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Opposite Day by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting The girls are gone to Girl Scout camp this week. When they went to camp last year, it was Friday before Charlie first mentioned the sisters, then looked puzzled and asked wh ... Read on »
Planning Ahead by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Charlie likes to plan ahead, perhaps moreso than is actually practical. He will save a sucker 'for dessert the next time that it is Tuesday and we eat macaroni and cheese' o ... Read on »
Performances, Planned and Impromptu by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting So tonight is the fourth grade music program. Six songs, twenty speaking parts, one song has three instrument parts and they break out into singing in four parts, one song ... Read on »
9:32 a.m. by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting As I sit to write this, it is 9:32 a.m. I awoke at approximately 8:00 this morning, and have therefore been awake for 92 minutes. On August 1st, I had sinus surgery. I'd ... Read on »
Only Melody by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting A few weeks ago, we were all in The Betty, driving to church.  I don't think I've introduced you to The Betty, Dowlan's car. It's a 12-year-old white Buick that we bought ... Read on »
Sew Cool! by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting During the last few weeks of 2nd grade, the girls' school had enrichment time at the end of the day. They were allowed to choose from a variety of offerings and Dixie chose ... Read on »
Days with Charlie by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting This summer, I am working as the vocal coach for a local community theatre group. It's a children's summer program and we are putting on 101 Dalmatians. I've really enjoyed ... Read on »
Watermelon by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I'm convinced there's no piece of childhood summer that carries more magic than the watermelon. Without it, summer has not truly begun. There's just so many memories attache ... Read on »
Swimmers! We Got 'EM! by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting One of the things I've felt guilty about for awhile is that my girls are 8 and 8.5 and can't swim. In fact, at the end of the school year, the girls had a trip to the munici ... Read on »
My Gymnasts are Not so Tiny Anymore by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Melody's events are Beam Bars Vault Floor Beam was definitely her best, for you skimmers. Dixie's events are Bars Vault Floor Beam Bars and vault w ... Read on »
Thoughts from Charlie's Head by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting "Im starting to see my dream. The pictures flash like when someone takes a picture with a camera. But there's no person, and no camera. Flash, flash, flash. It's harder to s ... Read on »
Enough, already. by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I forgot to update, and I'm sorry.  Dixie's heart is fine. The cardiologist saw the concern on the old EKG, said it was still within the normal range and he probably woul ... Read on »
Oh good. A new doctor. by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I've avoided saying much because it is likely to be nothing. But just in case it is something, we could use your thoughts and prayers. Dixie has been on ADHD medicine for t ... Read on »
Fighting by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting At christmastime, my mother, aunts and I had all commented about how incredibly well my children got along compared to other sibling groups. How they would get frustrated at ... Read on »
Book Review: Lost and Found by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting In the five years I've been writing this blog, I have talked a lot about my favorite things: Dixie, Charlie and Melody. I've also talked a lot about my least favorite things ... Read on »
Life in the Car Pickup Line by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Two days of the week, I get Charlie off the bus and immediately head over to the girls' school to pick them up from their afterschool enrichment program. Because his bus arr ... Read on »
Charlie would like by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Charlie would like his bedtime to be "ten-thirty-more-minutes" and I have to hand it to him--it's quite clever. It smacks of the "jam tomorrow, jam yesterday, but never ever ... Read on »
The Scoop by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Oh, what a Spring Break. What an awful, wretched, broken break. Except for the most awesome part. And truly awesome it was! Dowlan begins a job HERE in town after Easter. ... Read on »
Contest! by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Now it is time for a round of Guess What Angry Charlie Flushed Down the Toilet. Winner gets $5 PayPal. Leave your guesses in the comments. No cheating Oma and papa! If no ... Read on »
9iversary by Gretchen S. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Nine years ago tonight, I left my brother at the veterinarian's office and drove to church to walk down the aisle, wearing a veil and talking on the cell phone. It was ... Read on »
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