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When Luke’s teacher walked with him across the parking lot this afternoon, I was pretty sure she wasn’t coming to pet the dog or coo over the no-longer-a-baby.  And, I was right. “Lukie, Lukie, Lukie.  What have you done,” I thought to myself as they approached. (Oh, how I would HATE to be a teacher [...]

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I guess I’ve finally gone off the deep end.  After posting about the Lego shelf, my friend Katey sent me a message telling me about how she’d just sorted all their Lego.  By color. I asked for pictures, and she provided them.  I drooled.  And then I spent every spare moment of my next day [...]

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Maria came home from school the other day with a very wiggly tooth.  I’m not sure why, but I can’t stand wiggly teeth.  I want them OUT. I let Jack have the honors this time*: Success!               *No teeth were actually pulled in the creating of this post, so [...]

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Jack entered the realm of the Double Digits last week, as he turned 10. I had asked him a few weeks back what type of cake he’d like (when will I learn?!?) and he said he wanted a Captain Rex head.  Terrific. It wasn’t too hard to find 3-D (’cause it HAS to be 3-D) [...]

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This says it all, no? We celebrated Andrew’s two-ness with a rocket ship cake and some great presents.  Then a few days later, Gran took him to Build-A-BearDog where he made “‘Night’Night” and dressed him in overalls.  Once he got the hang of that animal-stuffing machine, it was hard to pull him away! Andrew has [...]

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First day back from Spring Break.  We didn’t quite have it together. #4 couldn’t find a good pair of pants.  And then couldn’t find the right socks.  Sister and Gran tried to help.  Not good enough. #2 didn’t want to eat ANYthing #1 put soap on #2′s toothbrush #5 fed the dog his cereal (after [...]

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Happy Easter! As is typical, I tried to get a decent family photo and failed…  But, at least this year wasn’t as “colorful” as in years past.  (Sorry, Kristina, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention it.) Here are some of the terrible takes, before I finally gave up (much to the delight of my [...]

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He did it!  And, with very minimal throwing of helmet.* Last year when Luke was learning to ride his bike, he’d get frustrated and VERY angry.  Every. Single. Time. He’d try and fall, he’d rip off his helmet and throw it down the sidewalk in anger.  Sam, having clearly learned this trick from his brother, [...]

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I get a little tired of hearing complaints about food around here.  It seems like not all of my kids can be happy at once when it comes to a meal. So, I thought I’d teach the kiddos a little lesson.  Mother Nature cooperated, as we had a good rain last night.  As a result, [...]

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This morning, I was scheduled to run for the third day in a row.  Originally, I was going to meet one friend at 5 to run two slow miles (she’s 5 mos. pregnant).  Then, at 5:30, I was to meet my regular girls and Dina – Master Running Woman of the Universe. It’s hard for [...]

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