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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 and take the kids’ word [...]

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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 solution to independent decision making [...]

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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 the desert can be.
*zzzzzzzzzzzzzip…across [...]

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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 picture, Rhett(4) wanted the picture [...]

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grrrrrrreat

March 30, 2010

Rhett got a new shirt.
He picked it out himself. He took it off the rack, held it to his chest and hugged it.
I looked down at the Tony the Tiger retro tee and immediately tried to come up with a plan of extraction.
Why do you like that shirt?
Because I LOVE his cereal.

He said it earnestly.
Extraction [...]

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sneaking sleep

March 22, 2010

Rhett(4) has been a little sneaky lately.

He has been sneaking into my bed in the middle of the night very quietly.
Very, very quietly.
The boys had learned before blog-Stedman started working nights that it was best to sneak into HIS side of the bed. I was usually the mean, “go back to your OWN bed” kinda [...]

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love hurts

March 17, 2010

For several years now Rhett(4) and I have had a little game.

We give each other sweet little kisses*.
*a sweet little kiss started out as a raspberry progressed to a shower kiss and now resembles more of a spit kiss.
It goes like this…
I will give you a sweet little kiss. pbbbbsssssttttt
That isn’t a sweet little kiss! [...]

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Nirvana Art Series Continues

January 12, 2010

This is the second interview in a series spotlighting the art of Nirvana artist, Rhett. The first interview took a closer look at his sculpture work. Today we are delving deeper into his marker sketches. It is well-known that his marker art has been influenced by his mother who believes that stick [...]

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Skiing the scenic route

January 5, 2010

This was a monumental year on the ski slopes. I am now the proud mother of three chairlift-riding skiers. Rhett began skiing last year, but he just wasn’t ready to go up to the top of the mountain and we spent a lot of time on the bunny slope riding up the magic carpet and [...]

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Four

December 15, 2009

My dearest Rhett,

You own four.
Four is being in charge. Four is telling a joke. Four is orchestrating an elaborate game that no one but you understands how to play.
Four is bright eyes. Four is a mischievous grin. Four is quietly laying down on the couch for a much needed nap.
Four is loud. Four is boisterous. [...]

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