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Get Caught Being Kind

I’m not sure what it was. There was the hurricane, the full moon, Halloween and its abundance of candy. Maybe it was a combination of all three of these that turned my boys into angry, bickering, shouting little monsters. What ever it was that started it all, I’m not happy. They’ve just been awful lately.… Continue reading Get Caught Being Kind

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Lots of Laundry and Looking Back

Friday night, five loads of laundry done…the life of the working mom, well any parent for that matter. I don’t mind doing laundry. I don’t mind folding laundry. What drives me crazy is putting it away. A year or so ago I posted about how I was going to make the kids start putting their clothes… Continue reading Lots of Laundry and Looking Back

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Squirt Guns and Pirates

I’m a mom of three boys. Three boys who love to play and imagine their own little worlds. They can be slaying dragons, firing the cannon, or attacking Darth Vader and I love it (assuming no one is jumping off the play set). I don’t ban squirt guns from my house. My boys have swords and… Continue reading Squirt Guns and Pirates