Tip Tuesday - Small Talk

Being as I’m surrounded by short people all day, you’d think I’d be really good at “small talk” by now. Truth be told, what I’m actually good at is talking to small people. The other day, I actually asked one of my adult friends if she had to go potty.
Hoping not to make the same [...]

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Tip Tuesday – What Tip Tuesday?

It would appear that Laylee has started a blog without telling me. And her subject matter makes mine look like the slow bus of bloggage.
“Mom, I want to blog my Pla-to.”
Oh, really? He’s good, but I prefer Nietzsche.
Today for Tip Tuesday, I’m asking for some creative topics for future Tip Tuesdays. They don’t have to [...]

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Tip Tuesday – Cool It

Monday was another scorching hot day in rural Seattle with highs reaching into the low 90s.
Thou darest to call me a wuss?
Ha HA! Well it may seem a bit more scorcherific if you picture unpacking boxes all day in a house with no window screens that backs onto a lovely bug and [...]

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More Doom, Sleepy Teeth and the Careening Psychobot

Everywhere we go, Laylee begs for “more doom please.” Sadly, she’s not tall enough to experience anything but the most juvenile form of doom. At the Houston Aquarium they have a miniature Drop of Doom with some pansy name like “The Magic Lighthouse” or something else equally inane. Luckily the girl can’t read so I [...]

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Tip Tuesday – Vacation Planning

It’s the summer. I’m on vacation. It appears that many of you are on vacation now or are soon to head out on your own adventures. What are your tried and true methods for making sure things go smoothly in your travels? HA HA! We all know that’s not possible. So, how do you at [...]

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“I’m so lucky that my timeout is not in a box.”

Lessons learned from watching the Stanley Cup finals with Daddy and Papa.
Next up - the finer points of cross-checking.

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The Meme’n Weekend

When I downloaded the photos from the trip so far, I found this little piece of artwork, created by Daniel to make me swoon. It worked. It also reminded me of the shmoopy meme JD tagged me for a while back:
Two for Togetherness
Two things you compliment your husband on while in his presence:
1. [...]

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Blog-a-Book-Along About Why-I-Haven’t-Blogged-This-Book-Along

So a while back I signed on to read a child-rearing book along with Krista. I was pumped. I was literate. I was attempting to rear the children. No big deal, right?
The book is What Do You Really Want for Your Children? by Wayne Dyer.
Well, I’ve had the worst time keeping up with the reading [...]

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Houston We Have a Problem

Dan, Papa and I spent a fabulous day at NASA, yes, that NASA, where the astronauts are.

My mom took one for the team and spent the day watching the grandkids, yes those grandkids.

To make it up to her, we brought home a NASA shot glass that she can use to take her “medicine.” That’s what [...]

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Tip Tuesday – Father’s Day

Okay, I’m a bit late but better late than never. I’ve been too busy hanging out with my pappy to stop and write about him. Alas, it’s only a week and a half until Fathers’ Day and we’d better plan something to make up for the fact that we did practically nothing [...]

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