Tag: kids
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Take a Break…It’s the Weekend!
Dude! It’s the weekend! Relax and take a break! Chatty Cathie will return on Monday.
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Quips and Quotes and Giggles Galore!
Gimme Some Bling! I’ve decided that my 7-year old son thinks too much. The other day he came to me and asked, “Mom, how do I get a gold tooth?” “Those are called ‘grills,” I said. “Okay…” he responded. “But how do I get them?” I thought about this for a second and said, “I…
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Quips and Quotes Friday
Grammar is my “thing.” Listening to someone use incorrect grammar is very much like listening to someone scratch fingernails down a chalkboard. It “hurts” my ears in the same way. For that reason, I really work hard to be sure my children understand how to communication correctly. The other day, 7-year old Braden was trying…
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The Wit and Wisdom of Braden (Part One)
“A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.” ~ Oscar Wilde There are days when I wish I could crawl inside my son’s head and figure out why and how he thinks like he does. The things that come out of his mouth totally blow me away most days. Most…
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Big Fences Make Great Neighbors…But Don’t Tell My Neighbors!
One of the things I miss the very most about “home” since moving to Minnesota nearly 20 years ago is family. I miss having a tight-knit group of people who’ve known you since birth and who will lend a helping hand for any reason at any time, and almost always without needing to know the…
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Friday’s Quips and Quotes
My Husband Has a Death Wish The other day I was preparing to go to a special evening event. I was getting dressed and had pulled on a pair of Spanx to wear under my dress pants. My husband – who happened to be in the same room with me – looked at me with…
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Double Trouble and the Red Man
God made us cousins because He knew our moms couldn’t handle us as sisters. ~ Author Unknown I grew up out in the boonies on the outskirts of a small town in Oklahoma. One of the best things about my childhood was growing up with my adult cousin’s children, Tera Nae and Clifford. Our extended…
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Quips and Quotes Friday
It’s Quips and Quotes Friday! Here’s hoping you enjoy the following snippets from actual conversations among my family! This week my 7-year old had – in the midst of a temper tantrum – broken something in my house. This isn’t an unusual occurrence. He gets mad and something gets broken. It happens a lot. I…
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No! More! Talking!
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time. ~ Abraham Lincoln A couple of summers ago, I went to home to Oklahoma to visit my parents and, while there, I…
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