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book review, parenting
Would You Let Your Seven-year Old Read Books Six & Seven of Harry Potter?
07.28.08 | Permalink | 33 CommentsFirst, a confession. I never got past book two of the Harry Potter series. Not because they weren’t engaging, but because I got lazy, I guess. Where an 800+ page book used to seem like a challenge, now it honestly makes me a little tired. And it’s not my favorite genre. That would be romance [...]
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marriage, motherhood
Someday I’ll Go An Entire Twenty-Four Hours Without Saying That
07.23.08 | Permalink | 10 CommentsDid you go potty yet? Did you wash your hands? No spitting! WHY are you taking off your shirt? Blow. With your nose. Put your shoes back on! When’s your father going to be home? Just eat it! No! This is the LAST book! WHERE did you learn that? Life ISN’T fair. I’m sorry you [...]
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Daily Dick and Jane
Teaching My Girls to Respect the Men in Their Lives
07.20.08 | Permalink | 2 CommentsSally and Susan Show Off Their Hard-Boiled Egg Pealing Technique from jane on Vimeo. Sorry about the background. I must have been asleep during film-making school.
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Daily Dick and Jane
Spot Scavenges After Church
I fed Spot and Susan leftover macaroni and cheese after church. I was at the computer (which I rarely am on weekends), suffering from a little post-traumatic stress disorder. Not to belittle those who get PSD from war: sometimes, church IS war. Spot ate most of her noodles and then found some cereal from breakfast. [...]
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giveaway, things that must go
Things That Must Go (and a Warm Biscuit Giveaway!)
06.27.08 | Permalink | 22 CommentsThe good news is that Warm Biscuit is sponsoring this weekend’s Things That Must Go Giveaway by offering a $50 gift certificate. It’s a good thing I don’t like to shop or sigh over cute stuff when I’m already over-budget for the month year, because I haven’t had this much fun browsing through an online store [...]
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health, works for me
The Finer Things in Life: Air-Conditioning, Leather Seats in the Minivan, Pediatric Dentistry
06.24.08 | Permalink | 8 CommentsThere are a few things in life that make me feel as privileged as Ivana Marie Zelníčková Syrovatka Trump Mazzucchelli Rubicondi. Things that make me grateful to live in this century, to have been born in a developed, prosperous country, and to have a husband who slaves daily to keep us in Mountain Dew and [...]
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book review, kids, works for me
All you ever needed to know about manners, and how to teach them to your kids
06.09.08 | Permalink | 14 CommentsEverything I know about manners I learned from The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners. Brother and Sister Bear are just about as impolite as it gets. And then there’s Papa Bear, who’s basically Homer Simpson in a bear suit. In fact, if I were Promise Keepers: Men of Integrity, I’d be suing Stan and Jan [...]
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