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On target
You can take away the iPhone and the Angry Birds, but you can’t take away a boy’s need to hurl things through the air with only the sheer force of his creativity. * * * Like this post? You’ll...
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Upcycling
Yet another example of why toys are overrated… Inspired? You might also like these posts about blast-offs, artificial intelligence and artistic vision. Filed under: Home Sweet Home, Oh Boy, Photo Op
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Plan B
Let’s hear it for the child who, after requesting an elaborate nature hike, is perfectly content with a random field of weeds. * * * Like this post? You will probably enjoy this one or this...
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Can’t spell heart without art
“Mom, how do you know if it’s graffiti or art?” Two days later and I’m still working on my answer. Filed under: Photo Op, Road Tripping
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Look again
What you should know about this photo: 1. This scene happens every single day around here. 2. I feel something new every time I look at it: joy, admiration, empathy, gratitude, love. And today:...
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Hell yeah, you are!
It’s been nearly three years since I started this blog and wow! what a creative boost this space has been for me. Thank you so much to everyone who reads and comments. I appreciate you more than you...
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Diving deep
If summer were one long road trip, we would have now reached the point when the kids start singing 999 Bottles of Beer on the Wall and I consider if we have enough bungie cords to hold them on the roof...
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Elbow room
Visual proof that the road trip temporarily known as Hell on Wheels was well worth the effort once we arrived. All we had to do was give each kid his/her very own mountain. (Click collage to enlarge.)...
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Counting
This mother’s prayer for today: Please never stop saying eleventeen. * * * If this rings true, you might like these oldies but goodies: Resilience and Deaf Ears. Filed under: Living the Dream,...
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Peace warrior
The secret to staying sane as a parent? Finding the om in omg. * * * Life has been especially crazy around my house lately and most days I’m struggling mightily to find the om. In my free...
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Taking stock
As a very busy spring ends, I’m taking a breath before the season changes again. Oh, these transitions. They require so much practical planning and emotional adjusting. Depending on the day, I find...
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Rhetorical questions (vol. 6)
So I cleaned up my phone this past weekend and downloaded a mere 2,257 photos to my computer. No big deal…the downloading and sorting and nonsense only required a few lifetimes during critical REM...
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Extracurriculars
“Mom, I don’t want to play another sport until spring soccer season. I’ve already got plenty to do, what with my biking, my drawing, my homework, my complaining about homework…” Scheduling is a bitch,...
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