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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“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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“He was a little sassy today.”

January 12, 2010 at 12:00 am (Attitude, Bossy, Camping, E, Genetics, Jeff, N)
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Before his beloved violin teacher could get much further, N jumped in with his thoughts on the matter.

“There are four reasons I was grumpy today.   1) I didn’t get my full time at MRU (homeschool group).   2) I am thirsty.  3) I am hungry.  4) I didn’t get enough sleep last night.  Oh, and number 5 is that my thumb felt weird which distracted me and I made mistakes.”

I am shocked he didn’t say something about how we make him sleep in the backyard and hunt for his own food.  I’m not sure why his thumb felt weird, though he did complain about it for hours after hitchhiking home from violin. 

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