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The Meltdown Thing
Golly, folks, two days in a row without naps and I'm whipped...uh, I mean, my kids are whipped.Yesterday both Parker and Peyton skipped naps because obviously the excitement of going to a birthday...
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The Thing Thing
"This is the thing..."I'm not sure where it came from, but I know who and when we noticed it. My sisters make fun of me because whenever we are in a serious conversation, I seem to always clue...
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The Prayer Thing
Growing up, I knew three basic prayers:1. our family dinnertime prayer, which our whole family recited together before most, if not every meal together2. the Lord's Prayer3. the desperate "Oh, God,...
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The Behavior Management Thing
For the past several weeks I feel that all we have been doing is telling Parker "no," putting him in time out, and spanking his behind. Constantly. It begins on the way home from school, continues...
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The Excuse Thing
1. My camera was lost/stolen/misplaced/eaten by the dogs sometime in late March, and since I include pictures in every post, I was unable to blog-function.2. Pat and the kids got me a new camera for...
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A Blessed Thing
Introducing Presley Barbara Jane Dunn.She was born Saturday night--July 11, 2009, at 9:37 p.m.; she came in weighing 7 lbs 3 oz and measuring 19 inches in length.Her brother, Parker, told me today on...
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A Bitter-Sweet Thing
A year ago today, we buried our Dad. Here's the message we delivered at his funeral--his eternal "messages" to us:One thing about it, we will hear Dad's voice in our ears--and in our hearts--forever....
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The Greatest Thing
1. Bringing home a new baby.2. Hearing Presley unintentionally giggle in her sleep. 3. Listening to Peyton's theories about the source of a baby's nourishment.And then grimmacing when she shares those...
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It's Tuesday
This story actually originated last Friday, when Peyton woke up with a hacking cough. Just a cough. But as a precautionary action, we didn't allow Peyton contact with Presley. Just in case. She wasn't...
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The Dardest Thing--First (Sick) Day
Here are Parker's things--his backpack filled with a rest towel, signed papers, a letter to the teacher, an extra set of clothes, along with his lunch of a peanut butter sandwich, pretzels, apple...
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Second Verse, Same as the First
Day Two of Kindergarten will be spent, once again, on the couch in the living room. Looks like that's where we'll be riding this virus out, as the doctor told us yesterday that Parker's symptoms do not...
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An Anticipated Thing--Parker's First Day
Today, finally, Parker began his trek through public education. If the beginning is any indication of what is to come, Lord help us all.This week has already come with it's share of obstacles--Parker's...
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A Three-Month-Old Precious Thing
Presley turned three months old this weekend. She is:Sleeping consistently through the nightEating every 3-4 hoursSmiling, and has giggled a couple of timesStarting to suck her thumb--her left...
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Seriously, It's Been Too Long
Here's what we've been doing lately. Well, by lately, I mean, the past 3 months.Parker (and Peyton, and Patrick) wrapped up the fall season of soccer at Upward Soccer. We loved it. Patrick served as...
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A Running Thing
Last Saturday J.B. Little held their first ever Rascal Round-up. Since I had been so consumed with the Jiggle Butt Run, I barely even knew this was a race-in-the-making, and although I do feel somewhat...
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Pajama Day
One of the kids' favorite things about Brennan Academy, Peyton's (and, last year, Parker's) preschool, is Pajama Day. They always have it on a Friday in January and all the kids come in their pajamas...
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Seven Months Old
It's tough to believe that Presley is already seven months old. She's been fighting a cold off and on this winter. It seems that one weeks she is congested and yucky, and the next week she's better and...
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Some Lovely Things
Lovely Thing #1=Snow Day!It started snowing on Thursday morning. Karen, Mary, and I were out in the clean and pristine snow at 5:30 a.m. for our run, and it really did give a whole new meaning to the...
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Super Fan
Parker has been a little bit (a lot) figity in kindergarten the past couple of weeks, so it prompted me to ask him how he behaves during the one minute of silence that Texas public schools are required...
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The Play Thing
It is summertime (Halleluiah!) and I am totally getting a kick out of being able to really watch my kids play. Here is what transpired yesterday:1. When Presley woke up from her afternoon nap, I was in...
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The Coaching Thing
Musings from a has-beenI have this love/hate relationship with coaching. I love it, and sometimes, I hate that I love it.In college when I was contemplating the rest of my life, I saw two distinct...
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A NotSoBrief Brief
Last weekend, we took an extended weekend trip to visit Patrick's brother, Eric, and his step-mother, JoAnn, in Missouri. Here are the basics:Spent two hours packing the clothes, diapers, food, eating...
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The One Thing
It will be official soon. At 9:37 tonight, Presley will have achieved her one-year birthday.And other than that, I am totally speechless. Last night Denise asked me if Presley's first year has gone...
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More One Things
When Denise asked me a couple of days ago who's first year went the fastest, I really did have to work at trying to remember what Parker's first year was like, when he was the only child and the center...
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The Summer Thing
So, there's no denying it now. Summer. is. over. This has been one of the best summers in recent history (which, I might add, is fleeting) and I've really tried hard to ignore the fact that I have a...
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