If you have boys…

get ready.  This is the kind of stuff they’ll do!
See how the door is sticking out more on top than on bottom?  That’s because Dwight and Patrick pulled the door off its hinges.  Yup.  Dwight thought it would be funny to shut the laundry room door on Patrick while he was in there, so Patrick [...]

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Can You Solve This Problem?

A bus company requires a tune up every 3,000 miles.  Bus number 10 travels from Louisville, KY to Dallas, TX, a distance of 243 miles.  After 62 round trips, how many tune ups has bus number 10 had?
According to Patrick, all you have to do is take the number 21, divide it by 3, and then [...]

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Manhood Through A Pickle Jar

Today in the midst of all my frustration with my kiddos (I know they probably can’t wait for me to go to the hospital so they can get a break from their grouchy, hormonal, nesting mama!), I got a good laugh. 
Scott and I had a meeting with one of the guys from church in order to [...]

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Yesterday – 37 Weeks

Okay, Donna, here’s your post!  Sorry, I just keep forgetting to respond to how far along I am in my pregnancy!
We’re officially full term!  Now we just gotta wait til baby’s ready (and hopefully til my mom gets here next Saturday!).  Here’s a pic of me yesterday at 37 weeks.  No makeup or trying to [...]

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Just A Moment To Be Weak

I really haven’t verbalized my ONE New Year’s resolution because really, it was between me and God…that and I was too afraid to say it out loud.
One night earlier this month I prayed to God and told Him that I was going to try to trust Him more – that I was going to try so [...]

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Sometimes A Mom’s Gotta Do

what a mom’s gotta do.
It’s been such a battle, trying to get Patrick to get ready for bed on time.  He RARELY, and I mean rarely gets ready by his bedtime.  In fact, lately, things have only gotten worse.  He took 2 hours to get ready for school yesterday morning, and still didn’t get everything done [...]

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My Little Romeo

Patrick had a little girl call him tonight.  Only, she called him, ON MY CELL PHONE!  What the heck? 
See, I missed the phone call, and since I didn’t recognize the number, I called it back and said, “I just got a call from this number…”
A little girl said, “Oh.  Is this your cell number?”
“Yes, it is.” [...]

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Why Do I Care?

I took a break from blogging yesterday so that I could have some time to think about the last week.  I wanted to process the situation with Patrick in my mind thoroughly so I could figure out some things.  I found myself getting really upset by a couple of comments on a couple of my [...]

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What Can Your Milkshake Do?

Okay, this is too funny to not post.
We (the family) sat down tonight to eat a late dinner and the conversation got quite interesting. As in, PG-13 interesting!
Dwight: “Dad, you know that song? What does that song mean? ‘My milkshake brings all the boys to the field?”
Dad, looking at me, says, “Hey, that sounds [...]

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If I’d Known

my kid was dressed like this,

he would have never walked out the front door Friday morning.
When he came home from school, I just HAD to take a picture. This isn’t the first time he’ s done this. We’ve had the talk before – “What NOT to Wear,” but my stubborn son won’t listen. [...]

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