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True Confessions Part II

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True Confessions

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Tunnel Running

After the Duck Drop at Tumwater Falls. The kids ran back and forth through this tunnel screaming. They liked this better than the Duck Drop.

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A New Black Hole

“It feels like my bed is the center of a new black hole.” Mumbled almost unintelligably by Reese, whose eyes refused to open this morning when it was time for school. I hear you buddy, I hear you.31 minutes ago … Continue reading

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Cousins

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Reese Island

Reese had to run out and explore the island before the tide covered it. reese island on Flickr – Joe

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Map Attack

My second grader draws all over his homework. Draws isn’t the right term, he illustrates his homework maybe. I am going to have to start a blog of purely his homework drawings. Until then, here are a couple:

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Responsibility

Luke wants to know why he can’t explode a potato in the microwave. He then asked Ethan, What is the age when your parents are no longer in charge of you? Ethan answered, “Twenty-three, but you won’t want to do … Continue reading

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I Love You Adrienne, Happy Adrienne Day!

Ugh, It’s Adrienne Day and I am on a business trip. I woke up early with the intention of making breakfast before I left for the airport, but I realized 2 things: Adrienne was not going to think it was … Continue reading

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What did you THINK we would be talking about?

Walked past the kids’ room just now and heard the eight-year-old and five-year-old talking. “Hey, what are you guys still doing up?! What on earth are you talking about?” “Dad, Anna had never heard of Martin Luther King and I … Continue reading

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Glow, Little Glow Reese

Reese accidentally cracked open a little glow stick he was playing with today. He asked if he could pour the liquid out into a jar. The glow stick was labeled “Non-Toxic” so we thought that seemed like a fun idea. … Continue reading

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Mom can you help

“Momkanyoohelpeikat toonmiyooklale” Our five-year-old, Anna, left this note on Adrienne’s iphone this morning. Translation: “Mom can you help? I can’t tune my ukulele.”

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Joe Penrod Installation for Tacoma Contemporary

Joe Penrod – Tape and Paint

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Trouble

Getting through the checkout line was a lot easier once we told all these crazy kids they had to go sit against the wall

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Ninja Babies

By the time you saw this you would already be dead Ninja Babies on Flickr – Photo Sharing!.

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Click Clack Click Clack

Reese’s Halloween drawing

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Bear in the City

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1st Day of School

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Yeah, I guess I do…

Reese: “That looks like fun! What are you doing?” Me: “Work.” Reese: “You get to make doodles for work!?” Maybe I shouldn’t take the awesomeness of my job for granted.

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Freedom!

The battle continues. Anna got upset because she got in trouble for arguing with Reese and wrote “This house stinks!” on her magna-doodle (Spelled like this, “THS HAOS STNKS!”). This infuriated Reese, “That is false! This is an awesome house!” … Continue reading

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