SuburbanDaddy

So we were talking about Sesame Street. How Elmo is in every one, but not when I was a kid.
I used to watch the Count, who doesn’t seem to be part of the show anymore. Is Count politically incorrect? But I digress.
Thing 2: Daddy is old
SuburbanDaddy: Oh really? How old am [...]

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While many in the working world are dreading this rainy, dreary, traffic-filled Monday morning, I am not. Oh, it’s certainly not because of what I will be doing today. I look forward to my job about as much as, well, since many of my co-workers and boss read this, I’ll just say there [...]

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Parents try hard to pass on to their kids what they feel is important. They want their kids to grow up to be well rounded, functioning members of society. And they want them to have a bit of culture and style.
With three brothers ahead of Thing 4, SuburbanMommy wasted no time instilling important [...]

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Or, as they refer to it in politically correct preschool: Happy Green Day.
Here is Thing 4, dressed in green, enjoying a ride on her birthday present from SuburbanGrandpa.

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Researchers recently found out that kids prefer the taste of food that comes in a package with cartoon characters. Really? I had no idea. Oh, is this the reason they put all the Sponge Bob mac & cheese boxes at knee level where Thing 3 can grab it as he is running [...]

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This is starting to get a little creepy. First we had a surprisingly good visit to the dentist on Wednesday. And then today, a similar experience with Thing 3’s haircut.

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I thought I would follow up on the post earlier this week where I was dreading a trip to the dentist with Thing 3.  It went nothing like I expected.  This is often the case with Thing 3.  He is truly one of a kind and you never know what he will do.  Sometimes that [...]

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This is Thing 3 home sick today. Although he did throw up once during the night, he is in pretty good spirits because he gets to watch movies all day which is one of his favorite activities. And he also gets to play with his little sister’s toys that she got for her [...]

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