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I’m proud of my little monkey

This morning, as we hung out on the bed before breakfast, my oldest wrote his name all by himself in one of those lined pads for learning your letters. The letters were shaky, the N looked more like an M, … Continue reading

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Welcome to the water park

My oldest wound up missing out on a recent trip to Six Flags and it’s water park.  Being the (sometimes irritatingly) smart tyke that he is, he realized if he puts the hose up on his backyard slide, it gets … Continue reading

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Taking the art out of smart

There’s a trend in school systems to remove “useless” classes like art, music, drama, gym, etc.  in order to save money.  There’s a group of kids that did a great job with a video on the subject: While I agree … Continue reading

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CVS part 2

Here’s the CVS situation from my wife’s POV: Dear CVS, I have been using your pharmacy for years, first because a store was within walking distance from my apartment, and then because your pharmacies are linked so I didn’t have … Continue reading

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Seriously? Over 2 hours for antibiotics?

My youngest was diagnosed with a simple ear infection today.  I feel bad for him, but it’s something kids get at some point, no problem.   So around 3:30 when I left they called in a prescription for him, and … Continue reading

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Health care professionals just don’t get it

I’m going to start this off by going against that statement above and say that yes, I understand that the health care providers are overworked and often borderline robbed by the insurance agencies via negotiated discounts. But that doesn’t mean … Continue reading

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Pleasant daddy son time

Due to some technical issues, my latest chess set *cough*glowing pieces*cough* won’t be ready in time for tomorrow’s home show.  It’s a shame because I think it would have made an awesome showcase piece, but hey,  schtuff happens. Given my … Continue reading

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So what do I do here?

I have a little one in my town’s school system and as part of him being in school, we signed up pretty much every method of contact we have with the school’s “One Call Now” system.  This is, in theory, … Continue reading

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It’s the little things

Tonight I had a short, 2.5 hour show.  It’s one I’ve done the past couple of years and it’s actually one of my favorites.  See, this one’s in an elementary school and it’s mostly for the kids to do some … Continue reading

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Instilling personal responsibility in the kids

Our oldest has started earning an allowance here around the house.  He gets $4 a week to help feed the cats at night, put away the silverware after we run the dishwasher, make his bed as asked, and just generally … Continue reading

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