From the monthly archives:

September 2008

Artful week

September 13, 2008

The art of art*. The art of sharing*.*we participated this week in a really fun art project for Fiesty Charlies’s “Letters to God”. You can get involved too. The details are here. The art of relaxation. The art of scientific discovery. The art of play. The art of rainbow-making. The art of sitting still. The [...]

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Suburban legend

September 12, 2008

Yesterday Ryan had worked on his school work well all morning so I decided to take the boys out to lunch as a treat. I didn’t have the energy to endure pizza and games so I decided to take them to a local restaurant that has a beach outside. Well…a very a large area of [...]

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Some movement with shaking

September 9, 2008

Ryan (7) is an intensely smart boy. He has never had a relaxed moment in his life. That is just the way he is. Very quick witted. Very prickly to hug. He will someday rule the world if I can just get him through this stage of life. He is a mover and shaker. He [...]

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Making potluck out of nothing at all

September 8, 2008

Yeah Monday!Yeah Monday!Yeah Monday! No food today! A very very wise reader (she has fancy diplomas on her office wall to prove it) pointed out “Wait…the potluck is about food?”* But if you don’t tell Kalynne, I will point you in the direction of some snacks…*If you would like to tell me something NOT to [...]

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A random week in photos and words

September 5, 2008

I have had my pictures uploaded for two days… …but words did not come. I couldn’t think of a common thread or theme. The pictures this week are random. Very random. Then a friend posted this yesterday: It is a wordle of this blog! COOL! Random words to go with my random photos… Pleading eyes. [...]

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Horror House

September 5, 2008

I am raising very sensitive boys. By sensitive I mean that they are very in tune with their feelings. By feelings I mean their feelings of TERROR. Yep, here at the Nirvana, my children live in fear. Their lives through their eyes are a horror movie. A movie where children’s screams pierce the night and [...]

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Big boy with an asterisk

September 3, 2008

The following conversation took place in my living room this morning while I was standing on the couch above Rhett (2) taking pictures: Why did you bring all the diapers out to lay on? My bed. Why diapers? I hate diapers. Why do you hate diapers?I am a big boy. Yes you are! Big boys [...]

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She keeps linking and linking and linking

September 2, 2008

So the potluck is still not ready. *Ahem* Let me be a bit more honest… So the potluck is still not started. But part of the reason is that there is a lot going on out there right now. I can’t be bothered with tending to my own blog when there is so much to [...]

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Potluck postponed due to impending holiday

September 1, 2008

Shhhhh…please don’t tell Holly that the holiday is no longer impending and actually here. She is a little behind. Here are a few things that I stumbled across this week… Magic happens when you combine JCK from Motherscribe with Jennifer from Thursday Drive. The “other” Holly breaks two commandments while learning of the evils of [...]

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