Month: May 2010

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May 27, 2010

A pointless weekend? I’m down with that

It’s got me nostalgic, actually, because number three just received his certificate of completion at a ceremony at the elementary school, and it’s off to junior high for him.  The

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May 25, 2010

Cell phones, technology “mixed blessing” for family

To quote the old Virginia Slims ad, “We’ve come a long way, baby.” Isn’t that the truth? In the context of modern technology, we’ve come a long way, indeed. Remember

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May 18, 2010

Family enjoys traditions, shopping at Indy Mini Marathon

April showers may bring May flowers to your neighborhood, but over here, they bring something else. That “something else” is the annual running, not of the bulls, but of the

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May 17, 2010

“That’s what Edison’s assistant said”

Me:  “You know what I’m hoping for tonight?  An Adventures in Odyssey.”  This is where the youngest three and I hop into our jammies and flop across our bed to

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May 14, 2010

“Statute of limitations,” my foot

As I’m a strong believer in “let sleeping babies lie,” I called B1 on his way home from work and said, “Can you please get B3 up at the school

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May 11, 2010

Celebrating the next generation

Showers of blue and sprinkles of pink. Little did we know when we embarked on our parenting adventure 20 years ago that the family forecast would read like this. Because

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May 10, 2010

What a pair of legs

For years, it was just Mr. Schrock running.  For the last two, it’s been The Mister and Oldest Son. To put it in perspective, this is billed as the biggest

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May 06, 2010

It’s a set-up, I tell you

“I am going to pound Kieran when he gets home,” he thundered.  “I found this (and he thrust the sheet of paper at me) on my computer.” “What’s going on?”

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May 04, 2010

News of cows, pigs, and potty-mouthed senators

It was the cows. That was the excuse that Ohio State University students gave their professors recently for skipping class. The excitement began when two cows escaped as their owner

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