From the monthly archives:

May 2010

potluck vacation

May 30, 2010

Whew. It has been a busy weekend. I am kinda canceling potluck. Please look at these sweet baby ducks instead… Don’t sweet baby ducks make it OK? I mean, who doesn’t like sweet baby ducks? I do want to pass out some super sweet goodies for last week’s comment nirvana… In response to My Butt [...]

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(long) beach day

May 29, 2010

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sounding it out

May 27, 2010

In the summer, I put together a little list of daily “school” work that each boy has to complete before any sort of video games or TV watching can ensue. Cruel and unusual punishment, I know. It helps them spread their summer reading assignments throughout the summer so we aren’t scrambling mid-August. I supplement the [...]

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my butt is burning: the story

May 25, 2010

A few years ago in celebration of our 15th wedding anniversary, I took blog-Stedman to Las Vegas. I made all the arrangements as a surprise. He really doesn’t like to travel and he hates surprises so I obviously wasn’t paying attention in our marriage at that point, but that is not this story. I had [...]

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potluck that says “supersize me”…if potlucks could talk

May 23, 2010

I am back from vacation and back online. It is Monday which can only mean… …it is potluck time. Oh ya. Let’s sing together today! Turn up the volume in your head and belt this out at the top of your lungs with me… You know our potluck was meant to be the kind of [...]

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slices of (sea) life

May 21, 2010

We have been on an adventure this week. These photos are taken at Sea Life at LegoLand California and at the Long Beach Aquarium…two aquariums in one day. And yes, there will be many, many, many Legoland photos to come…*hold your breath now*.

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chirp. chirp.

May 19, 2010

All through the house not a creature was stirring, Not even a mouse. No one should be stirring! It was 2:30 am. Chirp. Chirp? I don’t hear anything. *pause* *silence* *keep listening* *nothing* Chirp. Chirp? CRAP. Where is it coming from? *pause* *silence* *keep listening* *nothing* Chirp. Chirp. CRAP. Where is it coming from? *turn [...]

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i drove all over town for silly bandz

May 17, 2010

I am not really a collector. I escaped all the frenzied collection trends of the last 40 years – friendship beads, cabbage patch kids, beanie babies and webkinz are all items for which I have avoided seeking and spending. A few weeks ago Ryan started talking about the “animal shaped rubber bands“. He was pretty [...]

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the abbreviated potluck

May 16, 2010

Whoo hoo… It is Monday and that can only mean one thing here at the Nirvana… Yep, it is potluck – time. I love the people who visited me this week via Google. They are a creative bunch… – “wear it backwards” – “do most gas stations have restrooms?” – “d” Wow. Google a letter? [...]

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the “what do you read?” give away

May 12, 2010

Alrighty! Today I am goofing off and stepping away from the mommy blog. No pictures of my kids like this one… And definitely no silly stories like how Rhett(4) was warned when we bought bright orange shorts that in general orange is not a neutral and he wouldn’t be able to wear it with other [...]

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bed level head

May 12, 2010

I know I have lamented on numerous occasions that my kids are early risers. Roosters. No matter what threats, follow-throughs and grand sleeping schemes I enforce…they just get up early. Very early. Sleeping IN is 6 am at my house. *shudder* The problem isn’t that they get up early. The problem is that they need [...]

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