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The Salad Discussion

Do your kids eat salad? Mine tend to avoid it, although I have noticed recently that they’re willing to try it a bit more. If I could go back in time and do it over, I would have introduced salad to them much much earlier. I did focus quite a bit on vegetables, in...

Counting Some Blessings

On a more uplifting note, the following cute boy stories happened this week. 1. After the whole “drink your milk” argument yesterday I was giving the Captain hugs and kisses. When I thought he’d been sufficiently loved and affected I suggested that I...

Controlling My Control Freak

Well, it looks like the boys survived me today. I wasn’t in a bad mood, but man! The control freak in me was very….controlling. Captain Earthquake lost his very first tooth (at 5! Is that too young? And it looks like there’s still something there...

Apparently, He’s in an Awkward Phase

I love The Mercenary with all my heart. I do. And he really is a sweet boy. Honest. Ask his grandparents. That said, he can be a bull in a china shop some days. Here are a few choice quotes: “This is a waste of time.”We’d listened to the history...