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TechnoBoy and The Mercenary were discussing the fact that the neighbor kids have a much nicer in-ground swimming pool as compared to our above ground temporary one, yet they don’t swim in it very often. My boys are in the pool daily, and The Mercenary commented that if he had a [...]

Hey Internets, I forgot to tell you about my post over at GNMParents last Friday. It’s all about a surprise homeschooling issue we have run into of late. My first instinct was to go right over and say something serious like “don’t pick on my kid” but well…you know. Figuring out what [...]

I had an interesting conversation with a father the other day. His boys are ages 3 and 5, and the dad was telling me how much his sons love to help set the table at mealtime. Both boys are pretty passionate about it, to the point that if an adult carries a plate [...]

The Manager has been experimenting with pouting lately. It hasn’t been working out too well, as his sense of humor is developing nicely thankyouverymuch. I usually can get him laughing quickly thus foiling his dastardly pouting plot.
Today he tried it again, and I called him Pouty Pete. (I don’t know what started [...]

It suddenly hit me the other day; I don’t have little kids anymore.
Have you had that realization yet? Click on over to GNMParents to read the rest and tell me about your experience.

With the onset of warm weather, the boys are anxiously awaiting the day when the pool is set up and ready to use. Hubby and I have made an effort to make the back yard a fun place to be, with swings and a sandbox, the pool, and this year we added a new [...]