October 14, 2019
by Carrie
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“Sam, are you looking forward to drums later?” I ask. “Yes!” Sam replies. “I am really excited about wearing long sleeved clothes!” He steps forward to reveal his outfit: a grey long-sleeve shirt with orange stripes matched with a tight … Continue reading
May 16, 2019
by Carrie
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After running some errands this morning the kids and I were discussing where we should stop for lunch. “Can we go to Freddy’s?” Sam asks. “We are nowhere near Freddy’s,” I reply. “Yeah, but can we go to Freddy’s?” he … Continue reading
May 15, 2019
by Carrie
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“Thank you for grilling the chicken,” I said to Steven as we cleaned up after dinner. “Thank you for starting the coals,” he replied. “Thank you for putting on the wrong kind of sauce,” added Sam, who was not a … Continue reading
December 25, 2018
by Carrie
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Times the cat has launched off the tree skirt and irritated Mom: 12 How many ornaments the kids have broken: 1 How many ornaments Mom has broken: 0, ha! How many cookies Mom has made: 428 How many Godzilla ornaments … Continue reading
November 23, 2018
by Carrie
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Last year was the end of the road for our Tree. He was with us for 14 beautiful years. I am notoriously picky about Christmas trees, so this year we ended up borrowing my dad’s tree. Same height, same width … Continue reading
November 4, 2018
by Carrie
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This morning I found myself reading up on some blog posts from ten years ago. The ten year anniversary of electing one of the most awesome presidents ever will do that to you. Anyhoo. I came up on this amazing … Continue reading
September 12, 2018
by Carrie
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Last night we had tacos for dinner. Taco Tuesday! Sam began to sing one of his more frequent songs: “It’s raining tacos! From outta the sky! Tacos! No need to ask why . . . . . Why??” After the … Continue reading
August 8, 2018
by Carrie
Comments Off on no vacation goes unpunished, II; a.k.a. the week of fixing
Hey, remember that time we tried to go on vacation and there was a perfect storm of sickness, busted air conditioners, and dumbass doctors? Yeah. Good times. Since then we have had many successful vacations with the only running curse … Continue reading
June 28, 2018
by Carrie
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My least favorite meal of the day is breakfast, especially on weekday mornings. The kids are hungry, ornery, and prone to make messes. They can take FOREVER to eat their meal, and they love to push each other’s buttons. If … Continue reading
May 27, 2018
by Carrie
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Sam was having a bad day this morning. He was trying to play a new game on his Orange but it was frustrating him, and it eventually led to a bit of a meltdown. A meltdown so early in the … Continue reading