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3 Funny Theories from Kids’ Brains
light bulb idea My oldest son, now 6, has a brain that functions differently than mine or any of my daughters. I have no idea if it’s because he has a male brain and it’s just different from my 4...
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Words That’ll Get You Killed as a Little Brother
“Come on Fatties!” (said by my 6-year-old to his older sisters!) I’m sure he meant it affectionately… but he is extremely lucky that his sisters love him his sisters were otherwise occupied when he...
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My Daughter is a Giraffe – Chinese Zodiac Signs & Kids
The other day at the mall we heard Chinese Lion Dancing going on in honor of Chinese New Year. We began talking about the Chinese Zodiac signs and what each person in our family is. My husband asked...
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Cars, Quarters, and Kid Quotes – Our Weekend in Review
As usual, it was a busy, but fun weekend. Sunday turned out to be less busy than originally scheduled due to a rain out of my daughter’s 9:00am softball game that day. She did end up playing that...
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You Made Me Lose My Brain Cells!
“You made me lose my brain cells!” This line really did come out of my 14-year-old’s mouth. She knows she has a tough enough time studying as it is, she needs all the brain cells she has! She yelled...
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Silence? What is that?
Silence. It’s not something you hear a lot of with 6 kids and it’s certainly not something I normally hear in the way I heard it today. As we’re waiting for oldest daughter’s sports practice to end,...
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I’m Confused, Pita Chips Taste Like What?
So the other day we picked up some of those Stacy’s Pita Chips from Down to Earth when we used our Groupon. They actually had some out as samples and I thought they were pretty good. After we left the...
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3-Year-Old’s Words of the Week
Eyebra – not sure if she thinks that’s what eyebrows are called or if she just can’t quite pronounce it Hellocopter – in reference to her brother’s remote control helicopter Alley-gators and...
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Kids – Funny Things That Come Out of Their Mouths
Teens and kids both say some funny stuff. Here are some things the kids said recently that just cracked me up or caught me by surprise… Me: Oh, it’s Donald Trump’s birthday. 14yo: Donald Trump is the...
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Wordless Wednesday – But I Wanted a Baby Sister!
She actually cried for 5 minutes (according to her older siblings) when she found out she had a brand new baby brother instead of the baby sister she wanted. I think she’s over it.
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Life Lesson About How to Wear Socks
Today on our way home from my oldest daughter’s softball game, her younger sister goes… “Your socks have a left side and a right side?” Me: …and you probably put them on wrong. Younger Sister: “Oh...
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This is What Happens When You Listen Like Your Kids
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) So you know how your kids often only hear part of what you say? “Selective hearing” we call it. Well, check out what happens when you do it back to them… Kinda fun actually...
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Math Test Bummer + Core Curriculum Nonsense
I got a text about a math test from my daughter the other day. She happily told me she got an 11/12 on her trig test (complete with smiley and thumbs up emojis). Awesome! But then she was also annoyed...
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Unschooling Practice Day 1
I’m seriously contemplating taking my 9-year-old son out of the traditional school system. He’s never excelled in it and it seems his teacher has concerns about his further progress next year. I’ve...
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Wordless Wednesday: Toddler Shenanigans
Who needs blocks when you have canned goods? So excited about his new slippers he wanted to take a picture with them… Ever notice that I’m not so great with the “Wordless” part of Wordless Wednesdays?...
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Unschooling Today: Curiosity, Racing, and Playtime Fun
As we continue our journey in unschooling (I still consider us very much in the deschooling process), I’m continually amazed by how many different things kids can do in a day. Granted, some days are...
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Not so Wordless Wednesday: Not Back to School Haircuts for My Boys
Just so happened that my boys really needed haircuts at the same time as “back to school” in Hawaii. One perk I enjoy about unschooling is not worrying so much about the back to school rush, stress,...
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