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I have to tell you – this is one of my absolute favorite “Scratchy Stories”. I get requests from family and friends to tell them this one. My brother, who hasn’t been blessed with kids yet – tells this one often when in company with his friends who have kids. So – back . . . → Read More: Scratchy and the Glistening Swath  So – there are those days that we just want to quit – just want to give up. Days where you get a phone call from your daughter before you’ve even logged in at work telling you she forgot to complete her English homework and she’s calling to inform you she’ll be in . . . → Read More: Taking my own advice (my husband’s advice?) Right – so have you ever been to an elementary school talent show? Did you go sober? Be honest… Scratchy came home from school today and had some “VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION” to share with his dad and me. Turns out the sign up for the school talent show has begun and Scratchy . . . → Read More: Scratchy and the Talent Show Last night at dinner, Itchy told us that she has started the French language portion of the year at school. She told me and the boys that it seems to come naturally to her. She then said to me, “Bonjour, Madame.” Since it was evening I said “Bonsoir, Mademoiselle.” Trouble chimed in, “I . . . → Read More: Trouble on Speaking French You’ve all heard the stories…you may even have told a few of your own. For us – Itchy was a little angel. When she got to the age where she sat up and crawled, etc – she didn’t crawl someplace unless you were encouraging her to do so. If you put toddler Itchy . . . → Read More: Birth Order in Kids and Dogs? When we were expecting our third child, Trouble, I wanted to make sure that Itchy, 5, and Scratchy, 3, were emotionally and mentally prepared for the addition to our family. Those of you who know me well know that I am all about the guidebooks. Any time I am going to start something . . . → Read More: And Baby Makes 5 Trouble: Mom, what are we having for lunch? Me: Um – hot dogs and the leftover homemade mac and cheese your dad made. Trouble: I don’t like that mac and cheese. Me: Well – you ate it pretty well the other night…. Trouble: Mom. I was eating it SARCASTICALLY! (then he gives me . . . → Read More: How Trouble eats homemade Mac & Cheese 
Today Scratchy had a rough day at school. He didn’t feel like writing an essay when his teacher asked him to. He didn’t feel like reading when it was time to read. He absolutely did not feel like sitting inside at his desk all day. This culminated in mass frustration and . . . → Read More: Finding Inspiration in Yin Yang Trouble: “Mom, when I get fired from my job as a race car driver, I’m going to drive monster trucks.” Me: “Why would you get fired?” Trouble:”Because of the explosion.” Mmhmm… 15 years ago today – DW and I had been dating for about 6 weeks. He came to my apartment in Beaumont, Texas in a tux with a Nicole Miller hand tied bow tie to cook me dinner. That night for dinner he made Beef Wellington. I wasn’t really sure what that was . . . → Read More: Our 16th Valentine’s Day |
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