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The early darkness sends us into “indoor mode” these days. Here Daughter plays her Reader Rabbit computer game while Son tests the structural integrity of Ken’s head. (That’s “Ken” as in “Barbie’s Ken”)

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While mom was taking Daughter to not one, but two birthday parties (and dance class), Son and I went to the aquarium to take in his favorite aquatic animals, the beluga whales (“googwa”). When he saw them he shouted, “mine, mine!”

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The big buzzphrase these days in kindergarten education is make good choices. Today Daughter received this delicious red award and a small apple trinket for her good choices.

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Daughter loves to create her own educational/art/design projects. Today she made a book which she called “I Know My Words.” She wrote it out on three sheets of lined paper and bound it with yarn, through holes she punched herself. Parental assistance was limited to spelling the words “know” and “how.” The text for this [...]

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A few months back I bought a series of those Eyewitness books from DK Publishing. They were at the closeout store for $3 each, and I took home about 15 titles. These are great books for any age child … anybody, really. The very young can look at the photos and the older children can [...]

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I took Son and Daughter to get haircuts today. It was only Son’s third time, and already he’s an old hand at it. He sat by himself with no problems. He even laughed when the buzzer tickled his head. And he let me take photos. He was so cute with the barber’s shawl around him.

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We had about two or three inches of snow overnight, and Son had the idea to make a snowman. Here Daughter puts the finishing touches on the hair.

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Somehow I managed to catch the absolutely worst cold I’ve had in years and years (thank you, Son!). I got it on the 4th and it’s still knocking me for a loop. And I’m one of the lucky few who actually got the darn flu shot this year … !

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Do you think they would care if they knew I am an athiest? I am told this was used on a billboard.

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