I seriously hate that children’s clothing retailers, including this one, have no shame in manufacturing boys shorts, pants and swim trunks with faux drawstrings! Seriously! Would it really kill them to make a functional piece of clothing? My boys are not hippy so they definitely need drawstrings on pants or…
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Stoplight.
I was on my way to pick up N from preschool this afternoon when I got caught at a stoplight I never get caught at. I was casually enjoying a tune on K-LOVE and noticed my music was being drowned out by some loud, seemingly obnoxious music. I looked over to my…
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The sweetest words.
My ears just got to experience this . . . N: "You're the best-est mom ever. Out of everyone in the whole wide world, I love you the most." And what's more, wanna know what I did to deserve that? Nothing. That's right. I got those sweet words for just…
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Giving Thanks: Kid-craftiness.
One of the most therapeutic {and messy} things we all do as moms with our kids is craft. Now, I'm not talking your run-of-the-mill Saturday night scrapfest or knit-a-thon, but your everyday craft "projects" {as my kids call them} that are complete with glue and paint and other random…
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Giving Thanks: Day one.
I am thankful today for the violin. N has learned and grown so much since taking up the violin just last year. I'm thankful that he's got a great interest in it and that I am able to share in his learning process. His violin instructor is so patient and so thorough. I can't imagine our lessons…
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Proud mommy.
My little N has once again, made me a proud mom today. D and I met with his Pre-K for our parent/teacher conference and we were all three smiling from ear-to-ear while we visited about N's progress as a Pre-K'er. WARNING: This is where I will rightfully brag. Some of…
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You can’t teach your kids manners if you, yourself don’t have them.
Last night we went out for our usual Tuesday night dinner at Godfather's Pizza. Apparently, word of their Tuesday night kids eat free promo has gotten out. There was a soccer party going on in the party room and a kids' birthday party in another part of the dining room. …
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The flu {mist} didn’t fly.
I'm gonna feel like a teenager saying this, but……OMG!! Today we had a 3:30 appointment to get the boys their flu mist for this pesky upcoming winter season. Ugh. Suffice it to say that this appointment did not go anywhere near as good as I thought it would go. I…
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Funny response.
Tonight while at group violin lesson, Ms. Jean, N's violin instructor, was helping the kids prep for their upcoming solo recitals. She started out by walking them through how they would walk up and stand up front to get ready to peform. Then she showed them how she would walk…
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Pumpkin carving.
Today was the day we decided to finally get carving the mini pumpkin patch that was growing on the kitchen counter. D is a master carver and the kids enjoyed helping gut the pumpkins, paint, and even cut some. It's times like today that make me realize how blessed I…