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Santa

December 7th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Conversations, Family, Holidays

Sam (my 3-year-old, in case you have trouble keeping track) just told me: “It’s a good thing Santa has a naughty list! …For Maria!”

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Breakfast

May 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Conversations, Family, Food, Parenting

Just a sampling of the things said in the mornings around our house: Get dressed!  Now. You’re not dressed yet? What are you doing?!? Leave your brother alone. Go potty.  On the potty. Get off the dog. No, you can’t have candy for breakfast. Or cookie dough. Get that bead out of your nose. I [...]

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Difference of Opinion

September 28th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Conversations

Are you accomplished?  On your way to being accomplished?  Accomplished in some things but not others?  How about your friends?  Your family members?  Do you consider them accomplished? Dan and I started a “discussion” last night in front of the fire.  (What fire?  You ask, since we have not a fireplace in Casa Amarilla.  To [...]

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Overheard

September 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Conversations, Family

The following conversation occurred between Lukie and Maria on the way home from school today. Luke:  I got in trouble once. Maria: What did you do? Luke: I ate a tree. Maria: You ate a tree? Luke: Yeah. Maria: You got into trouble because you ate part of a tree? Luke:  No.  I ate the [...]

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