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Life Happens: A Crazy Two Years

  • Posted on September 29, 2012
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Honestly, life is weird. And crazy. And unexpected. I learned this over the last two years, in many ways. For example. Remember when I was in New York City a few years ago and - wait for it - I ripped the corneas off my…
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Ten

  • Posted on September 13, 2012
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This time ten years ago I was fighting for my life, and Declan's. I know that is so dramatic sounding, but it really was... dramatic. After Bryan and I dropped the kid at school today, we looked at each other and said - well, right…
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My Parking Psychosis

  • Posted on September 8, 2012
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Do you have a thing that you know is crazy but you don't care, it just bugs you?My thing is people parking in front of our house.Yes, I know we live in an urban neighborhood.Yes, I know it is a public street.Yes, I know I…
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I Told Him

  • Posted on September 5, 2012
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I love my kid. He is a great kid. He is mature, well-behaved, thoughtful.But sometimes, he is so clueless about how good he has it, and how easy his life is.I try really hard not to pull the "my life was so much harder than…
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This Is It.

  • Posted on August 27, 2012
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Fifth Grade. His last year in elementary school. In of itself pretty crazy, and as the saying goes: time flies.But, as I was telling a friend the other night while we were having a joint birthday party for my husband (August) and son (September), I…
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Parenting With The Brady Bunch

  • Posted on August 22, 2012
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It started on Skype. I was talking (typing) to my friend Laurie a few months ago, and her twin daughters are within a few weeks of Declan in age."The girls are obsessed with The Brady Bunch."Really?I have to admit, my maiden name was "Bunch" and…
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Caught In The Crosshairs

  • Posted on August 20, 2012
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I can't believe it, but I am uninsured right now.Those who know my health history can't believe it either.But we are victims of timing.Bryan was laid off, losing his group insurance. We have applied to two major insurance companies and were denied so fast that…
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