Happy New Year! By now I know you've heard it at least million times since midnight, but it still has a nice ring to it, nonetheless. Yesterday afternoon as I sat for a moment taking my 2007 calendar refill out of my planner cover, I suddenly realized that this new year…
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Back in some sort of routine. Well, sort of.
With the company we were hosting all leaving today, things have started to resemble somewhat of life as usual around here. The kids were sad to see their Grammy & Popo leave today, along with Auntie, Uncle Gui, and Uncle Alby. After they had all driven away, I headed upstairs…
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Easily annoyed.
Today I was so irritated by the non-hustle-and-bustleness of peeps in Target. All I could do while in the checkout line was laugh. And shake my head. Seriously. I had about five minutes to get through the checkout line, carry my loot to the car, load it, get in the…
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It’s a cold, snowy day in Kansas. Whaddya gonna do?
Here's what I woke up to this morning: And let me tell ya, as pretty as it seems, it's really not. Not for me, that is. But here's what I've managed to do all day to keep myself sane. I've busted out a notebook to keep track of the…
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Chocolate sheets? Sounds good, but it’s really not.
OK, so let me explain. Today I've been stain-sticking my camel colored flannel sheets because I'm trying to get the chocolate out of them. Last week the kids discovered a chocolate coin in their Christmas Countdown Socks. The problem is that N discovered his at about six o'clock that morning…
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The kindness of others.
I had just finished loading the groceries in my car this afternoon and was trying to figure out where the nearest cart area was in the parking lot. Then, out of nowhere, the nicest lady came over and said to me, "I'll take it….I'm going that way." I smiled and…
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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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Poverty: A parent’s perspective.
Before I became a parent, one of the things I must say that I never thought about explaining to my kids was the issue of poverty. In honor of Blog Action Day today, hopefully it is a subject weighing on our minds and hearts as we embark on turning over…
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Oh, I’m sorry. I’m supposed to be blogging?
In the midst of Texas beating OU last weekend (go Horns!) my computer decided to crash – again. This was my new one, people. D and I decided we'd take it back to the store and get a new one. So, that's just what we did. I'm back to living life…
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Notables this month.
With the exception of Halloween, I had no idea October was such a jam-packed month of fun happenings. Here's some of what I found while digging around. World Smile Day is tomorrow, Friday October 3rd. We all know that smiling is good for the soul, and now you have even more of…