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Embarrassment Could Kill You

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

As I said yesterday, it was Tad’s teacher’s birthday. Ane and I bought flowers for her before we picked Tad up. I had a vase, kitchen shears, and a bottle of water, so I arranged the pink tulips in the vase in the car. “Please, Mommy, can I carry it?” Ane begged. I considered it. […]



A Question

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

How can a boy who eats with his hands (despite our attempts to get him to use a fork), plays merrily in dirt, and has been known to even sample sand at school… … absolutely flip out if he gets washable marker on his hands, and then insists on dropping everything to go and wash […]



Still No Answers

Monday, February 9th, 2009

We have not made our minds up yet about where Ane will attend kindergarten. As always, if you have an opinion, speak now or forever hold your peace. A decision must be made in one week. In other news, we bought the new Veggie Tales DVD, Abe and the Amazing Promise, which was very fun. […]



Meet the Principal

Friday, February 6th, 2009

The public school where Ane might go is located only a few miles from our house. But neither the Webmaster or I had ever been there before. So yesterday, we pulled into the parking lot for the first time to check out the school and have a meeting with the principal. She is a very […]