Early this morning, we were off to the doctor for Ava’s five-year-old check up and the much dreaded shots. She shed not one tear, and was doubly awarded with four brightly colored bandaides and four trophy prizes.
Her doctor confirmed our suspicions that she is growing like a weed, more than ready for school and is [...]

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Last year I was amazed to find four candles on my baby’s cake. You can imagine my surprise when someone added another one.
This past year has blown by.
And with three birthday parties in one weekend, this one doesn’t show any signs of letting up.
Nor does she.

Look out five, here she comes!
Perhaps I’ll post more pictures [...]

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a shiny, silver basket…
It’s the perfect day for hanging some spring blooms on your neighbor’s doorknob!!
You need: Clean tin cans, floral foam, ribbon, and flowers!

Punch two holes on either side of the can

String the ribbon through each hole

and tie on knot on the outside of the can.

Cut the foam and put in in the can.

Fill [...]

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1979

(siblings)

2009

(cousins)

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Hi.
Remember me?
It’s okay if you don’t. WordPress nearly didn’t.
It may of had something do with the fact that I forgot my password.
The trouble with long absences, other than technical difficulties,  is that it is hard to know where to start.
It’s kind of like when you forget to call someone back. When you remember, you feel [...]

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For the past three weeks, HungryMan was working overtime. And by overtime, I mean twice the amount of time that he normally works. He walked out the door before we woke up and didn’t put his key into the door until Ava was sound asleep.
Let’s just say that my empathy for single parents has more [...]

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I’m head over heels for this guy. Eleven Valentines later and he still makes me swoon.
Attending a wedding may be the perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day:
A squeeze when the bride enters, a message on love in marriage, a reminder of your vows, a glance during the kiss, a photo booth to entertain your child

and [...]

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& cheer on Valentine’s day.

We’re dressed in our finest reds and pinks, and off to a Valentine’s Day wedding.
Hope your day is filled with love!!

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Thanks to misplacement of the double “d’s”, one daddy wasn’t feeling the love.

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Please don’t ask me how I’m going to pull all those subjects together, because it’s probably not going to happen. Or at least, it’s not going to happen gracefully.
Think of it more as a list of things that I need to tell you and less of a title. It’s like I jotted myself a note [...]

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