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I’m Going to Live At Home For-Evaaaaah
High Aspirations Asa (4): What’s College? Mama: It’s where you go to keep learning. Daddy: It’s like school except you have to pay for it. Asa: Bah! I’m never going to college later in the conversation Hosea (4): I’m going to live at home for-evaaaah What are you...
When Transitions Feel Like They’ll Last Forever
It’s been a month since I looked forward to bedtime. Usually this time, 8 p.m. sharp, is a brilliant shining light in the long stretch of a boy-filled day, because it’s the time I finally get to hide away in my room and ignore those non-emergency cries and hang out...
Dear Glass Dining Room Table
Dear Glass Dining Room Table, You used to be the pride and joy of our dining area. We would adorn you with a beautiful decorative runner and an eye catching center-piece. When the friends would come over we would get out the nice plates and napkins. Every week we...
A Blanket Made of Hair
A Blanket Made of Hair Mama: "What do you have in your mouth, Zadok?" Zadok (2): "Hair." Mama: "Why are you chewing on my hair?" Hosea: "I like hair." Mama: "I know. You used to chew on my hair when you were little." Hosea: "Will you make me a blanket out of your...
Guide to Potty Training With Twins
Our twin boys are now 2 and a half years old, or 32 months old for those of you who like to count things that way. When potty training them first came up, even with Rachel's insistence upon using cloth diapers for the twin poop factories (I endorse and encourage cloth...
Even On the Too-Hard Days We Choose Thanks
Today chewed me up and spit me back out. Boys are out of school for Thanksgiving holidays and I am off from work, and it should have been a lovely morning with all the warm and snuggly feelings of holiday weeks, where a mama and boys play games and talk and maybe even...
Floor art in permanent marker
Well, it looks like someone found the hidden stash of permanent markers and drew a pretty little picture. On the carpet. Even though he had 55 sheets of drawing paper that were blank. So floor art joins door art and wall art and table art and face and body art in the...
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