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Not Quite Ready

Not Quite Ready

[caption id="attachment_1207" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="The tradition we kept - Christmas Eve dinner and new jammies at Poppy's house"][/caption] Here it is, January 6th and the tree is still up. The kids’ new toys are still scattered around the living room. I know I should put the mess away, take down the ...

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New Year, Clean Slate

New Year, Clean Slate

Happy New Year! There’s something so refreshing about putting up a fresh, new calendar…a blank slate, wide open for new adventures, unending possibilities of what the New Year could become.  Even though 2011 was an amazing year for me, with fabulous experiences that outweighed the drama, I was excited to ...

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Have A Safe Halloween

Have A Safe Halloween

Happy Halloween! We hope that you and your trick or treaters have a safe night out! Please remember that Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving this (and every) evening, so be sure to designate a driver if you are attending a party or event where alcohol is being served. If you're holding ...

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Child Passenger Safety Week - Seat Check Saturday

Child Passenger Safety Week - Seat Check Saturday

While my boys are all out of car seats and into boosters (and old enough to drive, as the case may be), child passenger safety is always an important subject to me. Though we're past the days of the LATCH system and the five-point harness and into the phase of ...

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We're Spending a Day Out with Thomas!

We're Spending a Day Out with Thomas!

It’s been a bit since I’ve posted about our fascination with trains in this house. Our toy bins are still overflowing with our wheeled friends and just last night, I rolled over to find a couple of engines sharing my bed. Trains have held my boys attention and been a ...

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Do You Know The Dangers of Button Batteries?

September 14, 2011

Some of you might remember a little over a year ago, when we had a frightening hospital stay with then 3-yr-old D. Unbeknownst to us, he had gotten ahold of a button battery and swallowed it. What presented as a severe “tummy ache” was actually a battery that had lodged itself in his esophagus and [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – So Grown Up

September 13, 2011

            My  baby is in Kindergarten! *sob*      

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We’re Spending a Day Out with Thomas!

September 13, 2011

It’s been a bit since I’ve posted about our fascination with trains in this house. Our toy bins are still overflowing with our wheeled friends and just last night, I rolled over to find a couple of engines sharing my bed. Trains have held my boys attention and been a constant companion of theirs practically [...]

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Team Umizoomi Preschool Math Kit Review and Giveaway *Closed*

August 15, 2011

As much as I am in denial that K is starting Kindergarten in a few weeks, to be followed by D next fall, I have been working as much as I can to get them prepared for school. They’re both home with me all day, so we rely on workbooks, computer games and educational TV [...]

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What Is So Hard About I’m Sorry?

August 9, 2011

I’m sorry. Two words. Three if you expand the contraction. Occasionally, when it’s a minor infraction, you can get away with a one word “sorry.” Why does it seem to be so stinkin’ hard to just SAY it? I’m a chronic over-apologizer. I apologize for things that I do, that I don’t do, that other [...]

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Choosing The Right Opportunities For Your Blog (and yourself)

August 5, 2011

This post is part of the BlogHop Blog Conference at Home. To see the full agenda of learning sessions visit Blog Conference Newbie. Blog Opps  – pretty much every blogger whose contact information is on their site gets offers for reviews, giveaways and even more often, informational press releases without a bottom line. So how [...]

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What I Love

July 28, 2011

Last week, I joined in the inaugural prompt from Kick In The Blog and talked about Who Believes In Me. I had so much fun and wanted to keep the momentum going, so I’m jumping in on the second prompt that Jessica has shared there. The Million Dollar Question: What Do You Love To Do? [...]

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Homesick

July 26, 2011

I can’t believe it’s been three years. I miss you, Mama. Part of me will always be broken without you.

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The Wind Beneath My Wings

July 22, 2011

Yeah, it’s me. I figured it was time to dust the cobwebs away over here and stomp on the cricket who’s been chirping loudly in the corner over there. Where have I been? Around -  working, tweeting, traveling, enjoying the summer. Why haven’t I blogged? To be honest, I don’t know. I feel like I’ve [...]

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Red Light Safety Cameras Proven to Reduce Accidents

May 19, 2011

Keeping our families safe on the road is a very important task that we undertake as parents. We drive carefully, keep our cars in tip-top shape, and make sure everyone is buckled in safely on each and every trip. Unfortunately, we can’t control what other drivers on the road are doing. We must rely on [...]

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