Posts Tagged “Parenting As Child Exploitation”

Phamily Foto Phriday 12-18-15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 12-18-15

I know it’s been a couple of weeks. Hopefully the wait is worth it. Last week Déla and August had their school performances. First up was band and you can see both of them getting ready to start. No good pictures of them during their individual grade performances, unfortunately. Then we have Déla taking control…

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Exctracurricular

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Faith Group (Teaching) Sunday School Jiu Jitsu Cub Scouts Boy Scouts Coding Club Robotics Club Youth Group Gymnastics Tutoring Math Olympiad Swim Lessons Piano Lessons Irish Dance Altar Server/Lector/Eucharistic Minister I’m not counting band because that happens during lunchtime at school.

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Menu Versus List

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I came up with a dinner menu for the week, and a list of groceries that we needed in order to have said menu items. It should be noted that all items here are vegetarian. Sunday: Baked Ziti Monday: Chicken Nuggets Tuesday: Stew Wednesday: Chili Thursday: Stir Fry Friday: Fish & Chips Saturday: Pizza After…

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Of Talking Dinosaurs

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Of Talking Dinosaurs

I took the kids to see The Good Dinosaur this afternoon. It was good. I understand that many critics are giving it mediocre reviews. I think this is because they are comparing it to Inside Out, rather than letting it stand on its own merits. I had talked previously about Ciarán’s fear of a movie…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 11-27-15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 11-27-15

Surprisingly, only a couple of pictures, despite the Thanksgiving holiday. Earlier this week I caught Tevye “reading”. And yesterday I caught him getting the camera off the table. Kyle came over for Thanksgiving dinner. This was the only good picture from the whole evening. Every other one was blurry because either people or the camera…

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First Place

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First Place

This past Saturday was the championships for Dela’s gymnastics group. It is a pretty big deal because only two teams from her division were invited to the competition. I think there was something like 10 teams total from the three different branches of the Seattle Gymnastics Academy. While here other three events may not have been as…

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Just Another Busy Sunday

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Typing this out on my phone because the internet crapped out right before I (finally) sat down to type this post. Ugh. I wound up sleeping in until 6Am today. Unloaded the disheasher, helped get the kids breakfast, etc. Had to be at the church by 7:45 this morning because I was in charge of…

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First Reconcilliation

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First Reconcilliation

Today was Ciárán’s First Reconciliation. First Communion will happen in the Spring, but this was a big step in his life. I had been taking this journey with Ciárán, in the same way I did with August and Laura did with Déla (we are trading off the sacramental prep with the kids). There were a…

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Phamily Foto Phriday 11/20/15

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Phamily Foto Phriday 11/20/15

Just a few pictures this time, since I have already posted several in other blog posts. Here is Tevye attempting to put on his own pajamas. Actually they are August’s. Yesterday was “Grandparents & Special Friends Day” at school. Well, for some of the grades. It is kind of confusing when you have multiple children,…

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Want A Sandwich?

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We usually have the kids make their lunches for school the night before. It saves time and hassle in the morning. Ciárán, currently in 2nd grade, appears to be going through a growth spurt. Each night as he makes his lunch he asks if he can make himself a sandwich to eat. He just eats…

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