The song “Toes” by Zac Brown Band is one of the ringtones on my cell phone. If you aren’t familiar with the song, the refrain goes like this: “Got my toes in the water, a$$ in the sand, not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand…life is good today…yeah, life is [...]
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February 20, 2011 – 8:50 pm
Last Sunday night after the kids were fast asleep, I went up to their rooms to decorate their doors for Valentine’s Day. I have a friend who does stuff like that for her kids but I never have. I knew mine would love it! I found a bunch of gaudy Valentine’s Day decorations on sale [...]
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January 7, 2011 – 11:43 pm
I’ve been reading this really, really awesome book called “Sarah’s Key”. It flip flops back and forth between a present day journalist and a Jewish child during the holocaust. Despite its sadness, the story is incredibly moving and very hard to put down. One night as I read on the couch, Savannah asks, “Mom, will [...]
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December 21, 2010 – 11:52 pm
We’re eating dinner tonight and the conversation turns to Santa Claus. The kids are talking about what they think he’s bringing this year and whether or not Santa will know where to deliver our gifts. Suddenly Savannah says, “My friend told me that he’s not real. She said my parents are Santa Claus.” Jeremy and [...]
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November 10, 2010 – 7:41 pm
In school, we’ve been learning about space. The sun, stars, moon, names of the planets, etc. Since the time changed, it’s been darker earlier, and so I’ve taken them outside a couple of times to do some star gazing. One night, it went something like this: M: “Okay Guys. Look up there. Do you see [...]
