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Is It ReallyToo Late To Re-Name My Kids?

When The Social Guy and The Artist were younger we hiked a lot. For some reason after The Brainiac was born we haven’t done as much hiking as we’d like. Sunday afternoon we all dusted off our hiking boots (actually … Continue reading

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WOW….I can’t believe I was one of *those* parents…

You know the ones…they sit their kid up at the kitchen counter with a pile of kidney beans and say “You’re not leaving this stool until you eat those damn beans!” And they mean it…because you fell asleep there and … Continue reading

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The Apples Never Fall Too Far

With all the training I do¹ *and* the fact that both Nathan and The Social Guy are getting ready for the upcoming mountain bike season *and* I convinced The Artist to train for a 5k this year so she can … Continue reading

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I *Will* Wear a Tutu, but Not Dirty Socks

The Social Guy (16) and I were having a lively discussion about mountain biking the other day. He was giving me crap about my race outfit: He said that his mountain bike friends made fun of him for having a … Continue reading

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Candy Candy Candy

When my first two kids (The Social Guy and The Artist) were little I was pretty controlling of their Halloween candy.  Not only did I limit how much Trick or Treating they did, I had several rules about how/when they … Continue reading

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