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Kids

31 May 2010

OK, maybe they won’t go to prison

I’ve said before that I often believe my kids are going to end up in prison. I take everything they do very seriously and really hope things go well but they often don’t and I logically assume they have a future in a penitentiary. OK, maybe that’s not logical.
When the kids do things well, I [...]

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26 March 2010

Recent encounters with awesomeness

Dear Internet,
We’ve had a few awesome things lately that I should tell you about.
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Moving on….
So if you’re my Facebook or Twitter friend, you’ll probably know this but Alex Lambert, the guy who didn’t get enough votes to stay on American Idol a couple of [...]

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19 March 2010

The last 10 minutes of our drive home to Texas

Internet, we’re back home in Texas. We’re relieved to be done with the house situation. We got back to Texas on Thursday and this was the last 10 minutes of our road trip. It shows my family exactly how they are.
Payton – emotional
Blake – hilarious
Andy – ornery
Background before you watch this (actually, listen to this. [...]

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12 February 2010

Purely Picture Post

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25 December 2009

Merry Christmas from the Alberts

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Merry Christmas.

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21 December 2009

The 700 bike donation

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On Friday, Blake’s school had early release and we were told they’d have a large present that they’d need help with. I was thinking maybe some books that were too heavy for kids to carry. Instead, when the parents pulled up to the school, we saw this:

The school was sponsored by a church and when [...]

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16 December 2009

This too shall pass

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Having a teenager is  challenging. I protested this notion for a long time. If you tell me something is bad, I want to experience it to confirm for myself.
I have confirmed: the teenage years are rough.
The push for independence and knowing where to put boundaries is a confusing one. We’re trying to figure it out. [...]

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4 December 2009

Shannon’s tips on raising kids who win awards

Last Friday, we got together with some high school classmates for a couple of drinks and to get caught up on each others lives. It’s always a gamble how it’s going to go because we’ve all chosen different paths. Some never left towncontinue to love the small town charm, some have lived all over, various [...]

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1 October 2009

10 reasons why I like older kids more than younger ones

So if you’ve talked to me recently in any form, you’ll know that I’ve been on a bit of a “older kids rock” theme. I’ve lived my entire adult life with a little one to take care of and the liberation of having older kids who don’t require help them with basic needs has been [...]

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25 September 2009

P!nk concert with Payton

The first thing we did after Andy accepted the job in Texas? Bought tickets to see P!nk. Isn’t that what everybody does?
A bit of the back story:
Payton has loved P!nk since she can remember loving music. She’s cool and funky and a great singer. She’s Payton’s JT, if you will. Her favorite celebrity. When [...]

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