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online security breach

January 7, 2011

Over the last year, the boys have been asking more and more to borrow my computer. Rhett wants to “print something out on Lego.com”. Reid wants to play one of the games on Lego.com. Ryan wants to go to eBay to see the prices of rare Lego sets. Do you sense a pattern here? It [...]

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mom vs. candy

January 4, 2011

My kids want more candy. What? Yep, the kids believe they are under-candied. I prefer them un-sugared up. This is where the problem arises. My goal of a peaceful home and their goal of gumdrops and lollipops collide in one word…NO. It is cruel and unusual to live here. I try to keep home candy-intake [...]

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fear of paradise

December 21, 2010

We are staying home for Christmas. It is always that way since blog-Stedman doesn’t usually get the day off let alone the weekend. We make it work. We have been looking casually at places we could visit in the spring after the boys get out of school… Florida. Hawaii. Lake Tahoe. It has been a [...]

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home

December 2, 2010

boy discusses where he will live when he grows up

The boys have been discussing living arrangements. The older boys are pretty sure that they will all live together when they are adults and might live next door to me. I am pretty sure they might find girls they like better than their brothers and these plans will dissolve in the name of love. Not [...]

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kits, cats, sacks and wives

November 23, 2010

We were all in the car driving somewhere. The boys were in the back seat discussing numbers and math. Numbers and math are hot topics in my house…not sure why, but not complaining. Blog-Stedman asked Ryan(9) if he knew how many people were going to St. Ives. Ryan: 100? Rhett(4): 1000? Reid(7): Where is St. [...]

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potluck with weapons

November 22, 2010

Monday again has reared it’s ugly head. But around here we are celebrating! Yes, the kids are home… screaming and climbing the walls. Family is what the holidays are all about. Grab your earplugs and any repelling equipment needed to join in. As I have mentioned before, we have weapons. Lots and lots of weapons. [...]

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temporarily

November 16, 2010

One of the things I have been careful about here is to filter my writing about my children as to not embarrass them or scar them for life. I prefer to have my actual parenting do that. Because of this, I haven’t fully written about some of our daily struggles. I don’t think this is [...]

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you are not chinese and other mutterings

November 12, 2010

Ryan has been fascinated by China for awhile. We have read books about China. We have recorded TV shows about China. We have answered quite a few questions about China. The other night we were walking and he declared that he was Chinese. Out of the blue. I am Chinese. Uh…no. There was no talking [...]

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the world’s biggest exaggeration

November 9, 2010

9 year old boy tends to exaggerate and looks unconvinced

boy of 9 exaggerates and looks uncertain

All three of my boys are going through a phase of exaggeration. At least I think it is a phase. Come to think of it it might be a genetic flair for drama. I hear some of the stories at home, but can only imagine what might be overheard at the school playground. Yesterday I [...]

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geography schmeography

July 3, 2010

The boys and I took a little trip to Mimi & Bampa’s house today. They love visiting their grandparents who shower them with attention, unlimited snacks which include free access to icecream and Beanie Babies. Beanie Babies. Mimi’s overwhelming Beanie Baby collection is migrating to my house…three beanies at a time. This has been going [...]

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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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