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Tuesday, October 19, 2004

MY SON'S HALLOWEEN COSTUME

We went out tonight with the goal of at least getting him to settle on some idea of what he wanted ot be. He had jumped around some and seemed to be leaning towards being a pirate. We went to the Savers thrift store because my wife was looking for a shirt that would work for her costume and we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 16, 2004

MY SON'S BIRTHDAY GIFT TO ME

This morning my eldest son woke me up by bring me my birthday gift from him. It was a plastic Spider-man trick-or-treat thing filled with candy. Of course after he gave it to me the first thing he said was 'Can I have a piece?' I got the feeling he did not have the most giving of intentions when he... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 15, 2004

DECORATING OUR BACKYARD FOR HALLOWEEN

Yesterday me and my eldest boy spent the afternon decorating our backyard. I have decdied that I wish to make it a graveyard for Haloween from now on. I figure every year I will pick up a few things to put back there. Right now there is not much there. I picked up a few spooky light sets that do a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 11, 2004

THE FUN OF HOTEL ROOMS

This weekend was interesting. We had taken our oldest on several trips before and he is normally really good at hotels now. For our youngest this was only his second time in a hotel and his first item was a year ago when he was only six months old. SO this time it was an adventure to say the least.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 5, 2004

A CRAZY MORNING

My son's daycare class was going on a walking field trip today to a special safety thing that was going on in the same center the day care is located at. Right now though, he does not go on Tuesdays right now so that we can save a little money on day care while I am not working, but he really wanted... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 28, 2004

DECORATING THE HOUSE FOR HALLOWEEN

We just finished up the main decorating. My almost five year old and me. It was fun. He is still a little young to be able to do very much, but he did help as much as he could. It is also good that he has grown out of begin scared by some of my decorations. He used to get really upset at the ones... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 26, 2004

IT WAS A QUIET NIGHT AND HAS BEEN A QUIET MORNING

Yesterday we got out and did a corn maze and the other events that farm had going on. It was tiring, but fun. We then had dinner at my parent's' place and left the four year old there for the night so he could go to a ball game with my sister. We got home and the 18 month old was out cold. It had... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 14, 2004

HE'S MAKING A MESS!!!

Right now I am watching as my four year old makes a big mess of my office. I ma a toy collector and I have bookshelves lining my office with various toys displayed on them, most of them are Star Wars scenes. Without really trying I have turned my son into a Star Wars fan and he loves my toys. So... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 1, 2004

Just Had a Good Walk

My four year old wanted to go for a walk and so after dinner it was just me and him. It was a nice walk. Perfect temperature and a light breeze. We headed up a few blocks and just walked around. I decided to check out Party America just to see hte start of all the great Halloween stuff. (I really... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 13, 2004

I am so glad to have my boys

During this hard time in my life just holding my boys helps me feel better. Having such joy and innocence near by helps to put things in perspective. I just know it is all worth it in the end because I have them in my life. One positive that has come out of being laid off is that I keep the eldest... Sign in to see full entry.

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