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Last night we went to church, as is customary on Saturday evening. I went in track pants and a t-shirt, not realizing that I'd end up standing in front of the church in my sweats. Luckily people don't care what you wear there. In fact, lots of people...
This evening I went to curriculum night at the kids' school. The teachers go over what the kids will be learning -- not only the subjects, but the content in those subjects, the classroom schedule and homework, and allow parents the opportunity to ask...
Today was the first day of school. Both kids had a good report of the events of the day. Tristan's teacher won the teacher of the year award last year, and Justin said his teacher is nice. Justin had homework this evening to read independently for 30...
Today I put both kids into a time out for arguing with each other. I was reading the news and I hear Justin muttering this while in time-out: "Time-out is the most boringest thing I ever heard of. If I'm the President when I'm older, I will say Time-out...
I just spent an hour and a half filling out the requisite forms (and I skipped a few until later) for both kids for school. One thing I really wish is that schools would get their act together and allow families with multiple children to complete the...
Today I will be battling the stores, kids in tow, buying their back to school supplies and clothes. These are the days that bring to mind the statistic that says it costs a million dollars to raise a child. LOL. And yeah, I'm waiting until the last minute...
I noticed Tristan wasn't practicing guitar consistently, so I told him he could practice with my electric. Ever since then, he's been practicing regularly, without having to be reminded. If he's not picking up the acoustic, what's the point of lessons...
We went shoe shopping this past weekend, because both boys have outgrown their current sneakers. Wasn't it a surprise when we measured Tristan's feet and for the the first time had to buy his shoes in the men's section. My 11-year-old boy is wearing a...
WOW! I can hardly believe Tristan is 11 years old already. Where has the time gone? Today we're going to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. It's 90 miles, which isn't too bad at all. I forgot my laptop at work on Friday, so I have to head up there to...
It took me awhile to get to writing about our mini-vacation last week to Atlantic Beach. We had a really nice time. We stayed at the Sheraton Atlantic Beach Ocean Front Hotel for two nights, and then stayed at a time share in New Bern on Lake Neuse for...
Tristan and I both really enjoyed our lesson today. We have the same instructor; Jason. Tristan is learning various things such as how to read tablature, practicing C, Em, A, G, D and Am chords, basic strumming, knowing which string is what and the basic...
Justin had his first drum lesson last night. We got his drum pad, his sticks and his lesson book and his teacher indicated that he did a good job, was very well behaved, and that as long as he enjoys it he thinks he'll do fine. He came home and practiced...
My seven year old's class put on a poetry cafe yesterday at school and the parents were invited. It started at 7:40AM and went until about 8:05AM. The kids did such a great job and it was so much fun to hear all the various poems they had written. The...
This must have been the happiest day of Justin's young life. He *loves* police officers. He goes out of his way to say hello to any policeman he sees. We ran into these gentlemen at Speed Street, and they kindly agreed to pose for a photo for their young...
are taking lessons, too. We're joining Tristan and I'll be taking guitar, and Justin is taking drum lessons. Yeah, I know I already play guitar, but I don't know any guitar music theory. So I figured I should stop being lazy and learn properly. I'm actually...
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