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It's Not The End of the World After All
December 13, 2012 11:17 AM by Devon Alley

As I'd mentioned in previous entries, my daughter has been obsessing over the world ending on December 21st. She's been swept up in the Internet culture predicting the world's end as allegedly outlined in the Mayan calendar, and no amount of explanation Read More...

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A Day At Dollywood
October 22, 2012 10:56 AM by Devon Alley

At the end of last week, A. was on Fall Break. So, on Friday, Thomas and I took a day off from work, and we arranged to take A. to Dollywood for the day. For those of you not familiar with Dollywood, it's the largest theme park in close proximity to Knoxville. Read More...

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It's A Wonderful Trip to the Movies
December 8, 2011 10:27 AM by Devon Alley

Sometimes, the amount of progress A. has made over the last year is absolutely staggering. Movies have always been difficult for A. - even movies that she's extremely interested in. Extremely dramatic moments and films have always terrified her if we Read More...

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Building Character
November 15, 2011 3:42 PM by Devon Alley

We have this understanding in our household. There are many times when Thomas and I will ask A. to do something that she would really rather not do at all. Whenever we do, we reference one of her favorite series -- Calvin and Hobbes. "It builds character," Read More...

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Kids Will Be Kids – Giving Them A Place
June 20, 2011 11:19 AM by Devon Alley

One of the big lessons that I learned from my wedding as far as experiments that actually work was the importance of giving kids the space to do their own thing. At my wedding, this translated not only to A.'s actions and antics, but to all of the children Read More...

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Snow Days Are Tricky
December 28, 2010 11:54 PM by Devon Alley

I know that my last entry may have made December sound as if it's all been sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows. Believe me -- despite the fact that much progress has been made, we've also had several rocky days in the middle of all of this, as well. Specifically, Read More...

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