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Category: Alyssa

It’s Not Child Rearing It’s Crowd Control

Posted on March 19, 2010November 1, 2021

I told Callie today that we deserve parent of the year awards which was especially funny given the state of affairs in our home. I’ve heard that one child isn’t to bad. We’ll never know. We started with two. For us it’s been crowd control all along. We don’t let the kids go to the…

The Princess and the Pea

Posted on November 8, 2009November 1, 2021

I made cashew chicken for dinner tonight. It has peas in it. As is typical of any dinner that doesn’t consist of corn dogs or chicken nuggets, Alyssa complained and didn’t eat anything. The other girls finished the food we gave them and got cup cakes as a reward. Alyssa complained about that too, but…

I Got Older

Posted on January 2, 2009October 25, 2021

I turned 34 yesterday. I assume you’ll ask why I didn’t write this yesterday and my response is it was my birthday why the hell should I have to do anymore work than just get out of bed? I’ve come to enjoy my birthday less. It is a marker that indicates my body no longer…

It’s Like Pulling Teeth

Posted on December 16, 2007October 25, 2021

Aubrey lost a tooth a couple of weeks ago. It was loose. We were eating dinner. She wanted an apple. I gave it to her. She took one bite and disappeared into the bathroom. We figured – you know, natured called. She didn’t come back. Callie found her crying. The first bite into the apple…

Bored at Church

Posted on July 23, 2007November 1, 2021

Yesterday, my daughter, out of the blue, told her sunday school teacher, “I’m so bored I could fall asleep.” We told her that she shouldn’t say things like that to her teachers – she is going to kindergarten in the fall so we need to teach her stuff like that. The irony is she didn’t…

Girls can be mean

Posted on June 6, 2007November 1, 2021

I have three daughters two are twins. Aubrey is the one that does what she is supposed to. Any time there is a reward system she gets the most of whatever it is. Currently, we are giving stars to the kids and when they fill up a chart they get to do something fun like…

Twins

Posted on March 7, 2007November 1, 2021

For years people have asked us a question that drives my wife crazy, “are they twins?” This is of course the question that people use as a conversation starter. Having kids that look alike is like having the perfect coffee table conversation piece only better – they travel with you. Total strangers will talk to…

Kids learn fast

Posted on January 5, 2007November 1, 2021

So my wife bought my daughters some simple math books. They have add and subtract etc in them. Callie came upon Alyssa, she is 5, working in one of the books for fun and was happy to see she had made it through the simple problems with ease. We haven’t spent much time teaching them…

Merry Christmas to All

Posted on December 25, 2005November 1, 2021

Have a Merry Christmas. My kids learned to read today (the 24th actually. I am just up really late, again) – at least they started down the right path. It’s not due to any effort on our part. They were in the tub and started sounding out the foam letters on the shower surround. Callie…

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