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Maria:  What’s for dinner? Me:  Hamburgers.  Will you check the pantry for some buns? Maria (looking in the pantry):  We don’t have any. Me:  Shoot.  Call Dad, then, and ask him to pick some up.  He went to get the car (from the repair place). Maria (taking my phone and walking into my bedroom for [...]

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The other day, Maria asked me what “contrary” meant. I gave her what I thought was a pretty fair definition, but in all seriousness, I’m pretty sure it means, “birthed by Dan and Susan H.” Just call them “The Comeback Kids.” Because for EVERYthing, they have a comeback. Always. And it is driving me insane. [...]

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In case you didn’t know, we have a wedding to attend soon. The whole family is going. For three out of five of the kids, it will be their first wedding. #1 and #2 have attended a wedding, but they were too young to remember any of the details. We were talking about the wedding [...]

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Last night after dinner, Maria asked me where the Halloween candy was.  (I hide it frequently, as there are a lot of candy-gorging theives around here). Maria:  Mom.  Where’s the Halloween candy? Me:  It’s in the lazy-susan. Maria:  Where? (Despite having two of these types of cabinets, I don’t think the kids know them by [...]

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With Thanksgiving fast approaching, the kids are talking about Indians a lot at school.  Especially in preschool, ’cause it’s fun to be an Indian! This morning, Andrew and I helped out in the preschool classroom.  Following the Indian theme, we helped the kids make fringed outfits out of pillow cases, which they then decorated with [...]

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This morning, Jack and I went to mass together.  As we were walking across the parking lot, he noticed a mini bus with older people climbing aboard and asked me about it.  I told him that the bus was from Lexington Square, a place with apartments for older people.  The bus, I told him, takes [...]

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This afternoon, Sam has a birthday party to go to.  The birthday person is a girl. So, this morning, as I still lay in bed, Sam came to me and reminded me that we still need to get a present. “I know,” I said.  “I was just thinking about that.  What do you think we [...]

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Sam:  Cheeeerrriiioooooo!!!!  Get your ball, Girl. (Nothing) Sam:  Cheerio!!  Get. The. Ball! (Nada) Sam:  Don’t make me come down there!

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Luke (walking to the van from the pool):  How do you know your nipples aren’t mosquito bites? Me: Ummmm… ’cause they’re always there? Thankfully he was looking at his, not mine, when he said this.

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Luke wins the Question of the Day yesterday. He came up to me and asked, “Mom?  One day can we take a blimp to South America?” Me:  “Ummmmmm…. No.” I hate to be a party pooper, but I don’t want him planning on it, ya know?  Where, or where does a 5-year-old come up with [...]

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