Parenting

Art Camp, Year 2

  • Posted on June 16, 2007
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After a looooooooooooooooooong week home with us (or more accurately, at the office with us), Declan started back at his old daycare this week. I am not sure who was more happy about it: him or us. Several of his old friends and teachers are…
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Boy Bratz & Raising Cain

  • Posted on June 8, 2007
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Remember when I hijacked Izzy's Bratz thread and went off on child beauty pageants? Well, Bryan sent me an email I have been meaning to get back to."Fortunately for boys, they have absolutely no pressure to be anything at all. They are not pushed into…
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Dingos Ate My Diorama

  • Posted on April 22, 2007
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Declan's latest Family Project for school involved choosing an animal at the zoo that began with the first letter of his name and then making a diorama showcasing said animal. Since Declan is still fairly obsessed with the Wiggles, he chose a dingo - since…
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Metaphysics with a 4 Year Old

  • Posted on March 8, 2007
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This morning at breakfast, we were humming along to John Mayer's "Waiting On The World To Change" - seeing as Declan is quickly acquiring my taste in music (much to the chagrin of his father).I was singing the words and Declan suddenly said, "What if…
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100th Day Celebration

  • Posted on February 3, 2007
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Yesterday was Declan's 100th day of school. Apparently this is a big deal, because they had a party with lots of activities and - of course, lots of sugar! Along with the party, we had another family project due - this time we had to…
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I think we made the right move.

  • Posted on October 27, 2006
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I am home today because Declan's school is closed and we had parent teacher conferences. In a nutshell, he is doing awesome and she wanted to start putting him in the Kindergarten class one day a week after Xmas to test the waters. She is…
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How to Impress a 4 Year Old

  • Posted on September 17, 2006
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Since everyone is always looking for neat ideas for birthday presents, I thought I'd mention some really interesting ones that Declan absolutely loved. Not to say the other books, art supplies, stuffed animals and such that he received were not sincerely appreciated! Here are just…
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