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Buddy’s at camp!

Posted on August 7, 2009 by emandmmom

Buddy has been at camp since Sunday!!  In 12 hours, he will be home sweet home…and probably wishing he was back at camp!  I am hoping he had the week every kid dreams about…the week you see on TV and … Continue reading →

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Nothing is “safe”

Posted on August 7, 2009 by emandmmom

We keep changing the way we do things…just to find out they aren’t any better than what we were doing before.  We trade one evil for another, and it’s just a nasty circle that we are going in. Here is … Continue reading →

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Missing California

Posted on July 24, 2009 by emandmmom

I am definitely missing something right now…10 years ago I never would have thought it could ever be missed.  It’s one of those things that you don’t miss until you don’t have it.  Whether or not it was taken for … Continue reading →

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The Phone

Posted on July 17, 2009 by emandmmom

The phone seems to be not a very good friend these days.  There was a time in my life, where my phone was my best friend.  Not really, but if you looked at the amount of time I spent with … Continue reading →

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Getting Older

Posted on July 17, 2009 by emandmmom

Bug went to her 3rd year of Girl Scout camp this week.  I have missed her terribly…not being able to talk to her, and hear how she is doing is just killer!  I was very happy to get a letter … Continue reading →

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Sweet Blue Car!

Posted on July 17, 2009 by emandmmom

When Bug was 4, she didn’t care about cars, or trucks or motorcycles.  With Squeaky…oh not only does she care, she KNOWS!  We can pass a car driving down the road and she will say “There is Uncle Brian’s Nitro, … Continue reading →

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It never ends

Posted on July 9, 2009 by emandmmom

So, I finished all the laundry except what we were wearing yesterday.  All of it…I did the bedding, the towels, the dog bed…and all the clothes. Then last night, the kids cleaned their rooms.

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@#^% Chickens

Posted on June 26, 2009 by emandmmom

You know how kids ask for a pet and you say “you have a pet, you have a fish…” And they say “But I want a REAL pet, one I can touch.” Remember that day?  Stick with that thought!  I know … Continue reading →

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Sportsmanship: Part 2

Posted on June 26, 2009 by emandmmom

If you read Part 1 of this you can probably guess I am less than thrilled with some of Buddy’s soccer teammates.  This team consists of 5th and 6th graders, so you have “first year players” and you have “second … Continue reading →

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Larry, Larry, Larry!

Posted on June 26, 2009 by emandmmom

Our school is full of traditions.  Some traditions I would like to mix up a bit…like the songs the students sing on the last day of school.  Pretty sure they sing the same songs every year.  The very last song … Continue reading →

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