Short Film (by short people)

Anna and Sarah got a point-and-shoot camcorder for Christmas. I was going to post their first video here. But, alas, they broke two of the cardinal rules of cinematography in my house:
1. The room serving as the set must be clean. Not thrashed with wrapping paper and twist ties.
2. The mother may not be visible [...]

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Geeks ‘R’ Us

Jason and I are geeks.
All of our kids are geeks also, to varying extents. Even too-cool-for-school Anna, poor kid. But sometimes I think that Sarah, that unfortunate soul, got stuck with every geeky gene in our entire family history.
And now this:

The glasses really weren’t her fault. A certain child, who shall remain unnamed, ripped off [...]

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Poop Party

(This post contains uncensored and numerous mentions of a certain bodily function. Which you, yourself, experience daily. I hope.)
Me: Naiah, you didn’t poop today.
Naiah (age 2): Nope.
Me: Did your poop forget to come out?
Anna (age 6): The Poop Coming Out Party must have been canceled. That’s why it didn’t come out.
Naiah: Yeah.
Me: The Poop Coming [...]

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I heart plumbers.

We have water!
Merry Christmas! said the plumber as he left.

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Closing Time. . .

“. . . time for you to go out to the places you will be from.”
Our pipes froze the other night. So did a slew of other people’s pipes. But ours [...]

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Lawless

 
I just saw a sign that said, “DO NOT PASS.” And we passed right by it.
–Anna, age 6, tattling to Papa about my reckless driving
 
 

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Dinosaurs

Jonah shows Grammie his T-rex:
“This is a meat eater.”
Jonah shows Grammie his triceratops:
“This is meat.”

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Morning

I got up pre-dawn today to take care of a few necessities before Jason left to catch his bus. I had to dig out the van and drive through a foot, at least, of unplowed snow. (Thank you, God, for all wheel drive!) When I got back it was still dark, so I shoveled the [...]

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Kindly Tip Your Monitor

(Director’s note: Yes, I am one of those camera idiots who make sideways videos in hopes that the camera will magically turn the image right-side-up for me in the end. But I loved her last line too much to hide it. Don’t get a crick in your neck.)
Naiah (age 2) is in love with my [...]

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Feel the Burn!

Looking for a way to melt those stubborn holiday pounds? Sick of that same old pilates routine?
Well, do I have a product for you!
How much would you love a machine that works your core, your arms, your thighs, your back, all at the same time, AND provides a heart-healthy aerobic workout, all in one simple [...]

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