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Addendum to the Memorandum

August 14, 2013March 20, 2015 ~ Erika Shirk

In an effort to update Ranger’s list of nicknames I pulled together last November, here are some of the more recent additions:

Muppet
Munchkin
Dumpkin
Munch
Bumpy
Moose
Goose
Mooser
Gooser
Dude
Moewsty (pronounced mewsty)
Moosey
Moosetygoose
Tromple doo
Moosetymoo
Monkey
Monkeybread

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A lot of the old ones have been put into retirement, but apparently we have no shortage of imagination.

Big surprise :)

How’s your wednesday?

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2 thoughts on “Addendum to the Memorandum”

Sophie says:

August 15, 2013 at 3:08 AM

Goodness, he’s cute!!

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1. daylilyoverflow says:
  
  August 19, 2013 at 12:18 PM
  
  Yes, we do think so… :)
  
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Sandy adventures were ours this summer. Highlights: - all three kites off the ground on a perfectly windy day. (the next day was too windy!) - sparkly jelly fish - jacket sails on the too windy day. - a tiny purple crab - huge sand fortresses - and learning to catch sand crabs when I got tired of watching my little non-swimmer go further and further into the surf. Sand crabs are so squirmy, but much closer to shore than each next wave conquest. 👍🏼 #momhacks #beachlife — #kmsummermemories #summerfun #unschoolinglife #beachlove #momlife #wholetogetherfamily #wholeheartedliving #raisingawildchild #outsidekids

Kid books we’ve loved lately! Tiger and Badger by Emily Jenkins - a book about being friends, fighting, solving problems and still being friends. I loved the cute pictures and the helpful storyline. Wild & Wooly by Mary Jessie Parker - a big horn ram and farm sheep both love where they live but want to be friends anyway. funny, wise and adorable. Hedgehog Needs a Hug by Jen Button - Hedgehog can’t find anyone willing to hug him past his prickles eventually he finds someone else who feels just as left out as he does. Spoiler alert: it’s a skunk and it’s adorable 😍 Lemonade in Winter by Emily Jenkins and G. Brian Karas - the two entrepreneur kids make a lemonade stand, market their wares with a catchy song and learn all about counting money. In all honesty, my kids enjoyed this one more than i did (repeating refrains in books can be maddening!), but it was a good one and bonus points for teaching about money. How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander, art by Melissa Sweet. - an ode to reading with dazzling descriptions and inviting rhythm, the art really brought it to life. — How do you choose books for your kids? I really rely on being able to browse at the library. If I’m short on time I’ll skim the books the librarians have featured with the covers facing out. The library is my mainstay! — #kidsbooks #readaloudrevival #readtoyourkids #unschoolinglife #booklife #wholetogetherfamily #picturebooksofinstagram #raisingreaders #librarylover

Of all the days of swimming this summer, I liked this one the best. It was a little cloudy so we had the pool almost to ourselves. If all the pool days were this quiet we would have gone much more. As it is I’m glad we had our summer of learning to swim more and I am glad to be done. The pools are mostly closed for the summer. One has a week or two of special hours left, but I think we’re ready to pare back a bit on activities and chill a little in the fall. We all have fun with all the extra summer activities, but we all become increasingly cranky with the sustained busy-ness. Pauses are good. Seasons are good. Thankful for summer. Thankful for upcoming fall. — I missed posting yesterday: but here’s my #hopefulgrateful for this week: forward to: home days. Grateful for: pool days. —- What are you looking forward to this week? What are you grateful for in your last week? Do you have a favorite water memory from your summer? #kmsummermemories #water #summer #citypool #wholetogetherfamily #wholeheartedliving #unschoolinglife #raisingawildchild

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