SuburbanDaddy

I often think that Thing 3 is from another planet. He is truly an original as you have seen. Today he provided yet another clue.
We were watching Backyardigans, having nothing to do with space travel, when out of the blue he offered this:
Thing 3: I want to go on another planet. [...]

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We’re always looking for new activities. The more active the better. Today we found a new place called Rebounderz. Two giant trampoline arenas, video games. What more could you want?
First, they got instructions and the rules.

Then they got to jumping. For an hour non-stop. I have never seen them [...]

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Often overlooked this time of year, when we are choosing gifts for our kids, is the amount of work required to assemble the gifts.
Last year it was the basketball hoop in the driveway which took 400 pounds of sand to fill the base. Yes, 400 lbs that I had to cart back [...]

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The winter shows at preschool have become an annual tradition. It’s always unpredictable. Who will sing? Who will have stage fright? Who will run to us crying?
This year, Thing 3 had his best performance yet. He stayed on the stage the whole time. A little bit of stage fright, [...]

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One of these suspects took my doughnut. Which one of you is guilty?

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Do you use coupons? Of course you do. It’s free money.
You probably get pages of coupons with the weekend newspaper. How many coupons do you end up tossing away because your family doesn’t use the products?
What if there were an easy way to trade the coupons you don’t want, for [...]

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Tonight we decorated the Christmas tree. You might picture a warm family setting, fire crackling, festive music, laughter, and everyone loving and helping each other. That would be an episode of Happy Days.
Despite the pictures you see here, what happens when we put ornaments on the tree is quite different. [...]

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Thing 1 is a fan of the New York Jets.  Fan may be too mild word.  It’s more an obsession.  Not just with the Jets, but with football in general.  I’m not sure how this came about.  We live in Northern Virginia, deep in the heart of Redskins country.  Here is a video demonstrating his [...]

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