Category: life with short people

November 19, 2010April 10, 2023I want to remember, life with short people, the parenting files

3 months

Dear Jellybean, You are 3 months old already. I completely forgot about writing you a monthly letter like I did for Little […]

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October 27, 2010April 10, 2023daily moments, family, life with short people, the everyday, wordless wednesday

Neccessity

Sometimes when uncles take nieces to the park they forget important things, like the bag with the hats and sunscreen in them. […]

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October 24, 2010April 10, 2023family, I want to remember, life with short people, One Thousand Gifts, the parenting files

9 years old

You drew Obi Wan and General whatshisface fighting on your cake yourself. Dear Boy, May I just begin by saying I really […]

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October 15, 2010April 10, 2023life with short people, the everyday, the parenting files

When Emotions are Tyrants.

Her face is still red and splotchy from crying as she calls out cheerily, “Good night Mama. Have a good sleep.” It’s […]

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September 10, 2010April 10, 2023daily moments, life with short people, the everyday

If you give a child a cash register…

They will spend hours making paper money… They will make a store in your living room… and they will have fun for […]

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August 27, 2010April 10, 20237 quick takes, birth, life with short people, the everyday

7 Quick Takes Friday-All about the baby

1. This is going to sound weird, but, I ALMOST like the smell of baby poop. Not from an 8 month old […]

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May 30, 2010April 10, 2023birth, Home schooling, I want to remember, life with short people

Bedtime

“Mommy, when de baby is weady to be borned will it cwawl out of you?” I’m tucking Little in for the night. […]

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May 12, 2010April 10, 2023life with short people, sometimes I think in sermon illustrations, the parenting files

In Need of Mercy

She’s screaming bloody murder because she wants a bowl of mush like the Boy has. She’s already eaten spaghetti, and strawberries, and […]

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April 21, 2010April 10, 2023life with short people, the parenting files

Mommy hugs can fix unlikely things

Last night the Girl wet the bed again for the first time in weeks. (This is why I don’t use my kids […]

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April 1, 2010April 10, 2023life with short people, the parenting files, this life together thing

About a Boy

I did not know boyhood could be so sweet, that my heart would melt like this again. I mourned the disappearance of […]

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