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Plan-imus Maximus Meets Spontaneous Insaneous

September 12, 2012 by Alyssa Ramsey 6 Comments

Spontaneity doesn’t come naturally to me. My mind is linear and logical, sometimes to a fault. I live in the realm of the practical. Flying by the seat of my pants just makes me woozy. Children do not understand this. To them, life is all imagination, curiosity, and magic. This makes a simple thing like […]

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Singing The True Songs

August 9, 2012 by Alyssa Ramsey 1 Comment

My kids and I saw quite a sight at the library the other day. It was an impressive display of mimicry and showboating by a rather cocky young fellow on the rooftop patio. He strutted around with his chest puffed out, trying to impress a girl. He was unabashed in his affection for her. She […]

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Accepting Defeat: Olympic Lessons for Losers

August 2, 2012 by Alyssa Ramsey 1 Comment

Last week’s Olympics post focused on having fun with the Games as a family. But the world’s biggest competition can show us more than just humanity’s highest jumpers and fastest swimmers. In the midst of the gold-medal frenzy, the Olympics give us plenty of material for helping kids to understand the importance of losing. Losing […]

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Fun and The Games: Making the London Olympics a Family Event

July 24, 2012 by Alyssa Ramsey 6 Comments

I’ve loved the Olympics since 1984, when with little-girl wonder I watched Mary Lou Retton land that perfect-10 vault to win the gold medal. Seeing that one dream come true sent my imagination soaring, leading to a head full of dreams and five years of competitive gymnastics. And also a broken bay window. Though I […]

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Sacred Surprise

July 10, 2012 by Alyssa Ramsey 6 Comments

Two-year-old Silas stood awaiting his sentence. Someone had committed a crime against household harmony, and he had no alibi. In fact, the Judge had seen Silas do it. Whoever said “Justice is blind” was crazy, he thought. I think Justice has eyes in the back of her head. And she did. Things were not looking […]

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