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Shoe stories. You can’t make this up.

September 3, 2014 Leave a Comment

As the mom of boys, there are just times when I just shake my head. There are times when I know I should investigate a situation fully, but I really just don’t know that I want the answers. It was time for Grant’s JiuJitsu class and he was getting dressed and ready to go.  Normally […]

Filed Under: Exchange of the Day, family, Funny, Grant, just funny, Keepin' It real, No Mom wants to hear...

4th grade campaign promises.

June 4, 2014 Leave a Comment

I don’t know about other states, but in California schools the 4th grade is spent covering state history and state government.  Each child has a turn as the classroom Secretary, the Controller, the Lieutenant Governor and then as the big cheese: the Governor.  It  is done alphabetically so that each child has a turn to serve in each […]

Filed Under: Exchange of the Day, family, Grant, parenting

Who said that chivalry was dead…?

January 19, 2013 3 Comments

This morning I took Grant to school.  I was running a smidge behind (looking for my keys, grabbing my coffee, etc) and I sent him out to the car ahead of me. I went out and discovered this: The driver’s door was wide open and Grant was sitting, buckled up in the back seat and […]

Filed Under: Exchange of the Day, Grant, hilarious

Teachers drink wine too…

January 9, 2013 6 Comments

You know I like wine… and wine cork crafts, right? Grant made me a wine cork craft for Christmas.  It’s this sweet little “bulletin board” of wine corks, glued onto a ruler. He also made me a “To-Do” list of what he thought would be a day of bliss for me: #1 Wrap presents; #2 […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, family, Funny, Grant, hilarious, just funny

How to dress for strangers…? (Not.)

December 28, 2012 4 Comments

Poor Conner got his wisdom teeth out today.  As we were leaving to get in the car, I noticed he was wearing shorts and two different socks. Me: “Conner!  You need to run back in the house and change your socks!” Conner:  “You said to dress comfortably, and I didn’t have two that matched.  This […]

Filed Under: Conner, Exchange of the Day, frustrating, hilarious, just funny, No Mom wants to hear...

No more sugary drinks… (I don’t care how convenient their location might be.)

September 14, 2012 9 Comments

When we go camping or on a road trip, I treat it as the special occasion that it is and I buy drinks and snacks that I would not normally buy.  I am not a sugary drink/soda kind of  mom. One of the drinks we had on our last camping trip were these SoBe Orange-Carrot […]

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That would be a cool band name!

August 16, 2012 9 Comments

As a family, we are always saying/hearing/reading funny combos of words and we exclaim: “That would be a cool band name!!”  It’s kind of a running joke in our family.  Some of my favorites have been: Splatter Cat (I know, ew, right?) Taco Over-Load and Mental Mohawk. I have a new favorite:  Brass Knuckles for Christ I hosted […]

Filed Under: Exchange of the Day, family, Funny, just funny

What do volcanoes and bologna have in common? Why, Grant, of course.

July 26, 2012 2 Comments

Scene: The dining room.  My good friend Dave is visiting. He is Grant’s Godfather and in that role, he is subjected to endless stories, games and all around squirrely-ness.  After one long winded story about the Lego ship he built, Grant said the ship crashed into a volcano. Dave: “Crashed into a volcano? Bummer.  OK, […]

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I’m going to start letting Grant pick out my shoes.

July 20, 2012 3 Comments

This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. Scene:  I am working on the computer.  Grant is in the next room watching TV.  I cannot see him or the TV, but I can hear everything.  I hear the word Shoedazzle, whatever that is.  I assume that it’s like the Bedazzler, but specifically for shoes. […]

Filed Under: Exchange of the Day, family, fashion, Grant, TV

Evil, talking socks.

July 12, 2012 5 Comments

Scene: Getting ready for our annual camping trip and we’ve been charging the batteries for the walkie-talkies.  Grant had a dental check-up a few hours before and had chosen plastic vampire teeth from the dentist’s “goodie box” as a reward for being a good patient not squirming too much. I noticed a lone sock sitting on […]

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