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Summer School (Who says you don’t learn during the summer?)
Summer to me is endless hours in an icy pool under the burning sun with either me or my brother yelling, “STOP MAKING WAVES!” (and consequently either my brother or me making waves), burning my feet on the concrete searching … Continue reading
Posted in childhood memories, family time, food
Tagged brother, fire pit, memories, pool, roasting marshmallows, s'mores, summer, swimming
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A Mama’s Letter to Santa
Dear Santa, I really appreciate everything you have done for me and given to me every Christmas holiday season. I have had some incredible Christmas morning surprises! The Strawberry Shortcake House~man I loved that thing-and I really appreciate all the … Continue reading
Posted in holidays, family time, thoughts, brothers
Tagged home, Christmas, Santa Claus, Dear Santa, trumpet, future musician, instrument, Elf on a Shelf, infant, Nintendo NES, brotherly love, videogames
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One of Those Days
Have you ever had one of those days? This question is normally quickly followed by a run down of everything that went wrong for the person asking. For example, “Have you ever had one of those days? You know, where … Continue reading
A Musing of a Three Year Old
Three Year Old: “Mama, I love chocolate.” Mama: “I know babe, you get that from me.” Three Year Old: “No, Mama. I get that from ME.” And his quest for independence is continued. If only he would generalize the … Continue reading
Best Friend
Hello Friends, So, I have to start this by saying I wrote this post down MONTHS ago. I have to apologize to the six people who read my posts for not posting since whenever I last posted. I have no … Continue reading
Potty Talk
So we’re in the beginning stages of potty training. I’m not going to lie. I’m already NOT loving this project. To make it a bit more palatable, we just started using m&ms as motivation bribes, one for pee, two for … Continue reading
Breaking News: Caillou is off the 40 Man Roster
For those of you that don’t know, my husband and I were born and bred Dodger fans. (So it’s no surprise that Luke was a Dodger at heart during his first year.)Our love of baseball was renewed every spring with … Continue reading
Posted in baseball
Tagged America's pastime, baseball, Caillou, little league, umpire, vin scully
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Conversations from Kindergarten
As some of you know, I teach kindergarten. The following is just a smattering of some conversations from this school year…this class is great for fodder. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Student A: Wouldn’t it be great to go visit Santa? Student B: … Continue reading
Posted in kindergarten
Tagged dinosaurs, from the mouths of babes, kindergarten, superman
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A Little Irish Leprechaun in a Hardware Store
I feel like I have to preface this post by saying, 1) I used to work at a hardware store, b) I am NOT a hoarder (at least, I am trying not to be) and 4) Luke reveled in his … Continue reading
Posted in drama, Irish, shopping
Tagged bagpipes, hilarity, patience, searching, True Value
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I Know She’s Here Somewhere
Lately, I have had the feeling that my Nana is trying to tell me something. For the past week, thoughts of her have popped into my head at the most unexpected times: driving down the street, walking with Luke, in … Continue reading
