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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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Boys vs. Leaves. Vol I

November 10, 2009
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My camera would not stop taking photos. For the first time ever, I filled a 4 GB card. It was incredible outside.

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Eight is great!

September 23, 2009
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To see the full-sized image, you have to click twice. The first opens up a small version alone, the second time opens it to web size. I’m hoping to change that, but haven’t figured out how yet ( the blog designer’s blog, it’s like the cobbler’s children).

Happy birthday, Picasso. Hope eight really is [...]

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Happy birthday cha cha cha.

September 22, 2009
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Look at those adorable little Chiclet teeth!
It’s amazing how much a little face can change in about a year. Picasso was the first of the boybarians to lose teeth, and he already looks so grown up compared to this picture in the snow.
Today my second born, my peace-loving, shy-until-you-get-to-know-him, comedian of the family, middle [...]

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Meet the Boybarians

August 16, 2009
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Einstein, age 9
Talkative, outgoing, inquisitive, insatiable, hot tempered but quick to cool, loyal, thoughtful, charming, handsome, alpha male.

Picasso, age 7
Shy, amazing sense of humor, empathetic, slow to anger but simmers for a long time, beautiful, artistic, care taker, creative.

Trouble, age 6
Miracle, comical, affectionate, sweet, mischeivous, charming, inspirational, good friend, loves attention, wants everyone to laugh.

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Our 09-10 Academic Year Plans

July 22, 2009

Will we say “two thousand ten” or “twenty ten” after we ring in the new year? The jury is still out… but after emails from a few you pointing out that my 2009 – 2010 school year has started and I’ve yet published my plans. My brain is still on summer break; here [...]

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Picasso’s Smile

June 1, 2009

These weeks of this toothless smile are going so fast. I can hardly stand to think we won’t see this smile again. He just looks so adorable, I wanna box him up and keep him forever. Just. Like. This.

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We went back in time…

May 18, 2009

… to 1875!

Des Moines is home to Living History Farms. It’s a blip on the map – a hidden treasure here in the Midwest. If anyone outside of the state of Iowa has heard of it, it’s usually because His Holiness Pope John Paul spoke there. It was one place [...]

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A Million Tulips

May 10, 2009

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you moms, but special wishes to the moms in my life! Love you.
There are entire months that go by when I can’t figure out why I live in Iowa. But then there are certain days that are so close to perfection that I can’t imagine missing them. [...]

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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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Science is Fun.

April 23, 2009

And it makes my sink shiny.

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Fun. PreK Style.

April 7, 2009

On homeschool forums one of the most commonly asked questions is what to do with the little people while you’re trying to accomplish something with the older kids. I wanted to share a few things that work around here. If you don’t edumakate your little ones, feel free to gander at the pics [...]

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Toddlers, Tiaras and Trauma?

March 27, 2009

Photo credit: TLC Toddlers & TiarasI don’t have many programs that I tune into. If the TV gets turned on at all, it’s not until after Handy Man has come home from work. American Idol takes up 2 nights a week, and we try to catch Heroes on Mondays. But I have [...]

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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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Homeschool Confession #1

January 26, 2009

Confession: I have a reluctant learner.
And by reluctant, I really just mean he isn’t interested in anything he thinks is “school.” As a homeschool parent and the primary educator it can be very disheartening. More than I want him to be smart…
I ache for him to be happy.
But my job as [...]

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Snow Bunny or Hot Chocolate Duty?

December 1, 2008

I suppose I oughta get used to the idea of snow. It’s likely going to be here until April or May.

Yeah, I know that’s nearly 5 months from now. *sigh* I keep thinking I’ll wake up and it’ll still be beautiful and green outside. I’ll let you know if that happens. [...]

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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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For Sale: Two of the Messiest Boybarians on the Planet

October 1, 2008

Those of us who live in an area that has four seasons – unite!
I think families who live where it is always mild and beautiful, have no idea the chore it is to go through and completely replace the wardrobes of every member of the family twice a year. Recently, I did just that.
Then, [...]

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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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Sweet, Sweet Picasso

July 2, 2008

Ha! Even my mom thought the frog – and yes, it really is a urinal! – was in our house. This frog isn’t in our house, but Handy Man did help design it. It was created by an artist in New Mexico and is in a house Handy Man designed that sits [...]

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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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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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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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Six More Weeks of School!

April 21, 2008

I find this almost impossible to believe since it feels like we are just overcoming winter. Spring has sprung! I couldn’t be more excited about the upcoming promise of warm weather… just could. not. be.
We are scheduled to finish our school year at the end of May. I can’t believe that’s so [...]

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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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Long Overdue Easter Pics

April 1, 2008
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"Boybarians" is not JUST a Moniker

March 12, 2008

I’m not sure why Handy Man wanted to photograph the boys while they were eating, but I saw this one and thought it captured their 3 little personalities so well.Einstein sits, as the oldest boybarian, smiling obediently into the camera. On his plate sits only plain “chicken”, cooked seperately from the other food (it’s [...]

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Playing with Picasso

March 8, 2008

Picasso has been blessed with such beautiful eyes. And those eyelashes? TDF!

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Weekly Monthly Some Sort of Report

March 7, 2008

Has anyone else besides me completely lost track? Since we school mostly year-round, I have no idea what week we’re on or when the last time I reported anything was. But this one is for Ms. Candy, our supervising teacher, who requested an update to what’s going on here at Mill Creek Academy. [...]

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