http://edlamaze.com Sun, 06 May 2012 18:15:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://edlamaze.com/2008/05/20/six-hey-wait-a-minute.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2008/05/20/six-hey-wait-a-minute.aspx#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 17:11:00 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/2008/05/six-hey-wait-a-minute/ People laugh when they see me counting my children in public.  It may even go so far as to perpetuate some of the negative stereotypes many have of men as bungling and inept fathers.  Guys seemingly overwhelmed at the prospect of having to actually spend time with their children.  I don't really care what they think.  One of my assigned daily jobs is loss prevention.  I'm charged the lives of five wonderful children and my goal each day is to see to it that five wonderful children are safely tucked into their beds at night.

However, ... ]]> http://edlamaze.com/2008/05/20/six-hey-wait-a-minute.aspx/feed 30 http://edlamaze.com/2008/05/19/five.aspx http://edlamaze.com/2008/05/19/five.aspx#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 17:42:00 +0000 Ed http://edlamaze.com/2008/05/five/ One, two, three, four.....

Zoë, where's Zia?

I don't know?

Here I am.

Five.  Good.  OK Zia, I was just checking.

Two minutes later.

One, two, three...Zander.  Get back here! four.....

Zane.  Have you seen Zoë?

No.

There she is.  Five.

Zella.  Get back over here.  No, Zander.  You need to stay in this area with Zella.  Zoë.  Help Zia.  She's stuck again.

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