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Thank You Mom

February 27, 2010

We sit and watch as Olympians from all countries sweat, compete and give their all. As I contemplate these amazing athletes I always think of the mamas. Those ladies waiting in the wings, biting their lip and holding their breath while their precious child gives their all.
I think of Joannie Rochette, the Canadian figure skater [...]

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Test Drive My Story

February 23, 2010

It was just before Thanksgiving last year, a day like any other day. I was probably craving lemonade and grilled cheese with mustard, one of my main pregnancy cravings. I was probably getting sick all day throughout the day, as it was another one of my pregnant “staples” with Mabel in my belly.
I opened an [...]

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Puppy Love

August 25, 2009

Since Nestle has me talking back to school* and I already told you about what back to school time means for me as a mom, I thought I’d turn the focus on a member of our family that doesn’t get much air time here on my blog.
Our Puggle, Izzie! She’s the only other gal in [...]

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Back To School {A $500 Giveaway!}

August 20, 2009

I know for some families the summer is over and their littles are back at the academic grindstone, but for us — school doesn’t start for a few weeks yet. We are enjoying these last lazy days together, working harder and harder to try and find new things to do. It’s not been easy, in [...]

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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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Meet Me In Kissimmee

April 14, 2009

Being new to Chicago-land and therefore new to being anywhere near the awesomeness that is Florida, I long for a vacay something fierce. Going on *gasp* 8 months of cold weather, I find myself constantly thinking about places to visit all throughout the sunshine state. The warmth, the newness (we’ve never been there as a [...]

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There Must Be Some Way Outta Here

March 9, 2009

**The dog’s new escape route.

I’m thinking my little miss puggle dog prayed for yesterday’s storm, a freaky black tornado-ey storm that not only had my kids terrified in the basement asking us things like, “how does a tornado kill you?“, but that also blew our back yard fence off its posts. The pup, she wants [...]

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Let’s Play Catch-up

September 8, 2008

With so many birthdays and school start ups (and their annoying-there I said it-endless amount of meetings), I’ve got a little bit to update you all on.
First, you should know that at 8:30am the beach is the most gorgeous ever. The crisp morning air, and the WAVES. Oh my, never saw Lake Michigan (by our [...]