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growing up

Twenty-ten.

January 3, 2010
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I’ve absolutely loved the holiday time out. I don’t know about you, but this year we really tried to take life slow and Just Be. I’m in an age and stage of life that I adore. My husband is young, healthy, funny and a joy to have home on his days off. [...]

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Boybarian Christmas Carols

December 24, 2009
we wish you a merry christmas

We wish you a holiday surrounded by those you love most.
Love,
Darcy, Handyman, Einstein, Picasso and Trouble

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What do you get… ?

October 9, 2009
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… when you mix this handsome growing boy…

… with these?

He’s a little bit country.

He’s a little bit rock ‘n’ roll.

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I woke up today…

September 6, 2009
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… and took a picture of myself to see if I look any different. This is what 34 looks like.
I made a birthday wish, and wished it wasn’t my birthday. But the boys wouldn’t let me get away with that. Instead they put candles in a Swiss Roll and sang. [...]

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In 60 more payments, she’ll be all mine.

August 25, 2009
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*sigh*
In case you were ever wondering what happens after your beloved van goes down, down, down as the flames get higher… and it burns, burns, burns like a ring of fire (name the song!), turns out your sentence reward is 60 months and this sweet baby:

Don’t get me wrong, she is shhhhhhhmmaaaaancy. GPS [...]

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Growing: Up, Cala-pillars and Bellies.

July 27, 2009
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Up.
Trouble learned how to pedal. You’d think by now I’d get over these milestones, but I never do. We have tried and tried and practiced to try and get him to understand the pedal motion. His big brother tries exactly once, and the kid gets it. And I’m the mom clapping [...]

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He’ll always be my baby…

July 15, 2009

Today he starts kindergarten.

And although those early years were so hard…

… I’m just not sure how they flew by so fast.

My last kindergartner. The very last “first day”. And sometimes, in those wee mornings, when he’s a blur of stretching and waking…

He looks exactly like that 36 oz baby on a warming bed [...]

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On Turning Nine…

May 26, 2009

How is it in the blink of an eye, they can go from that… to such a big, smart boy?

Today, my Einstein turns nine years old. Nine! How in the world did that happen?
And I know all moms are ridiculously biased about their kids. Here are some of the reasons why I [...]

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Sprung a Leak

May 12, 2009

Okay, in retrospect, it would have been wiser to use fresh rather than frozen strawberries.

“Mommy? My birfday cake is leaking.”

The Lego Power Miners were a hit, though.

In the end, though… he didn’t have any cake. Not a single bite.

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Six Years Ago and Today

May 6, 2009

Yesterday and today I tried to capture some photos of my 7-year-old wonder boy, Picasso. Aren’t kids so stinkin’ cute with those two front teeth missing? He lost them both yesterday after a running crash with Trouble’s noggin. They were wiggly already but having your 5-year-old brother head butt them certainly speeds [...]

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Out With the Old, In with the ‘Tweens

March 19, 2009

Not many companies can survive a reinvention of such an oldie but goodie, but I’d like to applaud Mattel for their new tweenager version of Dora. What do you think of her new makeover?

I think many parents were concerned that Mattel would make her too sexy, too mature and less conservatively dressed. I [...]

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Word of the Day and Growing Boybarians

February 22, 2009

I have to start this with a funny. Because I am a real-and-true certified geek, I subscribe to m-w’s word of the day. It’s okay, you can laugh. Handy Man makes fun of me all the time. Until I kick his bootie in Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble and Cranium, that is. [...]

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Be Mine.

February 12, 2009

First, today is MOBS’s birthday. So, I’d like to sing happy birthday to her on my blog:
Happy birthday to you.Happy birthday to you.Happy birthday, mean ol’ baby sister,Happy birthday to you!
(She’s still an infant. No sobbing for MOBS.)
Dear MOBS,Happy birthday. Hope HFM takes you out for your special day. *smooshy cheeks* [...]

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This is why God gave me boys.

February 5, 2009

Reminder: You can enter twice each day to win one of Kimba’s brooches in our Valentine’s Day give away!

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Serious Business

January 16, 2009

Once upon a time there was a very serious bride.

She never had any fun at all. Somber, sullen thing.

