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My Birthday List, 2008

My family has started asking me for a list of what I want for my birthday this year. I guess it’s about time I oblige with the following list: pink purse black purse ballroom dance lessons, complete with dance partner … Continue reading

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Pillowcase Skirt

So I’ve been working hard on losing weight for the past 9 months or so. I’ve been doing a lot of exercise (90-100 minutes a day, aerobic (an aerobics video along with some stationary bike riding) and a little muscle … Continue reading

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Health, kids, and trusting my instincts…

There’s this thing called intuition. It is defined by Dictionary.com as "direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any reasoning process." There are a lot of people who may discount intuition as imagination, but I’m not one of them. … Continue reading

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Isaac’s big accomplishment

Isaac is potty trained! We did the training (see this post) yesterday and he really did a very good job. All said and done, the training took about 5 hours with about a 45 minute break for lunch. We’re certainly … Continue reading

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The smell of change… (diaper change, that is)

My next big project, and the one I have been dreading for about the last 6 months or so, is potty training. My son is going to be 3 in May and he is still in diapers. He will be … Continue reading

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Reading my way to better parenting…

I love my kids. They are creative, interesting, curious, fun, happy, smart, cute, and a whole host of other wonderful things. They bring me joy and happiness. They give me comfort and hope. They are wonderful people, and I have … Continue reading

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Kids 2-22-08

Erica is becoming quite the little artist these days. She received, as a gift for Christmas, a large set of markers. She has been using them to draw numerous pictures, many of girls in pretty dresses, and several have lately … Continue reading

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Nothing says “I love you” like…. neckties?

Valentine’s Day. The holiday of love. I’ve always felt Valentine’s Day to be a flower holiday. And that has always caused me a bit of trouble, from the time I was old enough to have a boyfriend on Valentine’s Day. … Continue reading

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Kitchen Tending – the Olympic sport

I used to see the kitchen as a place to cook, a place to eat, and a place (occasionally) to clean. Somewhere to store all the hundreds of kitchen gadgets I have accumulated. A place to look for something tasty … Continue reading

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Kids, 1-4-08

The most recent kid posts from the sidebar as I’m updating them again today. In school, Erica’s class has "project" time. Yesterday she said their project was drawing what they want to be when they grow up. I asked her … Continue reading

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