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Modern Mother Malarkey: Summer Bucket List
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014. 1) Read some novels that are for ME. 2) Read Sharon Creech's Ruby Holler to the kids. 3) Teach Kennedy to play some piano. 4) Play guitar with Rory outside under the tree. 5) Build a pergula (sp? On my deck. (Help Jeff! 6) Strawberry pick with my kids and niece. 7) Go to see "Wicked" with my kids and Mom. 8) Force my Mom to watch the Wizard of Oz prior to #7. 9) Swimming Lessons in Carberry for the kids. 10) Take the kids golfing with Uncle Jeff and Auntie Jodiene.
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Modern Mother Malarkey: August 2014
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Sunday, August 24, 2014. 2) Kayaking. Wow. This is one awesome sport and so good for the soul. Kim asked me to come kayaking one day. I said YES. Whether I was watching Rory master the blue kayak we bought or smiling as Kennedy pulled a friend behind her in it, or whether I was bumping into Kim and learning how to relax when there are little waves - this sport has become a new favorite. High five). What a great group of kids and a great group of parents! 6) Fitness. I don't ever want to be posting wh...
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Modern Mother Malarkey: May 2013
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Thursday, May 9, 2013. Many moons ago I thought I would be very GREEN and buy myself (from a friend's garage sale) a large composting bin. I had no idea how to use it. I mean really.things that are biodegradable turn to dirt eventually.I just huck everything into the bin and voila! ANDthe bin sat for years with absolutely no one going in it except some very scary looking spiders. How quaint. Oh here she goes again." Awesome Kids Composting Site. Rory CLAIMS he can't open the lid. (But he HAD to follo...
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Modern Mother Malarkey: December 2013
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Sunday, December 8, 2013. The Box: Holiday Memories Day 1. I have decided after my perfect day at home to begin a nightly countdown to one of my favorite times of the year. Tonight I will tell the tale of my Grandma Early's Christmas box. Every year (EVERY YEAR), my 15 months younger brother and I would resist sleep, pace the basement, throw up and then spend Christmas day passed out on the couch, ill, because we were so excited. I thought that for SURE my Grandma had given me my brother's gift!
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Modern Mother Malarkey: She will prick her finger on a spinning wheel
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014. She will prick her finger on a spinning wheel. She is currently sleeping in her bed with a makeshift eye cover (not sure what the real terminology is here), that is made out of a headband and a piece of felt. I should really just buy her an eye mask at Ardene's. True But, she did her best and I am so proud of her. So, she told me she was writing a play. Okay. One more pack of paper to spread all over her Cave of Wonders. I can handle that. MrM printed them for me.". Next day...
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Modern Mother Malarkey: September 2014
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Sunday, September 21, 2014. What a beautiful day! I make the bed and look out the window and ponder a great day out doors.only to see two kids on their iPods on the couch, watching netflix. Challenge #1: Good morning Manns children! Today is the Autumn Amazing Race! Your first challenge is to get dressed and head outside. Take your iPod with you. You must use leaves and sticks to create a work of art. Once you have completed this challenge, send me a photo and wait for your next challenge. Challenge #10:...
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Modern Mother Malarkey: July 2014
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014. 1) Read some novels that are for ME. 2) Read Sharon Creech's Ruby Holler to the kids. 3) Teach Kennedy to play some piano. 4) Play guitar with Rory outside under the tree. 5) Build a pergula (sp? On my deck. (Help Jeff! 6) Strawberry pick with my kids and niece. 7) Go to see "Wicked" with my kids and Mom. 8) Force my Mom to watch the Wizard of Oz prior to #7. 9) Swimming Lessons in Carberry for the kids. 10) Take the kids golfing with Uncle Jeff and Auntie Jodiene.
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Modern Mother Malarkey: Hockey Mom Survival Kit
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Monday, November 3, 2014. Hockey Mom Survival Kit. 1 Positive Peers: You need to surround yourself with morning people. The kind that greet you with bright eyes even before they have had coffee and say things like "What a beautiful sunrise! 6 No, you do not need a cow bell. 7 Camera: Your scrapbooks will not be the same without 50 kazillion blurry streaks on what appears to be a hockey ice surface. A selfie a game is always acceptable. The facebook world eagerly awaits ANOTHER smiling picture of ...8 A T...
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Modern Mother Malarkey: The YES year
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Sunday, August 24, 2014. 2) Kayaking. Wow. This is one awesome sport and so good for the soul. Kim asked me to come kayaking one day. I said YES. Whether I was watching Rory master the blue kayak we bought or smiling as Kennedy pulled a friend behind her in it, or whether I was bumping into Kim and learning how to relax when there are little waves - this sport has become a new favorite. High five). What a great group of kids and a great group of parents! 6) Fitness. I don't ever want to be posting wh...
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Modern Mother Malarkey: June 2014
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Thursday, June 26, 2014. In Defense of the iPod: The Farm Kid/Technology Balance. Well my friends.technology here. Like it or not. We live in a world where one to one devices in schools is not a far off fantasy worthy of laughing at but instead already happening! Why wouldn't I let me kids carry the devices that power their future? Now, before you get all upset with me.you need to know some important things. A) My kids are very healthy.they play outside and imagine and create and run and jump and act.