the mothers out there: Hope this day is special. This is the toughest job with the lowest pay but greatest benefits. Hope you all have a day to enjoy yourselves and your family!
To my mother-in-law:You could have warned me. Ha ha. Kidding. Mostly. Thank [...]

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Some 5th Birthday Moments

May 10, 2008

Don’t you wish you could freeze time, just for a little while and keep them all just as they are? With each passing milestone, each passing month, each passing moment… I just want to bottle them up and keep them little and timeless. Instead I just click, click, click and try and capture [...]

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Reason #574638526 That Our Neighbors Love Us…

May 7, 2008

Mr. Perfectly Manicured Lawn stood in his lawn pretending to water his lawn and pick up every twig in his yard. Under his breath I’m sure he was cursing Handy Man’s name. He just can’t see the potential. Can you see it?
Did you know that if you do all that digging – [...]

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Friends ‘n’ Rock Gardens

May 3, 2008

These are my favorite pics from this week.
We had friends over and I’m not sure who had more fun, Handy Man or the 7 kids running through the house! Our friends are just perfectly Trouble’s size. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.

And guess what! Guess [...]

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Not Number 2

May 1, 2008

He’s never done anything first.
He was middle born. Second child. Number 2 of 3. He walked second, talked second, grew up second. Then came “the new baby” and he wasn’t even the littlest anymore. He was stuck between a louder, older child and a needier, younger child.

Until now.
Sweet [...]

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