Family

Let’s Get Physical!

  • Posted on September 16, 2010
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I am not a very *physical* person. By "physical," I mean "coordinated." Anyone who read this post, where I fell on my face for the Pioneer Woman, can see that loud and clear.I took dance classes when I was a kid, but they didn't last.I…
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Happy Birthday, Darling Boy

  • Posted on September 14, 2010
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My aunt and I were marveling over the fact that Declan turned eight today. My aunt who lives in Maryland while we live in Colorado. My aunt who works so hard to maintain a closeness with us that is felt with every phone call, every…
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The Hoarding Gene

  • Posted on September 9, 2010
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There is something I need to tell you.My son is a hoarder.A serious, hardcore, hiding things under his bed, keeping every piece of trash, clutter piled up to the ceiling H-O-A-R-D-E-R.And apparently these things skip generations.My grandmother? A tosser. Meaning she threw away everything. Not…
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Friends

  • Posted on August 23, 2010
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Declan will turn 8 next month. He just started 3rd grade, and I feel like all the sands of his childhood are quickly slipping. right. through. my. fingertips.I know I've spend a lot of energy on this blog to memorialize the things we do together,…
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Luck of the Food Draw

  • Posted on July 28, 2010
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Is your kid a picky eater?I wasn't. Bryan wasn't.So it isn't too shocking that Declan is not either.Although, I will say that Bryan, especially, was never exposed to any exotic foods, so there was nothing really to be picky about. He had his first taco…
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The Change In The Couch

  • Posted on June 15, 2010
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I don't even remember what brought it up. But somehow at dinner the other night, we started talked about the cost of things, budgeting, and money in general. Part of me wants to laugh even thinking about this - because financial wizards we are NOT.…
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