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How Time Flies When You Are Five1 comment

quakerlady wrote 2 months ago: I can’t really explain why I haven’t been posting here lately.  It was a busy summer, we … more →

Tags: Friends, Fun, happiness, Play, School

Want to play a hundred?

quakerlady wrote 5 months ago: Mom, lets play a hundred. Hmm.  I don’t know how to play that. Oh, it’s eeeea-sy!  First … more →

Tags: Sweetness and Light, weird names

"I see it!" And the reappearance of the roadrunner crocodile.

quakerlady wrote 5 months ago: One of the truly charming things that the toddler does is to shout out when he is really enthusiasti … more →

Tags: animals, Fun, toddler, weird names

who is the prodigal?2 comments

graceshaker wrote 6 months ago: this is a sermon i gave this past sunday with some inspiration from tim keller. who is the prodigal? … more →

Tags: Christ, Christianity, Faith, God, Grace, Parables, Scripture, Sermon, Jesus

Once Upon a Time in a World of Butts1 comment

quakerlady wrote 9 months ago: Older son:  Once upon a time, in a world of butts, there was a boy who was made out of butts.  And e … more →

Tags: Bathroom Humor, minions of satan, Storytelling

Why oh why is poop so funny when you are five?2 comments

quakerlady wrote 9 months ago: So.  The boys are about to go meet their grandmother and auntie, who are visiting from far away and … more →

Tags: Bathroom Humor, minions of satan

Because he likes to say he's sorry.

quakerlady wrote 9 months ago: Something funny has happened.  The toddler is enaging in the Shriek more than ever.  But he’s … more →

Tags: Sweetness and Light, minions of satan, The Shriek, toddler

It's a big flappy shirt like teenagers wear.

quakerlady wrote 9 months ago: Mom, do I look like a teenager in this shirt? Um.  Yes, you do.  How did you know? Oh, it’s a … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

Our life doesn't have parts like that!

quakerlady wrote 10 months ago: Son:  Come here! Mom:  Just a sec, I’m trying on these shirts I got at the reduce-reuse-recycl … more →

Tags: Sweetness and Light

The Shriek, revisited.

quakerlady wrote 10 months ago: Actually, more like the shrieking, it’s a phenomenon and never just a single shriek. It is rea … more →

Tags: Sweetness and Light, The Shriek, toddler

Did you know that roadrunner crocodiles can go without water for ten days?

quakerlady wrote 11 months ago: Mom:  You need to take a bath. Son:  Oh, mom! Mom:  Really.  It’s been three days.  And we … more →

Tags: Sweetness and Light, weird names, animals

The animal pretend play at our house is serious business.1 comment

quakerlady wrote 11 months ago: And yes, of course, those are kai vultures. … more →

Tags: weird names, animals, Add new tag, Dinosaurs

Did you ever hear of a kai wolf?1 comment

quakerlady wrote 11 months ago: They are very fierce. They are faster than a bull or a bullet. They are faster than lizards or deer … more →

Tags: weird names, animals, Dinosaurs

She is just the right old to die

quakerlady wrote 11 months ago: Older son:  Remember that part in Mighty-gascar 2, when that old lady says, “I’m too old … more →

Tags: Fun, Add new tag

Roadrunner crocs are mammals.

quakerlady wrote 11 months ago: Oh? Yes. It’s funny that their name is crocodile then. (pause) It’s the roadrunner part. … more →

Tags: weird names, animals

Did you know that roadrunner crocodiles have poison?3 comments

quakerlady wrote 1 year ago: Son:  Mom, right now I am a roadrunner crocodile. Mom:  Oh, a bottlenose roadrunner crocodile? Son: … more →

Tags: weird names, animals, Storytelling

That was the lesson I wanted you to learn!1 comment

quakerlady wrote 1 year ago: Mom:  You know, I keep trying to chase that squirrel like you said, but it is really fast! Son:  I k … more →

Tags: animals, Add new tag

Did you know that roadrunner crocodiles can fly?

quakerlady wrote 1 year ago: (Said while standing on the couch, perched at the edge, pajamas unzipped and covering only the arms, … more →

Tags: weird names, animals, Storytelling

A difficult interview1 comment

quakerlady wrote 1 year ago: Mom:  Tell me again about how the bottlenose roadrunner crocodile does sleepflying. Older son:  Oh. … more →

Tags: weird names, animals, Storytelling


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