Category: raising kids
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Dishwashers & Squirt Guns
My husband and oldest son were loading the dishwasher tonight. Sounds great, right?
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An Honest Moment…
I want to talk about some things that have nothing to do with the kids. My personal junk.
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A Gorilla’s Funeral
When you live with children you see weird things. I never thought I would walk into a gorilla’s funeral service but apparently the family arranged for it to take place in my bedroom. I still don’t know the cause of death but I found him here in his guitar shaped coffin after work tonight. The…
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Arts & Crafts Reality
She cracks me up! This is my life…
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I Hate Alarm Clocks!
January 5, 2016 2:00 AM- I finally shut my eyes to go to sleep. I have 5 hours and 40 minutes before my oldest has to be in his seat at school. The holiday break is over. 4:30 AM- I hear tiny feet and a blanket dragging across my bedroom floor. I barely have the energy to…
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Glazed Donuts With Rashes
Saturday Expectation: My one day to accomplish as much as possible. Reality: HAHAHA!! Silly girl…you have children!
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Breaking Up With A Daycare :(
My youngest has been in a daycare from the very beginning. Two years ago when we relocated to Charlotte we found the most amazing preschool. I’ve always worked although I did consider staying home after my second child was born. I knew shortly after being on maternity leave it wouldn’t work.
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Mary, Did You Know?
Aaron singing “Mary, Did You Know?” this morning during the Sunday School Christmas Program.
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Christmas Clues For An Assassin
My son was in full armor today. Two plastic daggers (back pockets) Plastic golf club AKA sword/ rocket launcher (stuffed down into the front of his jeans) A plastic taser/gun (Right front pocket) A bow (tucked into the back of his shirt) A glow in the dark arrow (Left front pocket) Standing in front of…
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Shoe Leather Steak Night
Tonight I tried. I tried to prepare dinner at home for the kids. My husband went to choir rehearsal and I bought some steaks to cook a decent meal. On a normal week night we are rushed and due to a lack of planning we’ll end up driving by a fast food joint for dinner.…
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