August 2011
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The report from the first two days of school
Thing Two started kindergarten. He says it’s really fun. He loves choice time and recess. He had art today, and that was cool. He’s eating most of his lunch. He has two friends in his class. He loves his teacher (the same one his brother had). He got a sticker today for giving up his spot at the dollhouse so someone else could play. No signs of nervousness!
Thing One started...
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My kid's reaction to a homeless man should inspire...
Joe and the boys were just leaving Wal-Mart tonight when they saw a man who had a sign that said, “Traveling. Stranded. Hungry. Anything helps. God Bless You.” He had two dogs with him. The boys took special notice of the man because they’d had some eye-opening encounters with homeless people in Chicago this month, and Thing One was especially affected. He kept asking if they...
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“The older you get, the more work you have to do. True fact. No one can deny it.”
– Thing One, whose life is clearly quite difficult 