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26
Apr

Lessons Learned in the Desert. Part 2.

   Posted by: Justin Matthews Tags: , , , , ,

Originally posted 2010-05-25 10:47:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

head on back Here and read Part 1 of this story from yesterday if you haven’t already.

This weekend I taught my daughter 9 and my son who will be 7 in a week how to shoot.  They kind of knew about guns but had never handled one.  They mainly knew what they had seen on TV or in movies.  That of course is not necessarily  safe or correct.  **disclaimer here- Safety is my #1 priority when it comes to guns.  I once got knocked on my butt by my grandpa for turning around with my rifle (cradled and unloaded mind you, we just got out of the truck) and the muzzle passing within a foot of him.  Never forgot that.  Never lost track of a muzzle again either.**

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Originally posted 2011-08-03 09:56:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Boba Fett

Image by Sam Howzit via Flickr

So by now you know of just some of the crap that has completed our lives here at the Matthews house over the past month and a bit.  I have covered the reality and the move so here is the next chapter in the saga.  I could only wish that this saga chapter four was in any way comparable to another saga chapter four namely “Star Wars”.  But alas, as much as I would like to be, I will never be Boba Fett.
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26
Apr

Behold the Barbie Graveyard…

   Posted by: Justin Matthews Tags: , , ,

Originally posted 2010-05-03 08:00:41. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Sometimes it is really interesting what happens when you give a 3 year old a camera and tell her to go to town.  You get pictures of closets, fish tanks, pictures on the wall, nearly full episodes of Scooby Doo,  and sometimes, Crime Scene Photos.

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26
Apr

SAHD Friday: A new one in the equation

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Originally posted 2010-07-16 06:41:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

As you know by now, my wife and I welcomed number 4 into our family 2 weeks ago.  It has been wild this week as he has only been home for this week.  We have been trying to get him trained to sleep at night, as well as remember what it is like to raise an infant.

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