My finger, rockin’ the Dora Band-aid
Frugal or sentimental?
You be the judge.

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Sometimes I wonder if/when the kids will ever beg to be kept off my blog.
Then one of them makes a video like this one, and I think maybe these kids aren’t capable of embarrassment.
Am I right, or am I right?
I think this might qualify for Wendy’s Life is Funny….

Now I’m off to work on my [...]

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You know how “they” always say that having dinner as a family is crucial to family unity? I don’t think this is what they had in mind:
Dinner conversation last week, in which we began talking about Hannah’s homework: making her own musical instrument.
Me: Hannah, we should name YOUR instrument like we did LC’s two years [...]

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Wordless…
My baby boy is in middle school.

For more, visit Wordless Wednesday.

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Wanna know how random this post is?
I just named it after a fictional show on Demi Lovato’s new Disney Channel show, “Sonny with a Chance.”
That’s how random.
(I know: I am way too knowledgeable about children’s programming.)
Anyway, first, I want to thank my lovely commenters for the warm (and absorbent) response to the Wearable Towel.
Look for [...]

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No, not ME.
That would be what Hannah has said to me at least 57 times in the last 24 hours. Make that 157 times.
Yes, my oldest daughter, at all of 9 1/2 years of age, has finally gotten holes in her head.
And I bet you think I must have a hole in MY head for [...]

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That title has ALMOST nothing to do with this post. For some reason, an old Shake N Bake commercial came to mind just before I hit “publish.”
(A CLASSIC commercial which I cannot find anywhere)
(Can ya help – I mean hayulp – a sista out? Link in the comments!)
Today I woke up feeling either brave or [...]

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You guys. I had an epiphany this week. Think you can handle it? It’s just as profound as you’d expect from me.
Okay, here it is:
The transition to summer is really hard once you have kids in school.
I KNOW! Deep, am I right?
You probably oughta write that down. Or quote me on Twitter …or something.
But [...]

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Milestone Alert:
My now-officially-a-middle-schooler son got invited to his first for-no-reason-other-than-to-get-together-and-goof-off party. It was last Thursday night.
I KNOW. Yikes. I am so not ready for teendom. But we did let him go, even though:

We didn’t find out about it when he received the invitation early in the week, but rather TWO HOURS before it started, [...]

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Last day of school? Check.
Rainy afternoon with kids communing with Cartoon Network? Check.
Three separate awards ceremonies for three kids on three separate days? Check, check and check.
Three opportunities to get a numb butt from sitting on those hard metal chairs? Check.
Three yearbooks sticky with cake and/or ice cream from class parties? Check.
(But when did they [...]

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