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Kung Fu Tofu

The kids have a new favorite – something Bradley has given the alluring name of ‘Kung Fu Tofu Soup’; what kid wouldn’t like to eat that?

The kids will choose kung fu tofu over pretty much any other options.   And the coolest part is that they will eat the carrots, mushrooms, celery, zucchini, tofu and pretty much anything else that Bradley throws in there. And even better?  They get to USE CHOPSTICKS!  How awesome is that?!

I remember eating top ramen much like this when a roommate and I shared a basement apartment in my early 20’s.  In fact, it was a staple that I’d eat nearly every night.  You can’t beat 15 cent noodles with a few veggies thrown in for a cheap meal, and I think it is pretty darned cute that my own kids, at ages 3 and 8, are in the same boat I was in when I was 21.

(*Side note – we are aware of the sodium content of ramen and don’t add the entire flavor packet…)

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Jude Said

Woodpecker

Bradley: Listen Jude! If you’re quiet, you can hear the woodpecker!
Jude: shhhh… (with his finger over his lips)
Bradley: Do you hear it?
Jude: Shhhh… I smell him!

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Gigi Said

Puppy

Non student day today, so Gigi gets to stay 😀 , but mommy has to go 😛 . Gigi said “When mommy is gone we get all of your attention. You follow her around like a puppy!”. She is pretty astute; when I think about it, I do follow her around like a puppy.

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Tamara

Summer Says Goodbye

HERE COMES

Here comes summer,
Here comes summer,

Chirping robin, budding rose.
Here comes summer,
Here comes summer,

Gentle showers, summer clothes.
Here comes summer,
Here comes summer –

Whoosh — shiver — there it goes.

By Shel Silverstein from A Light in the Attic

(Our attempt to take a family portrait at Chateau St. Michelle Winery)

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Birthday

Those babies we’ve been watching grow all of these years are finally starting to actually grow up.  This was made evident this past August when I asked Michelle what (soon to be) nine-year-old Sage would like as a gift.  She drew a blank.  His list was short and inexpensive, and everything on it had already been planned for or purchased.  So we turned to a traditional crowd pleaser: cold hard cash.  Except, I hate giving cash in a card.  How boring is that?  I remember as I got older the stack of gifts got smaller, and eventually it was reduced to a stack of cards containing cash or gift certificates.  It made the whole gift giving and receiving thing not quite as fun.  So when I thought of cash for Sage, I also had to think of a clever idea.

So I taped 25 one dollar bills end to end creating a really long chain of ones.  Then I wound it up in a loose roll and attached a tab to the end and stuck the whole thing into a wrapped gift box with the tab saying ‘pull me’ sticking out of the top.

It was really fun to watch Sage as he pulled and pulled and pulled what looked like a lot of money out of the box.  His smile grew and grew as he wondered when the roll would end.  After the 25th bill made its exit, Gigi came up to me with warm, smiling eyes.  “Mommy?  That’s what I want for my birthday too.”  Here we go!

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