Do you know what I get to do tonight? Take Dude shopping for a pair of jeans. Why? Because he’s the only 9 year old on the planet who doesn’t own a pair of jeans. Why? Because they are not camoflauge or black, so he doesn’t like them. So why do we need to buy [...]
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The First Pinewood Derby
One of the events Dude was really looking forward to in Boy Scouts was the Pinewood Derby. A block of wood, some wheels, power tools, sandpaper, paint, decals, a huge Matchbox car track . . . what could be better? Not much when you’re 9 We went to MN over Christmas break, so we [...]
The Night for WEBELOS Badges Has Arrived!
Tonight after over a MONTH of waiting, Dude was so excited to get to his WEBELOS Pack meeting. He’s been to all day outings in 15 degree weather and snow, Den meetings where he’s earned 3 badges, and has worked really hard to earn some belt loops and pins on his own. And since he’s new to [...]
Mr. Ford
Dude and I are standing in the kitchen after school, doing the customary empty the backpack, check the planner, look at the homework routine.
Me: Dude, looks like you have another big book report to do before winter break.
Dude: Yup. It has to be on an inventor or scientist of something like that.
Me: Do you know [...]
15 Pounds of Hamburger
I’m still feeling a bit yucko, but we have our Dine In Diva meal swap this Sunday at my house, so I had to make 7 freezable meals. Dude asked me after school the other day if I could help him with his PowerPoint. I told him sorry, not today (he has 2 more weeks [...]
Just Say No!
Jo, Na, Voch, Non, Ah Ah, Poi-e, Nope, Ngai, Iyayi, Ma, Chuk, Nani, Nej, Non, no thank you, uh uh, not gonna happen, NO!
See, I can TYPE no in many languages (thank you Google!). But SAY no? I have a problem with that.
If I could SAY no, I would have gone to the Little League [...]
My Kids Need To Go Back To School
I’m not saying that because I’m done with them this summer. I’ve actually had the best time this summer, being home with them for the first time ever instead of sending them to summer camp every day while I work. It’s been a lot of fun - we’ve been out hiking, camping, biking, playing with [...]
Wisdom Teeth
A conversation with my 8 year old son while we waited for the IMAX movie to start.
Dude: Mom . . . when am I going to get braces?
Me: Not for quite a while, Buddy.
D: Why? Some kids in my class have braces already. Travis has braces already!
M: Dentist says you need to wait until all [...]
120 Minutes
When you’re 8, one of the best ways to spend 120 minutes of your life is to . . .
. . . head to the park and warm up for your Little League Game.
. . . recite the Little League Oath and pledge your allegiance to the Flag.
. . . be so excited when you [...]
Lesson At The Museum
The kids and I went to The Museum of Nature and Science with some friends this past weekend. We had a BLAST! The IMAX movie on The Grand Canyon was awesome. But, what taught everyone the best lesson had to be the Egyptian Mummies.
We spent quite a while with the mummies . . . because [...]