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santa’s extraordinary list (a movie)

December 13, 2011

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It looked as if we’d spent the day at home practicing. “No, again! Now, once more, what will you tell Santa when he asks you what you’d like for Christmas?” Because no kid, unless he’s a film character named Travis…

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cupcakes + dinosaur train

August 18, 2011

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cupcakes + dinosaur train

Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train Movie – One Hour Special
Dinosaur Big City premieres August 22 on PBS KIDS (check local listings)
My sweet Texan Lucas and Abigail are new to the Florida Market of Friendship and haven’t quite bonded with…

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sponge children

July 26, 2011

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sponge children

Yesterday I took the sprouts to their first Floridian play date. One of the camp mothers in their class had invited us to their home to splash at their community “sprayground,” to swim, then off to their house. It was…

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quick, help me choose!

June 27, 2011

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quick, help me choose!

We are officially moving July 6. The trucks arrive THIS WEEKEND. We are not taking the kids’ bedding, so I need Florida replacements. No, wait. That sounds negative. What we need, they need, is to arrive at their new, shared,…

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sip + see + house guests + sxsw

March 10, 2011

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sip + see + house guests + sxsw

My to-do list looks like a last wish list, with an assortment of personal delights, most of which will remain on the list, untouchable in every way. There will be no blowout, manicure, or pedicure. There are clumps of dog…

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winter birthday theme: polar bears + penguins

December 14, 2010

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winter birthday theme: polar bears + penguins

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sprouting beans ain’t no jive ass turkeys

November 22, 2010

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sprouting beans ain’t no jive ass turkeys

Ain’t cool to be no jive ass turkey so close to Thanksgiving.
Yeah.

Off this morning to Little Miss’s Thanksgiving Feast at the J. Will post more after I eat my weight in stuffing. But may I just say: I’m…

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it’s not you + it sure ain’t me

October 12, 2010

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it’s not you + it sure ain’t me

In teaching my son to poop in the jackpot, bribes have most certainly been involved. Only, they hadn’t been effective until we roped in authorities (thanks to the suggestion of a reader).
In an uncharacteristically piercing falsetto, Sir Topham Hatt,…

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