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FFYF: The Boy Can Spell Edition

Scene: our house. Adults upstairs, Captain Earthquake in the basement at the computer. Captain Earthquake: Dad??? I need to spell baking soda. Hubby: b-a-k-i-n-g… CE: what? wait!! b….a….what?? H: k… CE: k H: i…. CE: (mutters)...

FFYF: Frozen Bananas Edition

Last week we had a power outage here at Earnest Parenting, and Hubby bought some dry ice to help protect our freezer items. This prompted the boys to research all sorts of dry ice experiments, but when we opened the freezer to get a chunk out for play study, it was...

FFYF: Cheeseball Edition

So I’m standing at the bulk-food store with the children when TechnoBoy spots a gigantic container of puffed cheese balls. And by gigantic, I mean GIGANTIC. I don’t usually buy the puffed cheese balls for the boys because a) they’re junk food and b)...

FFYF: Flexible Nostrils Edition

Hullooooo, Internets! We’re returning to the weekly Fun For Your Friday plan after taking a short break. This week the younger boys and I had to take the puppy to the vet for a checkup. While we were waiting I commented on how fast her nose was sniffing...

FFYF: Recovery Edition

So yesterday was a fun day for us here at Earnest Parenting. We spent our first day as a family at an amusement park. After a slow start, a good time was had by all. Certain individuals came home with mild sunburn, and after an extremely late night I’m letting...

FFYF: Lawnmower Repair Edition

We’re going with better late than never publishing this week’s edition of Fun For Your Friday. I’ve been working along trying to get the lawnmower back into shape. With TechnoBoy and (a lot of) Hubby’s help, we got the oil changed, replaced the...