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Take Your Kid to Work Day

Today is National Take Your Daughter or Son to Work Day. Or maybe it’s Son or Daughter….I forget. Anyway, it’s take them to work day, so Hubby took the older boys this morning and off they went. His employer has a program for them in the morning,...

The Intellectual Stylings of 5 Year Olds

Internets, I bring you: The Dried Snot Conversation. Captain Earthquake: See that? That’s dried snot on my nose. The Manager: Where? Oh, that? Yes, that’s dried snot. CE: When I have dried snot on my nose, I use my finger and pick it off. TM: Me too. But...

Overheard: March 20, 2008

The Manager(age 5) was apparently waiting for his brothers to do something for him. I couldn’t see what was going on, but this is what I heard him say. “I’m waiting. I’m WAITing! I’m WAITINNNNNNG! Come onnnn!” [long pause]...

A Good Reason to Keep Kids in the Backseat

When you let them ride in the front, they spend the ENTIRE trip pointing out-and analyzing-roadkill. And no, I’m not gonna put up a picture on this post. You’re welcome. Earnest Parenting: help for parents who don’t like...

Snippets – March 6, 2008

The Mercenary: Mom, where was that place we went…the one where we saw the beavers working and we were petting the sting rays? Me: Well, that was two different places honey. The beavers were at the museum in Virginia, and the sting rays were more local. TM:...