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5 Things I Learned This Week, Volume 11

5 Things I Learned This Week, Volume 11

October 24, 2010 by Amy, Using Our Words 4 Comments

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Lesson #1: When you’re 4 years old, it’s a fine line between creativity and disaster.

Lesson #2: You know you live in a small house (perhaps too small) when you’re having a lovely family conversation at the breakfast table, but one of your kids is chiming in from the bathroom.

Lesson #3: When your kids declare it naked day, it’s all fun and games until you remember one of them isn’t potty trained. And both of them can reach the stamps—so in no time they look like they’re starring on the Sprout version of Inked.

Lesson #4: The upside to the neighborhood chili cook-off being rained out (for this wimp, at least), is that I was guaranteed a win in my own cozy house.

Lesson #5: You can spend years under-throwing the basketball for your little one to be able to “block” it, but suddenly one day, you don’t have to fake it any more. And you realize that sweet boy has grown up more than you realized…and certainly more than you were ready for.

Here’s to a crafty, chatty, colorful, tasty, triumphant week!

Photo by Violet Skies on Flickr.

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  1. Melinda says

    October 24, 2010 at 8:13 pm

    For some reason your lessons today reminded me my Big taking a very long time in the shower about 2 years ago. When he came downstairs he looked different. We were sitting at the dinner table when I saw what I thought was ketsup on his face. But it was blood! Turns out he decided it was time to shave! He used Dad’s razor. But don’t worry. By my calculations you have about 12 years.

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    • Amy says

      October 24, 2010 at 8:25 pm

      Yikes! That’s hilarious. I’ll be sure to keep those razors out of reach! Then again, by the time my boys are your son’s age, they’ll probably be taller than me anyway.

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  2. Jodie says

    October 25, 2010 at 12:27 pm

    I always feel a little bad my wee one can’t quite fully participate in naked time just yet… Although if we had hardwood floors throughout the house, maybe he could… 😉

    What did I learn this wee?… hmmm… First, that seriously, the way to my kids’ hearts is their tummys… they were completely freaked out at a friend’s Halloween decorations at her party (think SCARY, FREAKY clowns everywhere you turn), but the second they found the food, it was all good 😉

    also, there are times when my husband asks if I’d like a cocktail in the evening… and then there are times when he just KNOWS I need one. I appreciate that 😉

    Have a super fun Halloween week!!!

    jxxoo

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    • Amy says

      October 26, 2010 at 10:11 am

      I’ll have to remember the food tip…could be key to us getting through the week. Halloween is getting alarmingly close and the boys are getting alarmingly concerned. (And I’ll be sure Lenny has the cocktails ready for the tears and “scary! scary!” screams.)

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