April 2012
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WatchDance party on Saturday morning is rockin’ at Casa de Williams. *He tries so hard to emulate some of the moves from Breakin’: Electric Boogaloo. He says he looks like Turbo!
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Foundational Truths
As a parent, it’s my goal to train, encourage, listen, observe, guide and discipline. Clearly parenting isn’t just about these things, but that’s the basics. As I have been on this journey and what I have learned from other parents who I respect, there are several “rules”, or as I like to call them, truths, that this kid needs to have as part of his foundation. This is just the start to the...
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Keep your parenting advice to yourself
I know! I know. I have only been a Mama for a little over 2 years and this certainly DOES NOT make me an expert, but what I am pretty secure in, I am a good Mom to MY kid. For some of you, you might think this post should be written by Jen from Kansas, but I have Had! It! up! To! HERE!!!
Disclaimer: Before I became a mom, I had grand ideas about how I would parent a child, but I never told...
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Tattle Tell
I think ages 3 and 4 are the tattle ages, right? I mean, I am sure that it continues into 5, 6, and 7 (and so on), but I haven’t gotten that far in our familial journey, so I can only speak to what I have already experienced. And with a 4 year old—he likes to try to rat out his friends. I have already talked about how I have been working with him on being a good friend and one of these parts of...
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WatchAnd still more of our Star Wars shenanigans!
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WatchHow K-man watches the Star Wars movies!!!
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Beautiful Eyes
K: Mommy, I have beautiful eyes!
Me: (Laughing) Yes, Baby, you do. Who let you know you have beautiful eyes?
K: Jazzy and Ebby!
Me: Oh really?! Well, it’s true!
K: Yeah, they light up the darkness. I could be nocturnal! Who knows!
Me: *Hysterically laughing!
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To Update or Not to Update—that is the question
As many of you know, Coach and I broke up. But most of you only know this because we finally updated our Facebook status. Ironically enough, we broke up about 2 weeks earlier but never changed our status because our break up wasn’t traumatic. Our break up wasn’t because of a fight. Our break up wasn’t because of infidelity. Our break up wasn’t because of anything we did or didn’t do to one...
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Questions that Stump Me
I read somewhere once that this dad, instead of asking his kids how their day was at school, would ask them, “What questions did you ask today?!” Once I read this, I loved it. I knew that I would, at the appropriate time, start to incorporate this into our after school chit chats! However, what I wasn’t/haven’t been prepared for are questions that REALLY stump me. It isn’t that I don’t know...
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WatchWe do “dance party” on most Saturdays where we use our musical instruments and sing songs as well as bust out the iPod and dance around! Great alternative to TV!!!
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Chain Smoking Neighbors
What is it with me and my neighbors lately? Maybe I don’t have enough “Umph” in my life. Maybe I am just bored and have to focus on others. Or maybe, I attract some crazies every once in a while. As you know (but really, you would only know if you read my blog consistently), my former neighbor died. His wife is doing well and I am very glad to see that she is hanging in there! My other...
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Oh, WOW student. Just WOW!
A student’s paper… Um, you clearly have not done any real research, nor did you prepare at all to answer this essay and…yeah, I will say it, you have major naivete/ignorance about what is going on in the real world. Answer the prompt kiddo, just answer the prompt! Oi FRIGGIN’ VEY!!!
“The Europeans definatly had an unfair advantage when it came to fighting and...
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Botched Surgery Thoughts
“Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.”
For those of you who know what’s been going on in my family life—you know that it’s been touch and go for a little bit. Quick recap—my dad went in for a “routine” 1.5 hour procedure and woke up “paralyzed!” Four surgeries later (within 24 hours) and 4 days in the ICU and he was able to come home! Clearly, NOT just a routine surgery! He has...
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Band-Aid, Shmand-Aid
Parents of toddlers get it! I know you do! My kid seems to be in constant pining for a band-aid. Please tell me that yours is (or was or you know will be) the same way? Please confirm that this isn’t a fetish for only my child (*and I know that there are worse things he could be begging for.)! One of the things that I wish people had warned/educated me about when I was thinking about adopting...
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“What is your son’s ‘actual’ name”
My neighbors have shared a wall with us for about 6 months. While I wouldn’t say that we are “friends” we are most certainly friendly. I know their names, I know what they do for a living, I have met their adult children, I know where they lived before they moved to Orange. I know they are HUGE Green Bay Packers Fans. I know a lot about them. I have to admit that I don’t think they know as...
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Teen Couple and Tongues
Scenario: In line at Disneyland waiting to get on Pirates! Teen couple in front of us FULLY making out. His hands on her boobies and serious groans as well as “I love you so much” flying back and forth!
K: Mommy, why don’t we kiss with our tongues when you give me kisses? Like that!!!
Me: Um… well… that’s a different kind of kissing.
K: But we could do...
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"It's Natural... Everybody Poops!"
Scenario: K in the bathroom a LONG time. He usually asks for help by this time, but there is just grunting and deep breathing happening in there. I open the door to ask if he needs any help.
Me: You need any… (I see his head almost between his legs while he is on the toilet) What are you doing?
K: (Very matter of fact like) Trying to see my poop as it comes out of my booty.
Me: (No...
