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The boy has such a civilized way of drinking his juice...

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A-MAZE-ing!

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Geocaching at the park!

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Lazy Sunday round these parts.

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The boy likes his bagel "clean".

Jasper says

J: mommy are you making me a bagel?
M: yes is that ok?
J: yes I wants a bagel but I but don't put any cream on it.
M: ok no cream. Do you want butter?
J: no. Just a clean bagel.
M: ...

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Sick day.

Poor poobear.

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This kid is so good.

That's all.

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M: who's that car?
J: that's "Francesco Burnulli"
M: I thought that was "Reagan's Truck"?
J: yeah it IS. It's "Francesco-Burnulli-Reagan's-Truck"
M: ...

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What you don't see (and why I was too nervous to move and get a better picture) is that he is perched on the back of our couch.

The back of our couch.

This boy will be the death of my nerves.

Week two. Weak too.

My sweet child-

For two weeks now you have loudly protested going back to school, and I have, with a shattered heart, forced you to go each day. The teachers say its quite normal for you to want to stay home... Continue your vacation as it were. And that makes total sense.

Doesn't help me though. I feel so terrible. Having to let a teacher pull you kicking and screaming from my arms. Listening to you cry from the very moment you find out its a school day until I run out the door of your classroom. Still being able to hear you screaming from the parking lot.

Oh dumpling.

If I could keep you with me I would.
But I need time.
I need to think about something other than cars, trains and trucks.
I need to hear other stimuli besides Dora the Explorer.
I need to work.

It's only two days a week.
Yet I feel so bad.
So guilty.
So horrible-mom.

I am sorry. So very sorry you're feeling horrible. Sorry I'M feeling horrible.
I wish I could make it better.

I love you.

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Looks like its pizza for lunch.

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The boy loves a good breakfast taco. When I pointed out that he had bacon on his plate too, he responded:

"No mommy. The best bacon is INSIDE the taco."

True that, son.