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and a partridge in a pear tree

December 26, 2010

Two boys a dancin’. One lord a leapin’.

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how to send a boy to school in early american costume

December 8, 2010

4th grade boy in American colonist costume

The school that my boys attend hosts a festival each year celebrating what they are studying in history. This year Ryan’s 4th grade class presented A Colonial Holiday Ball. As a fifth year parent in the school, I know to be prepared. It is usually best to find out BEFORE Halloween what the festival theme [...]

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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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a tale of 3 backpacks

August 31, 2010

This is one of my favorite posts from last year about this time. The orange backpack continues to return home each morning pulled now by a four year old who still isn’t in school. Once upon a time there were three backpacks. A brand new yellow one. A brand new green one. A hand-me-down orange [...]

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i blog here

August 19, 2010

(occasionally) I have no idea why life has gotten in the way of blogging. The nerve. The boys are returning to school on Monday and I went through marathon orientation yesterday…and survived. The last few weeks have been solely about survival. Last week I got sick. Like really sick. Like so sick that I could [...]

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water water everywhere

June 19, 2010

For extra credit… Which picture above was followed by sputtering and screaming resulting in a motherly lecture?

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at grandma/pa’s house

June 14, 2010

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heavenly slices

April 28, 2010

These are a few pictures from last week. And no, the adorable dog is not mine…but super cute, eh? The dog, chandelier, SHOP and faux flowers were all taken on a quick road trip to San Antonio last weekend. What fun!

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A Teddy Story

April 16, 2010

Once upon a time in 2001 a teddy was born to a family. The teddy arrived several months before the baby. The teddy was given in celebration of the expectation of a first born son. The teddy and the baby were perfect. The teddy and the baby were the same size. The baby and the [...]

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