When I was in college to earn my MBA, one of my professors assigned an exercise component to the class. I wasn’t one for working out (I’m still not), but I had always wanted to take karate classes. I signed up at the local Kempo Jujutsu Martial Arts Academy. I trained under Dale Hestermann for a year and was...
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Chrissy and I both loved playing with Legos when we were little. Each of us had a sizable collection. Although I have no idea what happened to my Legos, Chrissy’s mom stored hers away. When Aiden was old enough to play with them, she brought them out of storage. Aiden enjoys building things with Legos, and...
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Chrissy has been a big fan of the Laura Numeroff books for a long time. When she was still in college to become a teacher, I gave her a copy of “If You Give A Mouse A Cookie” for Valentine’s Day. Since then, Numeroff has penned many similar books like “If You Give A Pig A Pancake” and “If You...
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Toddlers can’t always pronounce words that they use frequently, so they go with nicknames instead. In our house, “Grandma” has always been “Ooma”, at least until they can say the right word. Aiden said “Ooma” for the longest time, and now Gavin calls her “Ooma” as well. ...
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Fall Ball season has drawn to a close. I can’t say that I’m sorry to see it go. Aiden is happy with playing t-ball, but this wasn’t exactly t-ball. The older Rookie-level kids play an infield game while the smaller T-Ball players languish in the outfield, which highlights the difference in skill level between...
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The boys went back to pre-school today. Although Gavin went to a few sessions with Aiden last year, this will be his first whole semester in preschool. He’s very excited. He picked out a Batman backpack to carry with him. They ask that you send a change of clothes (just in case), and then any school work or crafts then...
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Chrissy and I took the boys to the recent “Disney on Ice” show. We liked the last one so much that we decided to go to a second one. That other show had the Toy Story characters. It was a rehash of all three Toy Story movies, even though we were only expecting to see stuff from the third movie. I guess you need at...
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Chrissy really likes honey crisp apples. They’re more expensive at the store than other types, since they’re only available seasonally, but we can get a good deal on them at the County Line Apple Orchard. We usually go to the orchard every year during their Pumpkin Festival. Last year was the first time that we...
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