Tag Archives: Gavin

Spirit Week Day 1: Favorite Book Character

Posted on 2015/03/02 by circuskitchen

Monday, March 2nd 2015 For “Favorite Book Character” Day at school, Gavin chose Greg Heffley, aka: the main character in all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books by Jeff Kinney.   ClaraJane on the other hand, chose the lady … Continue reading →

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Gavin Progress Report – Snowboard Edition

Posted on 2015/02/15 by circuskitchen

Sunday, Feb 15th 2015 Since last month Gavin and I have been on a journey around his academic life, ability to work and development of FOCUS. This recent jag started a month ago when his teachers sat me down to … Continue reading →

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Singing with Mamma

Posted on 2015/02/14 by circuskitchen

Saturday, February 14th 2015 On Valentine’s Day of 2015 the Cambridge Winter Farmers Market gave me my first (U.S.) gig as *Musical* Guest.  I recall singing mostly songs about heartbreak and bad traffic.  The kids took it upon themselves to … Continue reading →

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Snow Day Sledding

Posted on 2015/01/28 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, January 28th 2015 Here we have one of the many snow days we had so far this year, in pictorial and video review.   Or will be soon maybe:         …as ClaraJane takes in the sites. … Continue reading →

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Dear Teacher from Gavin

Posted on 2015/01/23 by circuskitchen

Friday, January 23rd 2015   So, do you know the politically correct term for “problem child” in school?  Ya know, the kid taking up all the Assistant Teacher’s time in class due to lack of cooperation with the program?  I … Continue reading →

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Florida Sand Cranes

Posted on 2015/01/08 by circuskitchen

Thursday, Jan 8th 2015 One of the most unexpected things to happen to us in Florida was outside 7-11 on our WAY to Legoland. 2015-01-08 Florida Sand Cranes (Click to Play) [53 secs]: BONUS CLIP! Here is another slice of our experience, … Continue reading →

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Ear Bead Episode

Posted on 2014/12/18 by circuskitchen

Thursday, December 18th 2014 OK remember Turkey Trot Day?  It was on Wednesday, November 26th.  (THREE weeks ago.) One lowlight that didn’t make it into the post about that day was when Gavin insisted on seeing the nurse to get … Continue reading →

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Mom, I Popped Part of It Off!

Posted on 2014/12/17 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, December 17th 2014 ~6pm It’s like my kid can *smell* the spirit of my Adventure Play Parenting thrust. Bless him. After dialing in on the small hammer at our local hardware store (that has screwdrivers nested in its handle, … Continue reading →

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Tobin Turkey Trot & More

Posted on 2014/11/26 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, November 26th 2014 We had the great blessing of relatives in town for Thanksgiving, including joining us at the kids’ school to cheer them on for the Tobin Turkey Trot Extravaganza.  Here we are alongside Uncle Chris, Grandma Z, and Grandpa … Continue reading →

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Baby Cousin To Be!

Posted on 2014/09/29 by circuskitchen

ClaraJane can hardly wait to meet her new Baby Cousin-To-Be! Baby Cousin To Be [51 seconds]: Neither can we! (But we will.) (o:

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