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So we had our carpets cleaned yesterday during a power outage. Hey, the guy had the power he needed in his truck, so we were like, go ahead and do this. The power came back on a half hour after he left, and the puzzle piece was left on the couch cushion. [...]

a tale of two penguin flicks

In: feeble humor, reviews

Curtis and I were in Blockbuster one Friday night, and they had a preview for a penguin movie. The water was mesmerizing, the image so beautiful, I could hardly wait to watch it with the kids.
But Fridays at Blockbuster are about our date night, so we weren’t thinking about kids’ movies at that [...]

10 favorite children’s books

In: Books, homeschool, reviews

I have a confession. For a while there, all I read was children’s books. I mean, I’ve read plenty of adult books in my day, but since having children, that’s become more challenging. And our library charges late fees on adult books, but not on children’s books, so that’s some incentive there. [...]