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New Beginnings

April 23, 2010

We are very selective about the activities we have the boys involved in, because not just any sport will work. Team sports are pretty challenging right now, and if we don’t do those, what else is left? There are only so many bears to intimidate in the forest. Actually there’s none. So you see our [...]

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Thankful For Recovery

August 24, 2009

I’m now on Day 8 of the Gratitude Challenge from Tiny Prints, but yesterday got to open mysterious Gift #2 and was excited to find a branded Flip phone gifted to me from Tiny Prints.

Isn’t it cute? They challenged us to vlog our gratitude, so I put together something that I think really expresses this [...]

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Incensed

June 18, 2009

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Have you ever watched incense burn? It seems to smoke from more than one place, two streams in a constant rhythm that reminds me of an endlessly flowing creek. It’s beyond beautiful, and I couldn’t believe this unspoken lovliness had gone unnoticed by me for my whole life [...]

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A Disney Epiphany

May 29, 2009

This is our first trip ever to DisneyWorld, we were brought down here courtesy of the folks at Disney to experience and learn about their systems and accommodations for special needs families, and I’ll be writing a few articles for them all about planning, surviving and enjoying Disney.
I’ll post in detail about this trip when [...]

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Hello My Name Is Crazy

May 29, 2009

You know when you have a swirl of life circumstances that are so profound, immense, large in quantity, moving, taxing and ridiculous that you can’t quite remember what you used to do, what your routines were, what you were supposed to be doing or which end is up?
Yeah.
Last week, I flew to Orlando and took [...]

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In The Wee Small Hours

March 13, 2009

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As I kissed each boy goodbye in the wee, still dark hours this morning, I couldn’t help but feel that familiar tug at my heart. I didn’t want to go. Didn’t want to leave them, yet again.
As much as we do as moms, the cleaning, the laundry, the wiping of tears, the calming [...]

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The Bullet Is No More

December 23, 2008

I made it almost 3 months since the day I first wrote about my beloved “bullet”, my son’s baby mullet. That one year old baby hair that seems to only grow in the back, but you love its silky feel and that baby look so much you can’t bear to cut it? Yeah that. Tonight, [...]

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There’s Hope

June 27, 2008

Yesterday I mentioned that today I was posting a big giveaway…well, it’s delayed a bit more until I can get some technical details worked out. Sorry to get you all worked up about it, but maybe I should just start seeing how long I can drag this out? Hmmm…
In the mean time, and while I’m [...]

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The Podo-who-zie-whatzie?

July 10, 2007

Another giveaway from Steph, the free goodie goddess, its the latest in babywearing-the Podonbutai from All Natural Mommies. This little invention looks amazing, and its use includes some of the best ways to wear baby, all in one carrier. Pretty cool!
*Jamie’s excited about the giveaway. Well, to be honest, he would get [...]

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