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Happiness is Playing in the Rain
Just Not Martha | August 7th 2008
We didn’t let the sudden downpour ruin our day, heck no. We just kept on playing and having fun. However, the insane lightning and house shaking thunder did put an end to our fun and send us into the house to find other, more dry things to d read more
An AquaDot by any other name…
Just Not Martha | July 17th 2008
…. is still an AquaDot! Even if you call it a Pixos and include lots of shiny new free bonuses. I just saw a commercial for these evil little toys that were recalled last year. They still work the same “spray on some water” and t read more
doing the dishes
Just Not Martha | July 10th 2008
I was doing the dishes this afternoon and the phone rang, I went to answer it, talked for a few minutes, and when I came back there were little boys all lined up at the sink. It was a nice surprise, I hadn’t asked them to wash the dishes or do read more
Growing lettuce in the Hydro Greenhouse
Just Not Martha | June 3rd 2008
This was one of Dylan’s birthday gifts. He’s always liked to grow things and back in Pennsylvania he had his own little tomato plants to take care of. I wasn’t allowed to touch them, I’ve got the black thumb curse. So, when read more
Happy Birthday Lucas
Just Not Martha | May 18th 2008
I said to my husband the other night, “Do you realize that in 10 years all our kids will be grown up?” It seems like time is in overdrive and everything just happens so fast. I know, parents always say that. But, it’s the truth. read more
11 years old
Just Not Martha | April 6th 2008
Dylan Thomas Oliver turned 11 years old today. It was a rainy day and he was a little bummed out that the friends he invited over to hang out didn’t make it because of the dreary day. It wasn’t a “party” just some of his fri read more
The Zula Patrol: Explore Space and Explore Weather
Just Not Martha | March 24th 2008
The Zula Patrol introduces young children ages 4-8 to the wonders of science in ways they can appreciate - cartoon characters, wild adventures, and lots of laughs. Ethan has been learning about weather in school and doing weather science experiments read more
Check out this camera I bought
Just Not Martha | March 6th 2008
Only this one isn’t mine! LOL ~ Lucas got a camera this weekend when we went to Best Buy. He’s been wanting one for awhile and after all his hard work to get on the honor roll how could I say no? Besides that he had a gift card! He is read more
A moment to brag….
Just Not Martha | February 19th 2008
I am such a proud mommy. My 9 year old Lucas is in 3rd grade this year. He has never had it easy when it comes to school work. He is generally a C student at best. Learning to read was a day to day struggle for him, now he reads [...] read more
Of cake and milkshakes and fun things to do
Just Not Martha | February 13th 2008
My little munchkin head turned 7 yesterday. We went to Silver Diner for dinner. The kids love the milkshakes and the fun atmosphere. And Tuesday is Kid’s Night where members of the Kid’s club get a free milkshake and there are drawings read more
Five Valentine Treats for Kids
Just Not Martha | February 7th 2008
Most kids love to spend time in the kitchen. Why not foster their love of cooking and baking with a few treats for Valentine’s Day! Here are five treat ideas that are easy and simple enough for kids to make with proper supervision. 1. Baking is read more
Lucky Lucas
Just Not Martha | February 7th 2008
My boys are all very different from each other even though they are very close in age. They all have their own quirks, interests, favorites, aw heck they don’t even have the same color hair! Today’s bragging is about Lucky Lucas. That& read more
snacktime & Cheerios Snack Mix
Just Not Martha | January 15th 2008
Every day my kids have snack time at school. (Except for Wednesday because they only have half days on Wednesdays.) This is mostly due to the incompetence and not being able to organize a decent lunch schedule. Some of the kids eat lunch way too e read more
Something my 10 year old said….
Just Not Martha | January 11th 2008
Dylan: You know our friend, ———? Me: Yeah. Dylan: He’s a nice kid and all, but he acts like a girl on purpose and it kind of annoys me. Um … wow where do I go with that conversation. Fortunately Dylan being the busy read more
Games and Gadgets for Christmas
Just Not Martha | January 8th 2008
I’m still catching up from the holiday clamor. I never even posted a pic of my tree!! I’m such a slacker. It’s down now of course, but there are pictures in my flickr, I made a set called Christmas 2007 if you want to see the tre read more
teaching your kids to cook
Just Not Martha | December 29th 2007
One of my teenage nephews has been staying with us over winter break. I was kind of surprised to find out that he doesn’t really know how to cook anything. He wasn’t even sure how to heat up some CheezWhiz for nachos tonight. Knowing h read more
almost ready for real sparring!
Just Not Martha | November 15th 2007
I’m sure I’ve mentioned a bazillion times that Lucas and Ethan are both in a karate class, and they go every Saturday. Lucas is currently a purple belt. An achievement that made us both cry. He worked very hard to get there and he love read more
my son is about to go through immigration
Just Not Martha | November 15th 2007
Not for real of course since he’s American -lol- but on November 19th he will be immigrated as part of a 5th grade field trip / project at school. They are busy setting up a mock Ellis Island (in their gym) all this week just for the project a read more
No toys for Christmas!!
Just Not Martha | November 9th 2007
Last night after dinner my kids sat down in a circle in the middle of the living room floor with their notebooks and pens and made “the lists!” Those being of course their holiday wish lists to tell everyone what they want this year! Wh read more
Perfectly Sliced Bananas
Just Not Martha | November 8th 2007
The banana is probably the most kid friendly fruit there is. Many people like to add bananas to their cereal in the morning, their peanut butter sandwiches at lunch and nestled inside an ice cream sundae for dessert after supper. However all that sli read more
No, Ethan, you cannot have AquaDots
Just Not Martha | November 7th 2007
That is a phrase I have repeated a bazillion times in the past two months. And after what I just read on CNN I am extremely glad that I said those words over and over again. Two U.S. children went into comas after who swallowing Chinese-made Aqua D read more
Exhausting ….
Just Not Martha | November 6th 2007
Every time we leave the house with our boys some one will say, “four boys, wow you must have your hands full.” And every time I laugh a little inside. I just smile and say, “Sometimes.” They can be a handful and I admit tha read more
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