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Max Stories: So Many Rockets

Monday, June 7, 2010

There were lots of scary monster rockets. I can’t remember much about them, except that they liked chocolate. They did NOT land on a chocolate planet, but they did keep chocolate around for snacks. They would fly all around, and when they met each other they would say things like, “Hello scary monster rocket, how [...]

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Max Stories: Bill the Monkey and Bob the Dog (Part N)

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Bill the Monkey said, “Let’s go flying today. What do you want to fly?” Bob the Dog said, “Let’s go flying in pigeons.” So they went looking for pigeons. They found one on the street, and went flying with him. They flew to a castle, and then they played with a ping pong ball and [...]

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Max Stories: The Watercat

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

It’s a funny thing. There was this cat who liked to swim. His name was Watercat. Sistercat said, “But don’t you hate it when water gets in your eyes when you get your hair washed?” And Watercat said, “No. I just close my eyes up tight and the water doesn’t get in there.” And Sistercat [...]

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Max Stories: The Hippo and the Toucan

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Once there was a hippo. He was round, and had big flat teeth. A scary monster came around and said, “Rawr!” The hippo was scared and ran away. The scary monster chased the hippo. The hippo ran fast, but the scary monster ran faster. The hippo was so scared, that he climbed a tree. Even [...]

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SMAtuS: Unnatural Springtime

Monday, February 22, 2010

Sarah: Bustin’ up fights. Max: Ate Sarah’s sandwich. Again. Alice: Basically a food ninja. Plus sunhat. time: Three hours at the park? No sweat. us: Slowly unpacking stress, putting away. Shawn: Cutting back on the caffeine.

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SMAtuS: The week continues

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Sarah: Sans-coffee, poor dear. Max: Lost his shoelace fishing line at the zoo. A great tragedy: “I don’t want a new fishing line, I just want MY fishing line.”  Alice: Cranky from teething. time: The slow crawl through the day. us: Still fighting off various bugs and illnesses. Shawn: Who will rid me of this [...]

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SMAtuS: Would Friday by any other name taste as sweet?

Friday, January 22, 2010

Sarah: Doing the hard work: day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute. Max: New bike helmet. Who knows what other hijinks in the meantime? When Alice is sad, he tells her that I’m at work, but that I’ll be home soon. It’s stories like that that keep me going. Alice: The teeth, they [...]

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SMAtuS: The Daily Mind

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Sarah: Hands full, no doubt. Max: Entering picky food phase? Or maybe just too busy to eat? Alice: Can’t stop talking, unless I’m trying to record her. time: And miles to go before I sleep. us: Not them. Shawn: Immersed in audio recording technology minutiae. 

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SMAtuS: The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Typing

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Sarah: First time alone at the zoo with two kids: success! Max: Slept in. Rode bike there and back. Met Norman, the King Cobra. Grilled cheese induced head bonk. So sad. Alice: @10 minutes after waking: Outfit #2 time: The morning goes too fast us: Yes. Shawn: Feeling groggy, but no grog to be had. January [...]

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SMAtuS: A long weekend

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Sarah: Mysterious phone calls in the mail. Or something. Max: To Sarah: “When I used to be you, I drove a car.” [somewhat paraphrased] Alice: Flirting with bronchitis. time: Sitting in the dark waiting for sleep takes a long time. Kicking the wall doesn’t help. us: With weekends like those, who needs weekdays! Shawn: Papa [...]

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