Archive for the 'Jonathan'

Happy birthday to Jonathan Andrew, who turns 3 today! A while back, he kept bringing me a red Transformer that turns into a sports car. He could turn it from car to robot just fine but couldn’t figure out how to fold it up and turn it back into a car. So he kept bringing it back to me...
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We survived! Our family trip to Disney World, our first extended family vacation, was both fun and difficult. I’ll cover some of the challenges at the end, but first, here are some of the highlights. The Boys’ Excitement We visited Disney World in 2007 for our 5th anniversary and...
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On occasion, far too often I’m afraid, I get the chance to step back from the daily struggles of parenthood and look more closely at my children. They are impossibly, achingly beautiful. I don’t say that just because they are handsome young men because it’s much, much...
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The Box boys keep learning new tricks, and it’s time to brag a bit. Here are a few things each of them has picked up lately: Brenden Writing His Name – Brenden’s pre-K class seems to be a big step up in terms of structure and curriculum, which seems appropriate considering...
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Long Run Day   Huh, that sounds like a dish at my favorite Pho restaurant. Mmmm…pho…. I Love Pho. No, that’s not me being emphatic, it’s the name of the restaurant in north Irving. You can get a LARGE bowl of pho (Vietnamese soup) for about $8.   Anyway, I have decided...
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