Last night we went to watch the fireworks. The BoyChild hasn’t been in a long time because they don’t usually start until after he has to be asleep.  Tonight he valiently tried to stay awake in order to get to go and he was successful. About mid-way through the fireworks show he turned to me […]

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This is the BoyChild. At his first dentist appointment. LAST month. Yeah.  He’s six years old and I’m just now taking him to the dentist. I’d dreaded this appointment but he took it like a trooper.  I was concerned he wouldn’t let these women rummage around in his mouth.  So I put it off and […]

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I want to talk about Survivor. My burning question today: Is there a bigger moron in the history of Survivor than Erick? I have been a Survivor fan since it first started; I’ve watched as much as my life allows of the shows. I watched Richard Hatch cavort around naked. I watched Jonathon self-destruct. And […]

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The BoyChild received this Christmas card from the lovely little girl next door. Her father delivered it a few days before Christmas while the BoyChild was in the bathtub. Since the BoyChild was wet, surrounded by bubbles, and he can’t yet consistently read, I read him the message on the inside of the card. Card […]

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I made these cookies today for the BoyChild. These started out to be muffins. But before I added any liquid the BoyChild said, “I want cookies!”

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I’ve uploaded some pictures from our vacation to Galveston on Flicker if anyone is interested. Most are of the BoyChild. The GirlChild hates me and wouldn’t be in my company most of the week if she could help it. Enjoy.

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I don’t normally post my needlework here. I tend to spend a significant amount of time stitching, but it’s a solitary sort of activity and doesn’t lend itself to great writing. There are several stitching blogs around that I read, where they make their stitching and what they are doing and how and why they […]

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The BoyChild is beginning school tomorrow.

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Recently I came home from work and found this in my bedroom. That’s the BoyChild’s baby lamp with a green Christmas bulb in it sitting on top of my reading lamp next to the sofa in my bedroom. No. I never did get a satisfactory explaination of what that was about.

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The BoyChild was asleep. The WonderDog was laying beside him. The GirlChild layed down specifically to take this picture. Couldn’t you just eat them up?

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