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fight against age

December 28, 2011

For weeks before Rhett turned 6, he complained that his birthday was impending. It wasn’t that he didn’t WANT to be 6. He just was afraid of the responsibilities that came with that advanced age. From birth he has been my most independent boy. It is a necessity when you are #3. He learns quickly [...]

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the christmas quilt picture story of 2007

December 21, 2011

Welcome to the Fifth Annual Posting of the Christmas Quilt Picture Story. This quilt was given to me at my first baby shower. Each year my children are subjected to posing with it for holiday photographs. In 2007, I again dragged the kids down to a large department store portrait studio. It was the same studio chain [...]

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from 5 to 6

December 14, 2011

Could we just freeze time at five? Pause the smile in mid-giggle. Suspend the reasonably weighted piggy-back ride. Hesitate the sweet hand I hold. His sentences still start with mommy. His walk to class is beside me. His run ends with a jump into my arms. Could we just freeze time at five? Pause [...]

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creative lunch ideas for kindergartners

September 1, 2011

The boys starting school last week has decreased my stress level immensely in all areas except for one. That area is Rhett’s lunch. Calling him a picky eater is an understatement. He has declared entire food groups inedible. Food groups that other 5 year olds embrace. And it is often random. What he gobbled up [...]

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i don’t believe in ponies

July 20, 2011

I have mentioned before that skepticism runs high in my offspring. The No Santa debate is so heated that I have ruled that it is limited to holiday time…and not the holiday as defined by Hobby Lobby which has probably already devoted 1/3rd of their store square footage to Christmas in July. They also don’t [...]

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i know a boy

July 7, 2011

I can just sit and watch Rhett(5) talk for hours. And he will. He has a lyrical tone that mixes with mid-word giggles and a precious mispronunciation of r’s. When he is telling a story, you can see brain cogs moving and a realization wash over his face that he is funny. He cracks himself [...]

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dependent is the new independent

July 4, 2011

Rhett at the age of 5 has always been my most independent child. Being the third boy, it was his way of proving himself to his brothers. Proving his worth to brothers who themselves were still asking for help in the same situation. Of course, as the third child, it is also a survival mechanism. [...]

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the photos that caused a vacation

June 17, 2011

This is my favorite photo. It is my boys and me on a sailboat in St. Thomas 4 years ago. We went on vacation with my in-laws in celebration of their 50th Wedding Anniversary. It was a wonderful week of family covered in water and sand. When we returned, I made a Shutterfly photo book [...]

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the wounded

April 25, 2011

Rhett(5) has always been tough. I suspect it is a third boy coping mechanism…it is either be tough and spend your day crying. He is a participator. In the middle of everything. Everywhere. No matter the age of the other participants. If there are 10 year old boys playing basketball, he will be under the [...]

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boy vs. food

April 19, 2011

All three of my boys went through various levels of picky eating, food favorites and meal shunning. I expected that Ryan(10) would be the most discerning. It is just his personality to be suspicious of anything. As a toddler he was food-opinionated, but as he has grown he has surprised me with his willingness to [...]

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just a moment

March 20, 2011

Every evening there is a minute. A tiny sliver of the day I cherish. A moment that I have participated in thousands of times with three boys has recently taken on the significance of scarcity. Rhett(5) still asks for me to help him with his bath. He is a force of independence the rest of [...]

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