Her big sister was also just as melancholy. And vain. Very, very vain. She would never leave the house without makeup and all done up.

Life was very boring. No antics to be [...]

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52 Things to do in 2009

January 8, 2009

More on digital media coming soon… you can also find me over at Heart of the Matter Online today.
So I know I’m a day late on this… enjoy anyway!
1. Reread your favorite childhood book.2. Paint something.3. Discover a new favorite song.4. Cry at a good movie.5. Laugh out loud [...]

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LWM3B Year In Review

December 31, 2008

As 2008 draws to a close, and I look on to 2009 with great anticipation. I offer you, the dear, sweet readers who still visit me… a year in review of lwm3b. Since this is a recap, my pics are sized to fit the old blog.
January: I publicly humiliated myself by coming forward [...]

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He’s straight out of a Hallmark card…

December 21, 2008

My boy. My first-born, saucy child… the one who has found all the bonker buttons…
… he looks like something straight out of a 1950s Holiday Hallmark card.

I tell ya’ what… this kid is handsome. As soon as he learns to tame that crazy hair, I’m going to be fending off the girls on [...]

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He’s "Einstein" for a Reason

November 19, 2008

“Mom, I love Mars Mission.”
He’s talking about Legos again. Or still. It’s all the same in my girly head. He talks about Legos pretty much all the time.
“I know you do, sweet pea.” I agree, “It’s pretty cool stuff!”
He gets excited. And even though I’ve probably heard a variation of [...]

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Awww, a Tear in My Eye!

November 13, 2008

I’ve had so much going on here at LWM3B that I haven’t had a chance to say thanks to those of you participating in the Blog Awards over at HSBA.
First, a huge thanks goes to the crew behind the scenes at HSBA. I know for a fact that Dawn and Sprittibee were up until [...]

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Things I Already Miss

November 11, 2008

My babies are growing up. Each day I beg, implore, bribe and cajole them to stay little. Einstein can’t wait to explore the world. He wants to see China, Australia, Italy and the volcanoes in Iceland. Picasso seems less likely to go jet-setting, but he is also the most independent and [...]

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My Ol’ Man

October 28, 2008

Is it just me or is referring to the love of your life as “my ol’ man” or “my ol’ lady” the most absurd thing?
Is it a regional geographical thing?
Growing up, my grandparents called each other ‘Sam’ and ‘Sal’. It was very endearing. I was at least 10 before I realized those [...]

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Tagger Blog Meme Thingys

October 17, 2008

Will you all still be my friend if I never do one of these ever never again? Promise?
I lost track of the ‘tag you’re it’ emails I’ve been getting. And honestly, I can’t remember what all I’m supposed to do. I think I owe my first born to a mythological creature, have [...]

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Boys Who Climb Trees

September 30, 2008

I hope they never outgrow their mommas.

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Blog-O Lame-O

September 24, 2008

Ha! I crack me up. But, yes, I know that Life With My 3 Boybarians has turned into Blog-O Lame-O. I wonder if that URL has been taken yet?
We’ve been busy. Like swamped.
There is light at the end of my tunnel, or so I hope.
On the last day of [...]

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Things I Already Miss

August 24, 2008

My boys are moving out of the category of small children and into middle childhood despite my protests. Their rapidly changing taste in entertainment, their increasingly-frequent attempts at independence and their fewer shouts for mommy… are the perfect mix of heartbreaking and exhilarating.
But here are some things I already miss.
Elmo. [...]

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A Little About Integrity

August 12, 2008

… this one is by request from my mom. I dedicate it to her.
Integrity: noun1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
Integrity is the kind of upstanding character that means you do what’s right, even when no one is looking.
It means you take the high road, [...]

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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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Interview with a Boybarian

April 25, 2008

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Einstein: I really don’t know. I mean, there are a LOT of choices, Mom. And I’m seven. Seven! How in the world is a seven-year old supposed to know what he wants to do for-EVER?! Well, I am [...]

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My Little Bag Man – A Reveal into Picasso

April 6, 2008

When I posted the Easter pics, I posted this one of Picasso hunting for eggs.

This picture of my sweet 6 year old soooo cracks me up. Look at what all he is carrying…

And this picture… oh my!… it is such a great capture of his personality. He collects and stores everything and [...]

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