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My Casual Articulate
My Thing 1 wanted to be with mommy this week. It feels, well, you know, like the whole world is right when your kid wants nothing more than to love on you. We talked about love this morning and here’s...
View ArticleA Toody Ta-Ta
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Project: KidGive
“This feels like I won the championship,” Thing 1 told me today as he held the Salvation Army tag he’d pulled from the Christmas tree at the mall. Thing 2 kept showing people in California Pizza...
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A Ninja in my Pocket
“Mom, you can’t leave the house without a ninja in your pocket,” said my son. All day I carried a tiny little green ninja in my jean pocket that my son had gotten from a 25-cent vending machine at...
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Making a Break for It
Cost of two bottles of Children’s Advil : $18 Cost of new thermometer at 4:45 a.m.: $12 Cost of Urgent Care per child; $20 x 2 Cost of Prescriptions per child: $20 x 2 Cost of bottle of S2 wine to...
View ArticleThing 1 and the Tickle Monster
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The Best Six Years in History
At 8:36 p.m. and 8:37 p.m. respectively, 6 years ago tonight, my son and daughter were born. I went from being me to being Mommy and forever, my life suddenly had meaning. This picture was taken...
View ArticleWhen You Wish Upon a Star…
… your son comes out on to the back porch to ask you what you’re doing. And, when you tell your 6-year-older that you’re wishing on a star (which, I actually do every night), …he’ll tell you that...
View ArticlePlease, God, Let the Tooth Fairy Be On Call
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My Girl’s Spirit
Telling off Santa I never saw it coming — my little 6-year-old, sweet as can be, full of life and laughter — that my daughter would take out Santa Claus. But she did. And how. Approaching Santa, my...
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Hello, There Santa!
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One Day Before Santa
Snow Globe, originally uploaded by Thing Family. Just one more day to go — one more rendition of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” just one more “How many days left, mom?,” just one more shake of the...
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The Best Apology Letter Ever
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View ArticleResolutions 2010
We had a look at last year’s New Year’s Resolutions today and saw that, for the most part, we had accomplished all of our New Year’s Goals. I got a pass on mine since my number one resolution was to...
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Game Night
Game Night We got some great games for Christmas. The favorite is Sequence; States and Capitals, a kids’ take on our own favorite game, Sequence. We spent a hour playing both games with the kids,...
View ArticleTaking off Training Wheels
I taught my kids to ride their bikes on an overcast Saturday morning. It took all of ten minutes to teach them how, and at the bottom of this post, I’ll teach you how. It’s an amazing rite of passage...
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Little Cesar
Little Cesar “I want to be Cesar Chavez. I want to be like him. I want to help people and I want my own flag. Will you help me, mom?” Oh yes, son. Yes, I will follow you and your passion to the end of...
View ArticleReligionless Lent
I knew when the kids asked about the meaning of Mardi Gras, that it was all over. Dang inquisitive little people are relentless on a mommy who doesn’t really want to talk about the murder of Christ...
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My Right Hand Man
My ex’s grandfather died today. And my Kitchen-Aid mixer is still packed from the kitchen remodel, so I couldn’t make chocolate chip cookies. If you know me, you know that I believe most things can be...
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