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Saturday, January 8, 2005

WE LET MY SON BUY HIMSELF A PUPPY

We were out shopping for gifts the other day for my niece's birthday (They just had her party today) and our five year old wanted to get her a Dog (those funky stuffed animals with the real large heads and small bodies) and he asked if we would but him one as well. Of course we told him no. He threw... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 5, 2005

I'M GONNA COUNT TO THREE

My wife has a harder time controlling our boys than I do. I blame a portion of that on her idea that you count to three when they are doing something wrong. The main problem was that she never told them what would happen when she go tot three and whenever she did get to three she would do nothing. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 2, 2005

IT HAS BEEN A LONG FEW NIGHTS

Our youngest is going through a growth spurt right now. We also believe that he may be getting some more teeth in as well. He has been very clingy and fussy for the last few days. The last few nights he has been waking up and wanting to get into bed with us. I am a very light sleeper and he moves... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 31, 2004

HE HIT ME IN MY STOMACH

I guess yesterday at day care my son came running to his teacher crying. He said that some kid hit him in his stomach. The teacher asked why the kid hit him of course. My son said ‘Because I hit him in his nose.’ The teacher of course asked ‘Why did you hit him?’ My son’s reply, ‘Because we were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 25, 2004

HE KNEW SANTA HAD BEEN THERE

This morning, even though I was at work at the time my wife told me all about it, my five year old woke up and went into the living room. He saw that the cookie he had left for Santa had a bite taken out of it and the glass of milk he had left out was empty. I guess he was very excited and decided... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 21, 2004

I HAVE A FIVE YEAR OLD

My oldest son just turned five today. FIVE!!! That was a quick five years. I am at a complete lose as to where those five years went. He just keeps on growing and growing and growing. Soon he will be too big to picked up. He is going to start kindergarten next year. Next thing you know he will be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 16, 2004

NO DOUBT THAT HE IS MY SON

Looking at the names my son gives his pets you can see that he has to be my son. The influence is just too strong. His hermit crabs were named R2-D2 and C-3PO, both of them were his choice of names. He first hamster was named Chewie (Chewbacca's nickname) and I will admit I suggested it. It just... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 11, 2004

THAT HAS TO BE ABOUT THE HARDEST THING A PARENT HAS TO DO

This was not a good evening for this house. My wife told my son we would get his hamster (The one he just got a few weeks ago for his birthday) out after dinner. So of course the time comes to get the guy out and I open his cage and he does not go running off like normal. I touch him gently,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 10, 2004

AN EVENING ALONE WITH THE LITTLE GUY

Last night it was just me and our baby (Well a toddler now, but he is the baby of our two). I have not really spent much time with just him. As he gets older that is something I need to make sure I do though. It was fun. Very different from spending time with his older brother. He can not really... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 29, 2004

THE HAMSTER

We had been planning to get my son a hamster for his fifth birthday, which is right before Christmas, so we always have his party the first weekend of December because of all that goes on right before Christmas., Well Friday we were out and about checking out the deals but finding none that were... Sign in to see full entry.

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