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School Jitters

Deacon has been so excited to start kindergarten. “How many more sleeps?” The question I have been hearing on a daily basis. Then there is Logan, who is starting 1st grade. He’s not too thrilled. “I thought you said we had a long vacation!?” Yeah kid, two and half months is a long vacation. They started… Continue reading School Jitters

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The Potty Pipeline

I think I failed to introduce our newest member of the family. His name is Patch-Eye Jack. For months we discussed getting a lizard. Logan worked really hard to get a lizard after kindergarten graduation, but then ended up opting for a fish, which I must admit really surprised me (and I was thankful). Getting Patch-Eye… Continue reading The Potty Pipeline

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Happy Birthday Deacon – Ninjago Style

My brown-eyed boy turns five today. I can’t believe it! I know everything moves at sort of hyper-speed when you have kids, except for those “bad” phases of course, but I’m still having trouble adjusting. Five years old! It seems like we were just celebrating his first birthday. It’s hard to accept that he’s going… Continue reading Happy Birthday Deacon – Ninjago Style