Lux et umbra vicissum…

A four year old’s idea of good dinner conversation:
“Mommy, why don’t dogs have snot or boogers?”
A four year old’s concept of fractions:
“Mommy, since there are three of us, why can’t you just split it in three halves?”
What the two year old says when she wants to imitate her sister on the piano:
“I’m gonna go do […]

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It’s Apple Blossom time!  It’s amazing what a big deal Apple Blossom Festival is here in Winchester.  The kids all have off from school tomorrow, there’s all kinds of activities, parades, carnivals, etc., and everything from the banks to the courthouse to the veterinary clinic will be closed!
Since Branwen has preschool on Tuesdays and Thursdays, […]

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I’ve hardly been online today because we wanted to take advantage of the sunny weather to get our garden ready. My mother will be coming at the end of next week with ten beef steak tomato plants (I think), two cherry tomato plants, and two bell peppers. I also got seeds for Bush […]

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Charis: (as she sits on the couch in our living room) Where is the whole world?
Me: Well, honey, it’s all around us.  It’s everything you can see as you look around.
Charis: (later)  The whole world is in our living room!!!
The following was a dinner discussion… since I can’t remember which child said each thing I’ll […]

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I got one of those cheap, big plastic bats for the girls to play with along with some of the cheap whiffle balls.  They’ve been having a blast!  The older ones are even learning good ways to throw the ball and hold the bat.  It’s fun to watch. :)  They’re learning to throw a frisbee, […]

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Some people mistakenly think that a child over a certain age can’t get croup.  Truth is, even adults can get croup; the biggest difference is that our airways are bigger so it doesn’t affect us as badly.  To adults and older children it comes on like a bad cold.
Alexis has pretty much reached that point, […]

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Ok, life has been eating up my time, so here’s a brief update on what’s going on…
My back’s been acting up, but it’s not as bad as it has been at times.  Still keeps me from doing a lot of household things.  I’ve had a couple of chiro appointments and they’re helping, it just takes […]

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Many little hands only make light work when the work looks like fun.
(Otherwise, they make more work.)

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The following dialog is not really one you want to use to start your day…
Joel: (in a frustrated voice) The dog’s a mess!  He peed and pooped in his crate, and he’s an absolute mess!  What do I do?
Andi: (in a sleepy voice) Well, it won’t kill him to be in it for another couple […]

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1. If you get really upset with a child and start yelling, the dog will pee.
2. The children really do listen sometimes, as shown by the three year old repeating word for word and gesture for gesture, “I don’ get water!  I get orange juice!  EVERY MORNING I get orange juice!”
3. When dealing with toddlers […]

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