Tag: childhood to do list

  • Childhood to do list: Eat ice cream for dinner

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    When I was a kid my Mom had a shirt from Marie Calendar’s, it said: Life is uncertain, eat dessert first. We never did that, that I remember.  But my kids did just the other day. They all had hearty grins, and after brushing their teeth, went to bed quite happily. Okay, they got a…

  • Building forts

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    My children have become quite the expert at building forts.  While I was laying downstairs yesterday and feeling icky and sorry for myself and burning through the book I decided to read, they were busy. They eventually had every blanket, pillow, and dollie up in that fort.  Then they spent the remainder of the morning,…

  • Childhood to do list: WATER FIGHT!

    Childhood to do list: WATER FIGHT!

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    Every child must have at least one water fight before they grow up.  The problem is I overthink it. I start to think of all the things that could make the fight EPIC!  You know, it’s talked about for weeks.  But sometimes that’s not what your kids want or need.  They just want a chance…

  • Childhood to do list: Build a fort

    Childhood to do list: Build a fort

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    I remember as a kid every fall my Dad would trim back the trees drastically and I’d build a fort out of all those branches.  It was quite a feat.  So, in my mind, this should be on every kid’s childhood to do list. It’s always interesting to discover what things you think everyone did…