Category Archives: kids

Happenings

Here’s what’s going on in my world (because I know you care):
I have to renew my driver’s license. It expires on my birthday (next week). This used to be a pretty routine thing, but now requires a whole lot of preparation and documentation. No kidding. Like a SS card, and some mortgage/rental docs and some...

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Hey – Where’s Perry?

Oh. There you are, Perry.

You can call him “Agent P.”

I know. It’s almost unfair cuteness. You can visit more unintentional unfairness any time at Husband’s photo blog.

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Today, in Numbers

16: Inches of snow left in the “shady corner” of my front yard.
2: Daffodils ready to explode, any minute.
4: Kids home for Spring Break!
9: The hour I require them to be out of bed.
13: Tiny tomato plants growing in the egg carton beside my kitchen window. (Averaging 3 new ones a day, YIPEEEE!)
5: Exclamation points...

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Writing

Nope. Not that kind. In fact, I have nothing to report on the Creating Something front.
No, I’m talking about pencils.
Do you love pencils? I do. Right here at my left hand is a jar (Mason. Pint. Narrow mouth.) full of pencils. Hang on, I’m gong to count them. Nineteen. Plus two Sharpies (one fine, one...

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FAQ

I love when writers post their FAQ. So I’ll give you all a little important information. Here are the things I get asked most frequently:

Q: Do I have any clean pants, Mom?
A: Did you put them in a hamper? Because if you did, I washed them. If they were carefully wadded up under your bed,...

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Itchy?

You know that feeling where you’re itchy in your own skin? Where you have some huge stretch inside and you can’t get it out? Where everything is fine, but you still feel just a little… off?

I’m here to tell you that cleaning the house doesn’t fix it.

Staring at the computer because you don’t have any...

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