From the monthly archives:

November 2007

Annual R.A.M.G.U.I.M.N.A.G.S. a success…

November 23, 2007

One of the most anticipted event of the year is the annual “Ryan and Mommy get up in the middle of the night and go shopping” on black Friday. This year was no different (except this year the rest of the world joined us) and we were off at 4:30 am. Because Kohl’s opened at [...]

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Happy Birthday Andrea!

November 22, 2007

We wish you a happy birthday, we wish you a happy birthday, we wish you a happy birthday and hope you eat CAKE! An unmarked box from Fossil is coming your way from us… We love you!

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The Magic Kingdom–Texas-style…

November 21, 2007

Yesterday we trekked down to Bampa’s farm which is a magical place for kids. Adults may see a metal barn, a small camper, some equipment, a dirt pile and a whole lot of land. A kid seems to see it as endless entertainment. We rode tractors, trailers, 4 wheelers, riding toys and the bulldozer. We [...]

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The things I say…

November 21, 2007

Today I noticed that the following sentence came out of my mouth (and I might have been yelling it): Take the baby’s shoes out of the Fridge!

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Haiku Tuesday, version 2.0…

November 20, 2007

After numerous loads of laundry, I am revising the earlier haiku that I now believe was a bit too perky: Piles of dirty clothesLay lifeless, stealing freshnessfrom my laundry soul

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Haiku Tuesday!

November 20, 2007

like leaves in a pilethe colors swirl around meit is laundry day

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My Zen Kids…

November 19, 2007

We tried an experiment today: four boys (ages 4,4,5 and 6) with a yoga teacher for one hour–sounds impossible? It was fabulous! I have never seen such quiet, well-behaved, attentive, downright zen kids and I am happy to report that 2 of them were mine–yeah! She started out with breathing training and then they played [...]

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A declaration of my competency to all catalog companies…

November 19, 2007

I am on your catalog list because I found your website and ordered something over the internet. I can get online, I can search, I can find, I can purchase. You can stop sending me the catalogs TODAY. Save your time, save the paper! Because of you I need to use my kid’s wagon to [...]

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A Mommy-style vacation…

November 19, 2007

I have found now that I have 3 children, going out on errands is a bit of a challenge. But, take any combination of 2 kids and it is easy. Take only 1 (your choice) and it is a vacation. If only I could have reached that kind of comfort with one BEFORE I had [...]

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The Starbucks generation…

November 19, 2007

Let me clarify to the world that when my children are holding child-size Starbucks cups they are NOT drinking coffee! Starbucks is one of the few establishments in the world that serves soymilk for Rhett and will give child size regular milk for Reid. I, on the other hand, am drinking something yummy–Venti, soy chai [...]

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Mommy Math 101…

November 18, 2007

I do math all day in my head as a mom. Not just easy math, but serious equation math that would boggle the mind of a non-mommy. It all comes down to algebra and the many variables of momminess. Note illustration-1 to the right. Now I will explain the equation in detail so that you [...]

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