A Pearl of Wisdom

“You know, they invented schools so that we would have a safe place to make mistakes..” –Gavin, May 21, 2009, 7:10 am

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Family Tree

For those of you who know me well, know that my familiy tree is somewhat extensive and often downright confusing.  Once, while in a “maintenance session” the therapist stated she wanted to graph my family tree and grabbed and 8 x 11 1/2 piece of paper and I informed her she better get more paper [...]

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I should never make assumptions

Sitting next to Gavin on the couch, I look over to see his finger in his nose. Which is not out of the ordinary for a 7-year-old.  However, before I can say anything, he responds immediately to my look with… “What? I am NOT picking my nose! I am just scratching the inside.” Duh!!! Well, thank [...]

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7-year-old Gems

My child is always witty, however there are days when his witty brilliance amazes me more than others.  Today was one such day, where he was particularly serious yet rather insightful. So I thought I would share a few 7-year-old gems…. 1)  I think I will get her a chess set for her birthday.  Chess is [...]

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“I just couldn’t live without the Internet”

“I just couldn’t live without the Internet”.  Were the words that came out of my son’s mouth this morning as I encouraged him to play with his toys and not jump right onto Hotwheels.com when his playdate arrived.  Raising a techno kid is a challenge, mainly because things are so different now then they where [...]

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Warning….Getting a Little Sentimental Here

I think that there is something so magical about going home, at least for me.  Last week I took Gavin home to Tahoe and it was amazing.  There are things you remember about where you grew up that stay with you your entire life; whether it is smells, sounds, pictures in your mind, specific events [...]

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