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Suburban Shalom

seeking peace and purpose from my little neck of the suburbs

Special paint for a special problem.

I realize that many, if not most, young children have an abundance of energy and curiosity and occasionally put themselves in precarious situations. But, I think I've mentioned before that Toddler 1 has a special interest in performing dangerous stunts for entertainment. On Monday of this week I … [Read more...]

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A 2-cup day…

Some days I know one cup of coffee isn't going to do it. A snowy pre-Christmas Monday in December is one of those days. All through my school days and continuing into college, I, like every other student and teacher, hoped and prayed for a snow day with every wintry forecast. Fast forward to … [Read more...]

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Jolly (Scary) Old St. Nicholas…

I have reason to believe our Santa pictures might not go well this year.  Our track record looks something like this... 2008: 2009: Toddler 1 made huge improvements between 2008 and 2009 as she came to realize that the man in red is a good, kind man with a generous spirit.  I'm afraid … [Read more...]

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The Centering Song…

I have always had a hard time sitting still for long lengths of time. Now that I think about it, this might be part of the reason my own children find it impossible to sit still, even for brief amounts of time, in highchairs, booster seats, on the couch, in the stroller, in a shopping cart, etc. … [Read more...]

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