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Signs that your kids are watching too much Mythbusters.

It all began when I overheard the following statement: “Okay Porter, now don’t scream when I do this.” Watching Porter’s front teeth twist and turn over the last weeks has been an infinite source of family entertainment. He has been guaranteed that at least one of us throughout the course of the day will walk [...]

Leaving the Nest

So it started with Kindergarten orientation – no, wait – make that soccer – no, no, no back that train up. Make that day camp. Day Camp is when we started seeing the writing on the wall. The writing that said “Oh Here Go Hell Come”. The last couple weeks with Little P have broken [...]

Stella starts the 2nd grade.

We are now the proud owner of a 2nd grader. Our model happens to come complete with the Virtual Teenager Upgrade, as witnessed by the conversation held after her first day: Me: “Soooooo, how was your first day?” Her: “OMYGOD, Ruby had this TOTALLY cute shirt on.” Me: “Wow. So how did you like your [...]

Got it. Read it. Elapsed time: 3 hrs 26 mins.

Also: has since read it 2 more times.

September Roundup

»Soccer! Stella’s 2009 soccer season began, and let’s just say that this season isn’t quite the same vibe as last year, but we are making the best of it. As is pretty typical for this age bracket, aimlessly wandering the field, kicking dirt at one another and picking up the ball and running off the [...]