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    Boys Love Dirt

    Yesterday I sat watching my son gleefully crash his toy cars into piles of dirt. I got a big wide smile on my face seeing how happy he was digging, building little mountains and destroying them. He squealed in delight, “Mommy watch!” Then, as I looked up at him, he threw a giant handful of dirt right in my happy smiling face. The kind of smile that shows teeth. Teeth that were now all crunchy with dirty sand. *sigh* Boys. It went all in my hair, on my pants, down my shirt. It was a pretty good throw. Before I…

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    Living by a new set of rules

    Nothing makes sense anymore. In my old, pre-baby life, if someone asked me for waffles, I’d make them waffles and we’d be good. Now if the child asks for waffles, I end up with screams of despair and cold waffles and I’m still not really sure where I went wrong. I’ve given up trying to figure it out. The only thing I know is, there is a new set of rules, and I’m not the one making them. Top 10 Toddler Rules for Parents (especially those of crazy little boys) 1) Never let your guard down. The moment you do…