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Out of the mouth of babes

i thought i was scrappy

August 28, 2010

One of my favorite things to do is to hear my boys laugh. It is one of the reasons that if everyone gets a bath, fully pajama-ed and teeth brushed they get to watch either America’s Funniest Home Videos or Wipe Out before bed. Either of these shows is good for a three boy giggle [...]

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match game

August 1, 2010

Every night I play a game with Rhett(4). By his rules. At first I was terrible at this game, but I am getting better with practice. The Pajama Matching Game Rules 1. Solid color pants go with solid color shirts (shirts may have some embellishment, but not a repeating pattern). Example: These black shorts match [...]

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reading attack

July 27, 2010

My boys tolerate my blogging. When I pull out my camera, they either scream and run or start making faces that they know I won’t photograph. *sigh* When I pull out my video camera, their reaction intensifies. This week I wanted to do a video for the VTech V.Reader as a part of the final [...]

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the guardian

June 2, 2010

I have learned when you have three children there are two paths you can take… the buy three of everything path (preferred). the don’t buy three of everything path (very noisy). I am a fan of the buy three of everything. And I mean everything. Don’t you dare make the mistake at the grocery store [...]

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day trip

June 1, 2010

My boys are a little obsessed with China. It all started a month or so ago when Pingping (at the time he was the world’s smallest man) appeared on The Amazing Race. Because of their obsession with The Guiness Book of World Records, Pingping was a huge celebrity in their minds. Unfortunately, Pingping passed away [...]

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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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eeny meeny miny moe

May 7, 2010

Rhett(4) is passionate about his opinions. The only problem that seems to be popping up lately is that he isn’t always SURE what that opinion is. Once he decides, he defends it to the end. For awhile he would seek opinion assistance… Mommy, which do you think I should choose? And then he found the [...]

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the price of a popsicle

April 29, 2010

My older boys only have one more full week of school. *gasp* We are quickly winding down to the inevitable end of school parties, projects and events. Reid(6) came home today with the excited announcement that his first grade class earned the last needed tally mark on the board today to receive a Popsicle party [...]

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zipline

April 27, 2010

Time: 8ish am on a homeschool day in the Nirvana household Scene: Reid(6) reading to mommy while sitting on an orange living room couch Reid read aloud about an archeological dig. *zzzzzzzzzzzzip…across the living room went Rhett(4) crashing head-first into our couch with a thump* Reid read aloud about how hot and dusty digging in [...]

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innate economics

April 22, 2010

The other morning I woke up to screaming. Was someone bleeding? Was there a burglar in the house? What WAS the emergency? I rushed out to the kitchen where the boys were still screaming to find that it was over this… After screaming interpretation (I am well versed), I deduced that Ryan(9) had drawn this [...]

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it’s april, let’s talk santa

April 9, 2010

Last Christmas was a complete disaster when it came to the whole Santa thing. Ryan(8): There is no such thing as Santa Claus. Rhett(4): YES THERE IS…followed by screaming, crying and a very loud…MOMMY! RYAN SAID THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS SANTA. Reid(6): Santa is dead.* *Read the Santa is dead story here. It [...]

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