I’m Dreaming Tonight…

Christmas 2007
It seems I’ve gone and done it again. Not in an ‘oops’ kind of way. More in a ‘Wow!’ kind of way. Like the time I realized that my genes were alive and well in my daughter when she was mesmerized by her first real view of clowns in action. All of the [...]

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Little Did We Realize…

Tonight was a quiet night at home. The ‘men’ of the house, who are periodically known around here as “Muscle”, were off helping Dad move Laura’s play house over in order to make room for his new shed in the back yard. Well, it might be more like a small barn in these here parts, [...]

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On The Road Again…

This weekend we once again head out to see Dr. Dobbs. However, this visit is a bit different. Not only will we be seeing Dr. Dobbs for a check, we’ll also be doing an ‘H&P’ (history and physical in medical terms) and then having a nerve study done to confirm what Dr. Dobbs believes is [...]

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Letting Go

I think I’ve discovered a wrinkle in this ‘parenting teens’ thing. A rather big one I didn’t expect. After all, we are programmed from their conception (and possibly before) to expect teenagers to reject the maturation process, to cling to childish ways, and to attempt to pull things over on us no matter how well [...]

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It Can’t Be!!!

It seems that there are many effects to working out, specifically with weights and so on. For the past year, Matthew and my Dad have gone three days a week to work out at the gym. They both have a routine and they move from machine to machine, strengthening their muscles and bonding [...]

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By George, I Think She’s Got It!

Yes, indeed. I do believe she’s actually got it. Down pat, even. Or maybe I should have said ‘dry pat, even’. Why? Because she’s done it. She’s actually done it. Our “Potty Princess” really is, finally, a true, full-fledged, verifiable Potty Princess. Not because she wants to, [...]

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