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Entries from October 2008

Their Treats Made My Kids Tricky

October 27th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Last year, we didn’t have one single child come to our door for Halloween. We live in the country and our driveway is long and dark. I know those of you who have hundreds of kids banging on your door for their little piece of candy that you are afraid that you will run out of won’t understand, but [...]

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Tags: Moms

Key To A Humble Spouse

October 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments

I lost my keys between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning. That’s pretty amazing considering they weight about 5 pounds and can displace 1/2 cup of water in sheer volume. My husband was chiding me, making me feel inferior for always misplacing things like he is so perfect. Yes, the guy who can’t match his shirts [...]

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Tags: Mates

October Family Funnies Carnival

October 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Yep, it’s that magical time – Family Funnies carnival time. You HAVE to go to the first post and watch this YouTube video. It is without words but will make you chuckle and fill you with wonder. It was really great – so go! Enjoy!

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Tags: Family

Kiss Off This Halloween Costume

October 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Being a rock star can be pretty expensive. Apparently, imitating one can be too. My son and his friends have decided to dress up as the band KISS for Halloween. Not even mentioning the fact that they are way too old to participate in Halloween dressing (late teens), I thought it was amusing to think that they would actually spend some time coming up with costumes and props. That is [...]

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Tags: Kids

Late Bloomer Goes Out To Lunch

October 3rd, 2008 · 5 Comments

John Rosemond is a parenting expert who labels his approach as traditional parenting. He says that when your kids mess up, you should let me experience the consequences. In this way, they will learn not to repeat the experience. Growing up, the people in my family like this theory so much, they would actually help you mess up just [...]

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Tags: Kids