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slices of vail

July 18, 2010
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We were in the Vail Valley last week.  It was incredibly beautiful. And the perfect temperature…in the shade. I have 1000s of pictures.  Approximately 67% of them are of poppies. The poppies were so vivid.  I may post a poppy a day for the rest of the year… Many of the photos above are from [...]

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if you give a kid a cookie

July 7, 2010
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Before I had children, I loved the Laura Numeroff books. If You Give a Moose a Muffin If You Give a Mouse a Cookie If You Give  a Pig a Pancake Now they just hit too close to home to be funny. My children are the Moose, the Mouse and the Pig. There is no [...]

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slices of fort worth

July 2, 2010
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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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bed level head

May 12, 2010
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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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sliced water

May 2, 2010
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We visited the Fort Worth Water Gardens yesterday. Rhett and I made our way carefully to the bottom of the “falls” (second from the top). The sound when you are sitting there is a fantastic roar. The final picture is what happens when I ask three boys to be good, sit still and let me [...]

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parked

April 14, 2010
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On your mark. Get set. GO! Reorganize for the next race.

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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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professor holly?

March 29, 2010

Dear Graduate Student, Then you are in the right place. I am taking over your next class. There are going to be some changes… *insert ominous music here* Yes, I have been asked to speak to your Marketing Class. Your distinguished professor (who also happens to be my dad) has asked that I talk a [...]

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dirty laundry

March 11, 2010
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This is not a story for the weak. or eating… If you fall in either category, please look at this pretty picture and I will see you back here tomorrow. You are excused. For those brave enough to stay, I have made a handy dandy list of things I have recently learned while washing clothes. [...]

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Priorities

January 7, 2010

I have noticed something. It appears that my children don’t value the same things that I do. I have made a list of these things: Sleep. Quiet. Bath. Brushed hair. Brushed teeth. Coat. Each of these things I hold dear.  Each of these things my boys fight. They seem to value OTHER things. I have [...]

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