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The Epic Battle

My sons have been asking and asking, “When will squirt gun day weather be here?” Heck, I’ve been asking myself the same thing. We finally had some decent weather over the past couple of days. Acutally, it was almost unseasonably hot, but I’ll take it. I decided I would surprise the boys after school. Boy… Continue reading The Epic Battle

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His Universe

I absolutely love when I find “Whale” in his bed.  Whale makes his way there occassionally. It always brings me back to the time when his universe revolved around Mommy, Daddy, and a stuffed dolphin rather than Minecraft and YouTube sensation Stampylonghead. Dang it. Why did eight-years-old have to come so fast?

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Apparently His Clothes Define Him

One of the benefits of having three boys is the ability to hand down their clothes to the next. Of course not all of the clothes survive one child, but many do. All three do get new clothes, but it’s nice to have those good pieces that I can hand down to the next. It’s… Continue reading Apparently His Clothes Define Him