Crazy Jack

What I Learned This Week – Fall Break edition

September 29, 2009

The boys and I are off for 3 weeks! Yes, you heard that right. While most of you out there in the bloggy world were in the middle of your wonderful fun-filled summer, we were back at school here in our year-round school district. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. Starting in July [...]

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Free sandbox!

September 22, 2009

I have stumbled upon a real money-saver. Do you want a free sandbox? No? Me either. But I’m going to tell you how to get one – just in case you ever need to know. Step 1: Enroll your son (must be a son, not a cute dress and sandal wearing daughter) in preschool. *Note: [...]

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The fastest hamburger in Arizona

September 20, 2009

Yesterday, a friend and I took Jack to the farmer’s market. While we were there, I tried to explain the difference between a farmer’s market and the grocery store. Obviously the message went awry. At the dinner table: Mom: “Jack, tell Michael where we went today.” Jack: “We went to the place where they had [...]

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The Million Dollar Question

September 15, 2009

Just the other day I was thinking to myself “The boys are getting older… I hope they never stop doing things to make me laugh. I would have nothing to blog about!”  Maybe I should have knocked on wood, because this week the hits just keep on coming… Warning: There may be TMI here in [...]

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Weekend wrap-up

September 14, 2009

How was your Sunday? Ours was pretty busy… Here’s a picture recap: Michael had his first swim meet yesterday. It’s kind of hard to get pictures of him swimming, so you’ll have to settle for my funny moment of the day. Unbeknownst to me, it’s common practice for young swimmers to have their races written [...]

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