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Trouble

Twenty-ten.

January 3, 2010
sleepy boy

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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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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“Swine Flu” is not sexy.

November 8, 2009
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I tried to post a blog the other day. It was so incoherent, I have no idea what I was thinking. I even took a (blurry) picture of my ceiling with my phone that I attached to the post. It was bizarro.
In case you hadn’t guessed, I caught a bug. I [...]

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Review & Giveaway: My Read & Rhyme Bible Storybook

August 28, 2009
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I have to start by saying that Trouble so rarely ever gets anything that is just his. Mostly, he is a hand-me-down kid; hand-me-down clothes, hand-me-down toys, hand-me-down books and hand-me-down curriculum. So when I told him something [...]

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Candy 101

November 3, 2008

Naaaahhhh, I don’t think he’s had too much sugar, do you?

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When Build-A-Bear Comes Home

October 28, 2008

*comments are now open! thanks for your patience!*
Have you ever wondered what happens to a Build-A-Bear after he is brought home?
Well, if you happen to be a boybarian, you take your beloved pirate puppy home…
strip him naked…
and put on his clothes…
backwards…
when you’re supposed to be sleeping.
Thank you Build-A-Bear.

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They Start Young

October 14, 2008

If you follow me on twitter, you got to read my initial reaction to my youngest son. All my sweet boys have their own sassy personalities, but Trouble? He earned that nickname.
In our great room, we have a tall picture window. It goes from knee height to way above my head – [...]

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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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A Well-Endowed Wordless Wednesday at LWM3B

September 9, 2008
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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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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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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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Week’s Up!

April 20, 2008

It’s been a busy week. The three days away last week were fantastic but it took seven to play catch up. I haven’t had a ton of time for blogging but I did want to come share my favorite pictures of the week. Trouble shows off his getting dressed skills, then he [...]

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Mostly Wordless Wednesday

April 1, 2008
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Long Overdue Easter Pics

April 1, 2008
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Weekly Silly Report

March 21, 2008

Trouble’s preK stuff arrived in record time. I placed the order late on a Monday night (after hours) and it was on my doorstep on Thursday morning. I love speedy shipping. It makes me wonder why anyone bothers to go to brick’n’mortars anymore.
We’ve been working on Same or Different, [...]

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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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Trouble’s PreK Learning Tools

March 11, 2008

Blogger’s photo uploader crashed over the weekend, so I’ve not been able to get this post up. I’ve been hesitating to blog too much, but I know there are other parents out there that struggle with what to do and how to teach their children who don’t follow a normal learning curve. I have [...]

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