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• Sally, Spot, Susan

  Recent kiddie-isms

  12.23.07 | Permalink | Comments Off

  Sally had a question for me at the dinner table a couple weeks ago. It was: “Mom, are you going to be something when you get a little older? Like when you’re thirty-one or something?” Dick tried to tell her I was a mommy; Sally said, “but she just stays at home all day.” Out [...]

• LDS Church, Sally

  “This is a proud, proud day” (Dumbo), or, I’ve never been so sick with fear

  12.12.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Last Wednesday night our branch president (pastor) called and asked us to speak in church. Dick, smart man that he is, asked me if that was okay BEFORE accepting for the family. He told Sally she would be speaking too, and Sally told me all about it the next morning as we got ready to [...]

• Sally

  Life is full of disappointments, or, I hope this doesn’t affect her faith in God

  09.09.07 | Permalink | 5 Comments

  because we are never, ever, ever getting a cat/dog/pet of any kind. Unless I suffer irreversible brain damage and/or memory loss and am no longer able to make those decisions, of course. In Primary today, Sally drew:

• blogging, Sally, Spot, Susan

  Makes-Me-Smile Monday: Kiddie-isms

  08.05.07 | Permalink | Comments Off

  Welcome to the Kiddie-isms edition of Makes-Me-Smile Monday. I know I’ve come out against the bragging brigade, but here’s a great opportunity to showcase your kiddies’ above-average-ness. I can’t help being proud (in a good way, naturally) of my own children for the following qualities they’ve mastered recently: Humility Sally (6) and her cousin Olivia [...]

• Family, Sally

  Avery attacked by Giant Florida Grasshopper

  07.31.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Spot tries to save her, but it’s no use … Guest Post by Daddy (Do we know how to have fun at FHE or what?).

• Family, Sally, Spot, Susan

  “Your kids are so good” “Your kids are the spawn of Satan”

  07.25.07 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  I flew with my three girls on Tuesday. From Salt Lake City to Albuquerque, and from Albuquerque to Tampa. It started out not so bad. Spot was, as usual, quite content. Sally was okay except when complaining that her younger (by 3 1/2 years!) sister was tormenting her. Susan was … well, Susan was Susan. [...]

• Sally, Spot, Susan

  Good thing photogenicity is not genetic (or I’d have more to apologize to my kids for)

  06.24.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  First, our by-now-almost-regular Sunday church re-hash. I was about 20 minutes late today. And yes, this time it was on purpose; Spot fell asleep right when we should have been leaving, and I didn’t have the heart to wake her up (which only seems like a good reason when you’re already in this habit). Then, [...]

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