A Sunday Afternoon Nowhere Near the Island of La Grande Jatte

October 17, 2011 at 12:30 pm (Cub Scouts, E, Family, Following Bliss, Jeff, N, Pictures)
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It was a weekend of dividing and conquering.  Jeff took the kids camping with Scouts, and I had “me” time with some friends I adore.

Jeff on camping: “It was really windy.  It was like we would never be warm again.”  Later in his re-cap: “And then it started to rain.”

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Mother Nature is a Spammer *and* Every Time You Spam, God Kills a Kitten

October 15, 2011 at 3:53 pm (Blather, Pictures)
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I was just raking my yard and came across my nemesis: the dandelion.  What is the growing season of the dandelion?  Can’t they just die already?

Die!!!!!

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“See You Sunday, Unless We Get Attacked By Bears!!”

October 14, 2011 at 11:15 pm (Cub Scouts, E, Education, Family, Friday Apology, Homeschooling, Jeff, N, Parenting, Pictures)
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Here it is, Friday again…  I can’t decide if I’m giving or accepting apologies today.

I’ll start with giving an apology to my dear children for stealing another slice of their childlike innocence away from them.

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Halloween Decorating… Like Christmas But With Bodies in the Yard

October 12, 2011 at 10:28 pm (E, Family, Following Bliss, Pictures)
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It’s that time of year again and E is up to his eyeballs in Halloween spirit.  We got a late start and he’s making up for lost time with a new level of Type A decorating behavior.  I’m already burnt out and we haven’t even opened some of the many bins of ghoulish treasures. I’m not sure I can survive this kid.  He asked for an electrician to come to the house tomorrow!

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Baseball, Sundaes and Advice from a Stranger

April 23, 2010 at 12:00 pm (Attitude, E, Following Bliss, Jeff, Little League, N, Pictures, Sports)
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Day Two of the Little League experience!  Tomorrow is the first game and these boys are looking great!  E is enjoying the extra playground time, though today it wasn’t mobbed with kids like yesterday…  We ended the day with Colonial and sundaes.  Pictures follow… Read the rest of this entry »

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Take Your Spawn to Work on Earth Day

April 22, 2010 at 12:00 pm (E, Following Bliss, Homeschooling, Jeff, Little League, N, Pictures)
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Jeff’s company put together a cool program for “Take Your Child to Work Day” and not a single explosion or workplace fatality resulted while N was on the premises!  Yeah!  E and I played on a lot of playgrounds and enjoyed our Earth Day together…  Pictures and video follow! Read the rest of this entry »

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