parenting
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Parenting: Are We Over Thinking It?
I’ve been told that I “read too much” or “think too much” or “worry too much” when it comes to parenting. Not by anyone person, but in general – by a couple of people. Shaking their heads from side to side with that look that says “there’s just too much information out there”. We read books,… Continue reading
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Oh No! Here We Go Again…
Whoever said two’s were “terrible” were liars! I’d take two’s back any day. Terrible 3’s is more like it. (Okay – call it “Terrific 3’s” if we’re gonna be all PC about it.) In our house, it’s beginning again. We have a 2 1/2 year old and she’s got the full on 3’s. Bring on… Continue reading
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Wonder-Full Wednesday: Home
Since we are smack dab in the middle of moving, I can surely tell you the things I am not grateful for (boxes, a sea of paper, not being able to find things, etc.) What I am grateful for this week revolves around the idea of home. More than just the platitude of “home is where your… Continue reading
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Wonder-Full Wednesday: General Anesthesia Edition
So this week, along with moving and accepting a writing gig, we also had both kids in to see the dentist. Of course in our house, the dentist visits are quite the ordeal. So much so, that they both had to go under general anesthesia for their procedures. Oy. Reading the list of possible complications… Continue reading
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An Answered Prayer
Since my son was born in 2008 he has been his own little person. He lets his needs be known. Sometimes loudly. He was not verbal until he was 3. Of course because of this (and many other behaviors such as only eating a narrow window of foods, extreme fear of doctors – to the… Continue reading
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Giving up Gadgets. Again.
Okay. I know, I know. I’ve done this before but this time….well, this time – it’s sticking. I know I struggle with spending too much time with my face stuck in front of one kind of screen or another. I love gadgets of all kinds and the technology really is amazing. (Especially considering I learned how… Continue reading
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Poopy McPoopersons
Like most people, the reality of having kids is far different than the vision I once held of what parenthood would or should look like. Take my day, for example. (Or any day, really. I’m at the tail end of a months-long Groundhog Day!) It started out like most of our days, kids up, I… Continue reading
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More Crazy Ideas: Christmas Edition
I get these crazy ideas and then halfway through I am wondering what the heck I was thinking when I thought whatever it is I’m doing was a good idea. Today was a classic example. It usually begins with a day with nothing planned. Hmmm, what can we do today? Ah! I know! Let’s put… Continue reading
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I am Woman… Part 2
Along with doing such man jobs as changing the oil, terminating spiders, and rewiring car stereos, I decided to put the “lift kit” on Jacob’s bed! While this may be a decision I will regret, I have to say its been pretty fun so far. Jacob and Hannah both have been following the “rules of… Continue reading
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Adult Friends
Finding friends when you are 5 is relatively easy, requiring minimal social skills. “Hey! Wanna play!?” “Okay!” And off you go skip-idee-doo-dah with your new bestie! Not so much when you are 35. At 35, you find friends in other ways, through work, church, your spouse’s friends’ wives, etc. and through these avenues it affords… Continue reading
Life and Other Stuff 