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Ryan

bed level head

May 12, 2010

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 attention early.
*shudder*
Not only do they need my [...]

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nas – nirvana art series III

May 4, 2010

The Nirvana has a long history of supporting the arts.
Art Series interview I can be found here.
Art Series interview II can be found here.
Today we are going to look at the work of the two older Nirvana artists.
The eldest(9) was initially a reluctant artist who shunned the traditional mass marketed media of Crayons. As he [...]

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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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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 [...]

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Nine

March 9, 2010

You are nine.
Nine.
Nine years ago our family was born.
Your dark brown eyes opened.
Your brow furrowed.
Our lives changed.
Every day for nine years you have changed our lives…
with Ryan force.
Determined.
Passionate.
Steadfast.
There is no gray. There is no sneaking by. There is no making do.
You hold the world accountable.
And it will listen.
or else.
Happy Birthday Ryan!
Thanks for changing my life.

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The importance of proper penmanship

October 14, 2009

Third grade has not been without it’s challenges. The biggest challenge has been the switch to cursive handwriting.
Cursive.
The mere mention of cursive handwriting sends shivers through Ryan’s body which he expresses as kicking, screaming and complaining in a modified 8 year old tantrum.
Curses on cursive.
He is getting better at it. It isn’t such a struggle [...]

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In search of world peace

July 3, 2009

My oldest, Ryan (8) has always been in charge.
I figured that was his birthright. His dictated birth order status. His bossy destiny.
He has ruled his kingdom of brothers.
Without incident.
Without serious rebellion.
Until recently…
Rhett (3) has started his own country. In his world, he is in charge. Anyone who thinks otherwise is ordered out of his presence [...]

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Color restriction

June 24, 2009

I am a huge fan of play-doh.

I love the fun.
I love the creative process.
I love the smell…
Except I distinctly remember that it smelled MUCH better in the 1970s, but it still smells good. So good that they invented Play-doh perfume*. So good that it is out of stock.
*sigh*
Over the years we have accumulated a lot [...]

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Soap opera

June 18, 2009

It had been a long day.
So long that I started the dinner and toy clean-up early in hopes of an early bedtime.

The older boys were in one bath and I had just finished giving Rhett his bath when I heard screaming coming from the other tub.
I might mention that screaming from the other tub is [...]

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How the Tooth Fairy amuses herself

June 2, 2009

Ryan(8) has only lost a few teeth.

He is not wild about having a loose tooth, but even less wild about the actual loss process. So the tooth hangs by a thread for weeks…
It isn’t pretty.
Last Friday, blog-Stedman had an out of town appointment in Shreveport which is a 3 1/2 hour drive from our house. [...]

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Let's talk about the weather

April 30, 2009

It has been a mild Texas spring. We have been hovering in the mid-70s with dips to the high 50s and occasional spikes to the low 80s.

The trees and flowers seem a bit non-committal. The buds open slightly, peek around and then tentatively hang in unenthusiastic bloom. Nature has paused. Quite honestly, [...]

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