A few days ago, my mom came over to my house for a visit. When I heard her car outside, I opened the front door and stepped out on the porch to greet her. With my hand still on the doorknob (I hadn’t turned the knob to release it), I closed the door. In the …
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Yesterday I put Nathan in timeout for chasing the cats. He’s getting over a mild cold, so his nose is a little icky. So while he was in time out, I heard the sound of him blowing his nose (with no tissue, mind you). Then? Then I hear the telltale sound splat! as a snot …
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Here’s an interesting article about a potential correlation between nearsightedness and lack of outdoor activity. Something to think about… especially in today’s age in which video games and computer chat rooms take precedence over our children playing outside.
Well, I gotta say that today was much better than yesterday. Yesterday, let me tell you, all I could do was sit and watch Nathan wreak havoc upon the place. Why, you ask? Because sitting there and watching him being crazy is much better than throttling him!! See, normally he is such a good little fella. …
The other day, Nathan did something really funny. A little embarrassing, but since he’s only two, not much of a big deal. I was holding him in my lap facing me, and he yanked open the top of my shirt. (Don’t all mothers have to deal with this at one point or another?) “Hello!” he exclaimed …
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