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Oftentimes, when one of our children chooses to display a “best of” series of his or her tantrum abilities, Dan will suggest that it’s possible we have too many children.  My standard response is, “even if we only had one, he/she, would still be doing this.”
Siblings tend to come into play more often, I think, [...]

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You gotta love them…
This morning, Luke and Sam were the first ones up (as usual).  They came downstairs, ran into the kitchen and Luke informed me that he’d brought his clothes and Sam’s clothes downstairs.  That way, Luke explained, I could help them get dressed without having to go upstairs!  Lukie even thought to bring [...]

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These photos represent my children 100% right now in their lives.  You get to guess who is who.
Master track builder and train enthusiast:

Homewrecker:

No comment needed for this one (click if you need to see it bigger in order to read the words):

Budding psychopath (I hope I’m joking):

(You might be wondering what an apple has to [...]

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Didja miss me?
I just got my internet connection back after being down for several days.  Nice.  Here’s a quick rundown of what’s been happening at Casa Amarilla:

We discovered a new leak.  At the same time this weekend, Dan had to “see a man about a job” and I needed to shower, so he went to [...]

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I’m sure not many people are foolish enough to bring all four of their small children to the dentist’s office at the same time.  Especially when only two of those four were being worked on.  But, what’s a mom to do?  Life is a little different here than it was in Small Town, TN.  Dan [...]

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After the aggravations of the morning, I loaded The Little Boys into the car to go pick up Maria. Here’s what I saw when I opened the van door:

Jack’s doggie and Maria’s bear.  I guess he buckled them in before jumping out at drop-off time.

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Our neighbors might not think so, but I’ve really been trying hard to keep it under wraps that the Clampet family that has moved into Casa Amarilla here in Chicagoland.
Despite my efforts, though, I think we might be leaving too many clues.
Like all the yelling that goes on with four little kids and one big, [...]

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Sounds pretty, doesn’t it? Don’t forget to roll those l’s when you say it.
I figure I need a pretty label for this house. It sounds nice and warm, sunny and happy.
Something to combat the dark cloud hovering above us. Which Will. Not. Go. Away. Each time we see some blue sky peaking [...]

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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 whole thing.
Maria: Really?!?
Luke:  Yeah.
Maria:  Is this some [...]

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Today was Lukie’s first real day of preschool!  Last week, he informed me that he was to little to go to school.  “Look at me.  I’m little.  I can’t go to school,” he told me.
However, after meeting his teachers last week during orientation, he couldn’t wait to start school.  This morning he woke up, got [...]

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