Tyr was scratching my back on Mother’s Day and Adam wanted a back scratch too, so he told Maeven to go scratch his back…his reaction: “No! She has no fingernails! That’d be like rubbing 5 hot dogs on my back!”
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Category: Old Blogger Posts
These are my old blogger posts…from the first blog I ever had…that I migrated over to this blog. I wanted to bring everything into one place. Lots of memories here! But it didn’t have a homeschool focus.
Survival of the fittest
Having a discussion about survival of the fittest with Adam and Tyren..I mentioned maybe some deer had longer necks and were able to survive because they could reach more food… Then the conversation evolved into silly speculations, ending in Adam saying: “What if the original inventor of the forklift was
Continue readingThoughts on family
I was just doing some thoughts on family while showering. I do a lot of thinking in the shower. Some families are not close. I know families that spend time together, but don’t necessarily know each other or even really enjoy each other’s company. They might have awkward or toxic
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2 min isn’t so long
I just walked into the bedroom to my husband demonstrating to my 10yr old how 2 min isn’t very long in a very unique way… Timer set on his iPhone, wacking son with pillows, tons of giggles from my son. My husband’s parenting is never a dull moment, I tell
Continue readingIt’s moments like these…
My 15yr old just excitedly said to me: “Look! I can lick my elbow!” And then she proceeded to do so. facepalm #Proudtobehermom
Continue readingNo Chocolate bunny for Dad
Tyr and Adam were arguing about possession of his chocolate bunny (it’s Easter)…Adam was trying to convince him the Easter Bunny left a note saying the chocolate bunny was for his dad…Tyr wasn’t buying it and telling him why…ending with: Tyr: “And ALSO…” (Grabs his bunny and licks it a
Continue readingDeja Vu
I’m having an odd sense of deja vu. I’m feeling like I’ve lived this scenario before…But it damn well better be different this time around. And luckily, I am pretty sure it is.So we’re reviving The Learning Village. Remember my homeschool resource center? That failed project of mine from several
Continue readingHow crude
My husband just told my son not to use the word “asteroid” because that was “kinda crude.”…”Call it a buttsteroid.”
Continue readingDepression sucks
Seriously. I don’t like this feeling. I rarely feel like this, and I imagine it’s brought on by that time of the month, so it should be temporary. But I just do not do well with this icky feeling. I am starting to really get an idea how hard it
Continue readingMy husband the creative singer
My husband is trying to sing Walk Like an Egyptian… Adam: “All the elves in the lookout tower” Me: what??? Adam: I don’t know the words but I want to sing. I have music in my heart. Me: okkkk
Continue readingApparently I’m not a good parent
Maeven was being goofy, pretending to be stuck under Tyr’s mattress on the floor…saying “HEEEEELP….Mom, help!” I was texting a friend and ignoring her temporarily…knowing she wasn’t actually stuck…so Maeven says: “Heeeeelp….Mom, heeeeeeeelp. You’renotaverygoodparent” (as a sort of aside)…then…”Heeeeeeeeelp”. Lol. Dork. I’m surrounded by dorks.
Continue readingCan’t hear you!
LOL!! My 9yr old just told me “I’m not here, so I can’t hear you!” when I was saying it’s 9 o’clock, time to start getting ready for bed. I said “Oh REALLY?” and he said “Just go with it.” True story. LOL
Continue readingUnlecturing
I love that I finally seem to have developed the ability to lecture my 14yr old daughter about life lessons in a way that is goofy and fun, and very UNlecture-y. Just had a long conversation with her about the importance of routine….something I’ve struggled with for YEARS. At least
Continue readingHubby’s humor
After the Clovis Xmas Lights parade… “That car’s antlers are shaped like a bicycle” What was he looking at? A car with a bicycle on top, of course.
Continue readingThe weather is beautiful but my mood is not
This week the temp FINALLY took a nose dive and it started feeling less like summer, more like fall. Well, Fresno fall, which isn’t crisp like it was in NJ…just not HOT, like it’s been since May. Yet, I’m feeling really overwhelmed with all that I need to do, and
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