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Special Time
I was a little curious to see how it would go with just Mr. Trouble on Feet as an only child for ten days while his siblings were with Grandma Kathy. On one hand, Mr. TOF loves one on one attention, and we have some great routines that we are…
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Sunday Night at the Beach: Exploring the Secret Beach
The big kids were still away at Grandma Kathy’s, and Mr. TOF picked the Secret Beach for our destination. We had both taken luxuriously long Sunday afternoon naps, which was perfect for an extended beach visit after supper. We don’t go to the Secret Beach as often as the others…
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Celebrating Independence Day Part Two: The Great Pig Roast
To celebrate the Fourth of July, our neighbor halfway down the street had the wild and crazy idea of roasting a whole pig. In the ground. It didn’t take much convincing before Dr. Peds and our neighbors up the hill were on board. Arrangements were made to procure a…
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Celebrating Independence Day Part One: The Kid Parade
This year I only had one kid left for the morning Kid Parade. It was kind of sad, but not too sad, because let me tell you, age four is pretty much the prime age to appreciate every aspect of the kid parade. Mr. TOF was highly anticipating parade day…
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Sunday Night at the Beach: The Only-One-Kid-Is-Home Edition
The three big kidlets were all in transit to Grandma Kathy’s house to spend more than a week with her on an excursion to the badlands. It was Sunday Night, so Mr. TOF and I headed to the beach. He picked a sandy beach, and we headed out just a…
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A Windy Day: Flying a Kite at the Beach
I’ve had in my mind for nearly a year now, the idea of flying kites at the sandy beach. Last fall I spotted some really neat kites in a shop down in Canal Park, and I ruminated about them all through the long and cold winter. At the beginning of…
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YaYa Learns to Mow the Lawn
Friends, I have done the calculations. For at least the next 14 years I will have a child labor force capable and employed to mow the lawn. Hooray! YaYa was not excited to learn to mow. In fact, drama was involved, but in the end I think she discovered…
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Sunday Night at the Beach: The Monday Edition
The first Sunday after arriving back from North Dakota we were unable to make it to the beach. The next day was a warm, calm and relaxing day, perfect for beach going. We decided to do Sunday night at the beach on Monday. We even loaded up my kayak. As…