Confession

“Okay, I’ll just tell you. Daddy, I’m in love with you. It’s because you’re so big and strong and smart. . . and handsome.”
– Naiah, age 4

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The Pumpkin Patch, 2009

The 10K was lots of fun. Small group, quiet morning, cool breezes. It was much more laid-back than the 5K. I don’t even think they timed us. I ran it in this weird empty space between the really fast people and the really slow people, so for the most part, it was like I was [...]

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A Shirt! A Shirt!

Walmart seriously downsized their craft department, so all I had to work with were black iron-on patches. Jenn let me borrow a purple one for the front, though!

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For Micah

This is Mr. Micah Marshall.

He was born two months before Ella, to our good friends Don and Chelsea, and their three-year-old Joe. Last November, we were on our way to see them and all our family and friends in Ojai for Thanksgiving, when we got the news that Micah’s lung had collapsed, and that he [...]

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The Ball is Rolling!

We have an EEG appointment, November 13, 1:00 p.m., Sac!

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Silly Saxon!

I found these on Sarah’s math lesson today. She wasn’t aware she had written anything amusing. Surely the text writers could be a bit more specific for the poor, literal-minded children of the world!
Saxon Math 3: Jim had five dimes. His sister gave him two more dimes. Write a question.
Sarah: Why do I have to [...]

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More Clues

On Thursday, Ella came down with the stomach bug that’s been stalking the house lately. For Jonah and Naiah, this bug has meant lots of major fatigue and voluntary couch-lying. Then on Friday, Ella had a blind/dizzy spell (seemed like a little of both) in the morning. Today she had three spells: one in the [...]

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Sick

Naiah (age 4) spent Monday night throwing up. Tuesday was pretty bad too. Wednesday she ran around a little. Thursday she ran around a lot. Today we’re back to throwing up and sacking out. Poor baby.

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Devious

This is where Miss Ella (13 months) has spent a good chunk of her day:

(And yes, that is her sister’s size 8 pajama top she’s wearing. Ella likes to accessorize.)
Thing is, she KNOWS she’s not allowed to touch that plug. And it’s not even so much that she WANTS to touch that plug. It’s just [...]

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Praying Scientifically

Poor sick Jonah, to Jason:
Could you pray that my white blood cells would kill these virus cells?

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