tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1318636 2012-06-19T19:54:36-07:00 A blog about refashions, thrifting, raising boys... and other wonderfully wacky stuff. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83580180369e2016306be5e0f970d 2012-06-19T19:54:36-07:00 2012-06-19T19:54:36-07:00

This weekend I found a gem at a local yard sale--a kinda beat-up paperback copy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I gave it to Jack. He immediately began reading. After a while, he stopped to note that he'd...

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Our Charlie turned four years old last week. And boy oh boy, was he ready. He’s been talking up his birthday for months. In fact, according to him, it’s still his birthday because it’s still April. And that’s fine with...

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I love music lessons with my boys. Tonight, while folding laundry, we're going old school with a little Frampton Comes Alive! (Do You Feel Like We Do?, of course.) Jack: "Is Peter Frampton dead?" Me: "No." "So, is he really...

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Charlie: "Mom, watch me count to twenty." Me: "Okay." "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20." "Wow Charlie, that was really good! You're a smarty pants." "I don't...

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One of my favorite times of year is here—making handmade valentines with the boys! This year we’re going with this supremely cool idea from I am Momma Hear Me Roar. Photos, construction paper, staples, and Pop Rocks: Jack rocks with...

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Been waiting almost 8 years for this day... Jack casts on.

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I’ve been away from this space for awhile, busy with a new work-related/writing-related project that I’m excited to share soon. (Not sure I’ve ever mentioned before that I work here. It's way cool.) Haven’t had enough time to share much...

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