Have you seen Oswald? He’s a blue octopus with his own show on Nick Jr. Sydney was watching an episode recently about Oswald and his friend taking a wagon full of trash to the dump. “Let’s take this to the dump,” Oswald said cheerfully at one point. My 9-year-old son looked up from his DSi [Read More]
Is that an iPhone 5?
Today’s story is courtesy of my husband. I love it when I’m not alone in my badness! This one’s for you, honey. My husband and son went on a Boy Scout camping trip last weekend. On the trip, they visited the lumberman’s monument. The monument is a “huge bronze memorial to Michigan’s lumbering era [that] [Read More]
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I Think I Know What That Is
On Friday, I shared this picture on my Facebook page: I can’t take credit for it (thankfully!), but I could totally see my 9-year-old doing the same thing on a spelling test. In the same vein, I’m sharing a story from Friday night. It was a beautiful fall evening in Michigan. My family was attending [Read More]
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A Sibling Story (or what I called my brother after he pushed me)
Will, 9, pushed Sydney, 5. It was over something trivial. She got mad. “You’re a big butthead who doesn’t like chicken nuggets and doesn’t like yourself!” she yelled. So, there!
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Teacher’s Pet?
My son enters 4th grade next Tuesday. In preparation, he filled out the “getting to know you” questionnaire he got from his new teacher. Of course, I had to take a peak. The following questions and answers from the questionnaire are true. Nothing has been changed to add humor — or correct his spelling. — [Read More]
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Tips for Surviving the Giant Indoor Water Park
Those of you reading along know that all my son wanted for his 9th birthday was a trip to the giant indoor water park. Well, I’m back after surviving two days and 1 night in the world’s largest indoor water park, Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio. Not only did I survive, but I had fun, [Read More]
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John Hughes is the reason my son needs to go back to school
We were in church last Sunday, closing out the hour-long service with a rockin’ Presbyterian hymn. It was “God of Grace and God of Glory”, #420 in the Blue Hymnal. My husband smiled as he leaned over and pointed to the name of the hymn’s author, John Hughes, born in 1907. Ha! Memories of The [Read More]
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Back to School? Yes, please!
I found Will like this the other day: I’m so proud. I mean, that’s a bag of PRETZELS splayed all over the floor, people. It’s not potato chips or something with (gasp) trans fat. Kidding aside, could this picture scream any louder “Hi, my name is Will and I’m being raised by a bad mom [Read More]
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The Good, The Bad, The Vacation
Last week my family and I went on vacation to Ontario, Canada. First, we went to Niagara Falls. The Good: the falls were lovely, we enjoyed the Maid of the Mist boat tour, and no one fell in. The Bad: the kids’ favorite part of this destination was not the stunning falls but the mega [Read More]
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The Killer Cat
I’m away from my computer this week, but that doesn’t mean the badness has to stop! Here, for your viewing enjoyment, is the riveting tale of what happens when the family pet goes BAD. This movie was made by Will as part of Apple computer camp and features the kids, yours truly, and my husband. [Read More]
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