A Hairy Use for Conversation Hearts

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So, even after all our fun conversation hearts activities, we still had a few candies left.  10, to be exact, were left in the toddler’s little box. Now little guy’s hair was starting to look kind of shaggy.  His bangs were just about in his eyes, and it was all fluffy in the back.  Usually […]

“I’m Exotic…”

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I overheard the preschooler tell her brother this last week after they raced cars up and down the kitchen floor, “I’m exotic.” I’m pretty sure she meant exhausted, although the way she dresses sometimes could be described as exotic… *** The toddler was crying in his room.  When I asked what was wrong, he said, “I turn […]

Snow at Last

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Yipee! I can’t believe we made it until February 11 before having any snow we can play in…pretty unusual for southwest Ohio.  It’s still not much, maybe an inch or so, but you better believe the kids were out in it!  (Heck, we were out right after breakfast because I was afraid it would melt in the […]

I Want a Catamaranger

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Don’t you just love when kids get words mixed-up? Yesterday my daughter told me she wanted a “catamaranger.” “A catamaranger?”  I asked. “Yes, like what you put money in when you go shopping,” she said. “Oh, a wallet?” “No…” “A change purse?” “No, a catamaranger.  Like at the grocery store when you buy food…” “A […]

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