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Project We: Waiting
Webster defines waiting as: To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart. [1913 Webster] This, clearly, is not the correct word to use for what my children do – as when they “wait” there is absolutely no “resting” or “remaining stationary”, and clearly, no patience involved: “Maaaaaaam, when do we get to go?” “Moooooooommmmmm, how much longer do we have to stay?” “Mooooooooooooommmmmmm, how many sleeps until Santa comes?” *sighs* I think Boo stomped into the sitting room no less than 15 times in 14 minutes asking when it would…
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Project We: Kindness (or, I Love It When My Kids Don’t Kill Each Other)
I love my children. They are very sweet, loving and kind. This is not just my own biased opinion – this has in fact been pointed out by their teachers at school. They show a compassion for other children that I think is beyond their years sometimes. Until it comes to each other. Why is it that siblings fight like cats and dogs? Why is it that my extremely tall, off-the-growth-chart son can be brought to tears by his 1.1 meter tall sister? (Ok, so when she sat on his head, it DID finally knock that bottom tooth out, so maybe I didn’t show the proper concern that I should…
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Project We: Yellow
Last week’s “Project We” subject was “yellow” and I will fully admit that my entry is late because, well, I was really lacking inspiration. Yellow is not my favorite color. Yellow also has a lot of negative connotations: a person can be “yellow-bellied” or have a “yellow streak”. It’s not often associated as being a healthy color, be it jaundice (looking yellow) or the shade of infectious…erm…stuff. You can catch Yellow Fever (and it’s nothing like Dance Fever.) It’s symbolic for “caution”. Yellow-jackets are not friendly insects. You don’t eat yellow snow. I SHOULD consider it a happy color. Sunflowers are happy. Canaries sound happy enough. I love me a…