Tag: kids
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Summer 2015
Yesterday marks the first official day of summer and that means making plans to survive the hotter months. It was also Father’s Day – (a huge happy Father’s Day to my dear dad who reads my blog, love ya tons Daddy!). As much as I’d love to say I’ve got it all figured it out…
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The Finish Line is in Sight
Next week marks the magical and wonderous time where I send the oldest two children back to school. This is the first year when they will both go for the full day and I can’t contain my excitement. The last six weeks of summer vacation have been exhausting, the house is a mess, and the…
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A Case of Too Much Fun
When school got out the week before last I didn’t imagine that we would end up doing something big nearly everyday. Somehow between family, friends, and the 4th of July holiday, we’ve been to the water park twice, the dinosaur museum, camped in the backyard, had a sleepover, gone to lots of playgrounds, watched a…
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Good Morning Oatmeal
Most mornings for normal people consist of a few basic elements. The alarm goes off and there is that moment of decision whether to get up or sleep a few more minutes. There is some sort of dressing and breakfast routine. Depending on preference, the morning may take place in a few hectic minutes or…
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The Techno War
For those thinking that this was going to be an awesome piece of fiction possibly with an urban sci-fi twist, sorry. We’ve had an ongoing battle here at the house, real play with real toys vs. techno play with computers and other devices. For a while we were doing well. There was a good balance…
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The Love/Hate Relationship with Summer
Summer vacation is just around the corner and while I’m looking forward to slower mornings and less structure, there’s a part of me that is starting to panic. With year round schooling we have had several mini breaks throughout the year so it shouldn’t be a big deal, right? Well, no – but it is…
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Attack of the Baby Shirt
In our household we are grateful for every night of undisturbed sleep we can get. They don’t come often and when they do we’re not sure we’ve had one until the morning when we realize that none of the kids visited our bedroom, or called out from their beds. My two oldest no longer call…
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Sometimes More is Better
Technology surrounds today’s kids. There are TV’s and computers at home and iPods for everywhere else. It’s too easy for parents to stick their kids in front of a screen to entertain them. When playing video games kids are quiet, they are not running around, and they are not making messes. Some of the games are…
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Potential, Check.
Yesterday, my family had a discussion about potential. Strike that, yesterday I attempted to teach my kids about potential. Instead, I learned a lesson that I won’t soon forget. Never underestimate kids, they see things in different and unexpected ways. They have the unique perspective of innocence and open-mindedness that an adult can’t match. This…
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The Burrito Fiasco
We are blessed to have a little slice of entropy at our house. Entropy is the force of nature that abhors order and will pull things back into a general state of chaos. In our house this force of nature is a vivacious two-year old, although his older brother and sister definitely qualify. We all…