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FROGS
We got to catch a bunch of frogs with fish tank nets in a half built foundation of a future home. It was suprising and fun!
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Summer Reading
This summer, as always, my kid's nose was stuck in one book or another. These are the ones the 11 year old really enjoyed:
1. N.D. Wilson, The Dragon's Tooth
2. Matt Myklusch, The Accidental Hero, The Secret War, The End of Infinity.
3. Roger Zelazny, The Chronicles of Amber (he is still enjoying this one, it does have 10 books)
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Happiness
30 Things That Make Me Happy
Not in any particular order, no precedence given here.
1. Playing tickle war with my kids, while laughing uncontrollably.
2. Hiking with my family.
3. Painting and drawing.
4. Burying my face into Rocky's fur.
5. Sex. Yep. It makes me very happy!
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What to do when you don't know...
...just how large the zucchini in your garden are getting. This year my dear husband and I grew enormous zucchini. They were triple the size of a regular one. After showing my large zucchini to everyone I know, taking pictures of it next to regular sized objects, and walking around town with it, we finally decided it's time to cook it. What to ( Read more... ) -
Through the eyes of a six year old girl.
We were moving some furniture around, and in the process I noticed the plastic Barbie horses that my father in law bought at a garage sale quite a few years back. I excersice denial when it comes to those plastic animals, my eyes gloss over them standing up there on the top of the bookshelf, and I pretend they are not there. I can't explain his ( Read more... ) -
Someone must be watching over us.
Sometimes I wonder: HOW DID WE SURVIVE OUR CHILDHOOD? My kids don't lead a sterile life: they get messy, dirty, play with all kinds of things that are definately not child friendly. When they were born we didn't childproof our house, instead we explained to them what's what, and dealt with the results of that decision. Even so, my kids are far ( Read more... ) -
Some of my favorites:
HAD I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
... But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
William Butler Yeats
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Message in the bottle
My kids never cease to amaze me. This past week they were especially entertaining. My two wonderful, smart boys managed to pull off something that made me stop and wonder ( Read more... )
