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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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I haven’t posted much lately because Pinterest is stealing all of my time.  It’s ridiculous.  Now, if I could just create some of the six billion things I’ve seen and liked, I wouldn’t feel like such a bum. I did manage to make this the other day, and only for the cost of glue, as [...]

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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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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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About a month or so ago, Dan and I noticed that Sam was waking up in our bed more often than not.  We thought we were past that stage with him, so I asked why he was coming down so much.  He told me that he was having nightmares.  I got him to talk about [...]

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It’s not often that I get to talk on the phone without screaming and yelling or very loud playing or fighting going on in the background.  So, I usually save my calls until the evening hours when all my little pretties are sleeping.  But, sometimes you gotta make a call during the daylight hours. So [...]

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Today is Wednesday, which means we Catholics have been into Lent now for one whole week.  And what a week it’s been for our family! All of the children have (forcefully) given up TV for four days a week.  I let them choose the days, so from Monday through Thursday there is no TV watching. [...]

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Last night was our church’s Daddy/Daughter Dance.   Maria and I shopped for a dress (and shrug and shoes) earlier in the week.  I am not a shopper, but we experienced wonderful success and Maria was thrilled (as was I – somehow it never works out like that when I’m shopping for myself!) Maria insisted on [...]

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