From the monthly archives:

May 2011

a strawberry story

May 31, 2011
strawberry field at Monterey Bay Academy

Once upon a time, on a cool hill next to the ocean, a strawberry grew. It lifted delicate petals to the sun with hope. Hope that turns caterpillars into butterflies. Hope that needs the tending which comes from generations of transformation experience. Hope that grows to fruition. The success is then picked and shipped across [...]

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homeland security

May 29, 2011
boy with sand on face

Last week we went on vacation. The good kind. The load up the family, we are going to the beach kind. We spent an entire week in a resort on St. Thomas.  There was so much to do…yet, not do. It was a grueling week of decisions… pool vs. beach? shade vs. sun? sail boat [...]

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cause for alarm

May 13, 2011
reid on the rocks

We took a day trip to Dinosaur Valley yesterday. Four moms and 3 carloads of boys. Our first stop was Dinosaur World.  I will try and post pictures tomorrow because it is just one of those things you have to see to believe. Our second stop was Big Rock Park in Glen Rose. Guess what? [...]

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underachieving mother

May 10, 2011
boy and rope

Over-achiever parents. Their existence in this world just shines a spotlight on my underachievingness. Their child walks into school rolling in a 1/25th scale Taj Mahal made out of toothpicks, gold-leafed with a water feature.  My child walks into school clutching a self-constructed Lego mass that was crushed into pieces by a rolling backpack in [...]

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cook beef perfectly

May 8, 2011
grilling beef

I was hanging out at the Texas Beef Council Friday trying to learn all their secrets. If anyone knows how to cook beef, THESE people do. My last visit with them taught me to use a meat thermometer every time I cook beef so I could learn what temperature I prefer.  Once you know your [...]

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genius allowance solution

May 5, 2011
jars of money

Please see the bottom of this post for details on how Kenmore is giving away over $3000 in gift certificates and a potential TV advertisement created based on YOUR genius tip. Last week I wrote about one of my biggest parenting challenges…the advanced math and organizational skills required to keep up with three boys’ allowances. [...]

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mother of the year

May 4, 2011
mother of the year

OK, I feel it might be therapeutic to air that there are a few basic mothering duties in which I big, bold, capital letter FAIL. It isn’t that I don’t WANT to do these, but often my best intentions are procrastinated to a point of absurdity. For instance,  Until today none of my three boys [...]

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