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Jeff and Danielle gave Declan some jelly beans for Easter. This evening, he negotiated to have 5 of them after dinner. With every single one, he sucked them until there was nothing left except... well, jelly. And then he thought that part was gross so…

I can't find my damn Shuffle anywhere. I was hoping that it would surface Sunday's cleaning frenzy. But nope. No Shuffle. And I have a car attachment that cost almost as much as the Shuffle itself. Bryan's truck, however, has a direct MP3 plug, so…

...but Declan has been an absolute joy all weekend long. None of the whining, screaming, demanding behaviors that have been so prevalent for the past month or so. Just a totally rational, happy, sweet little boy.For example, I was cleaning today. Declan came over and…

I really should take as much time working in my yard as I take photographing my yard.

The new 1 gig memory card I picked up last week came in handy, because I shot literally hundreds of photos at my friend/coworker's wedding on Saturday. I played photographer for them as my gift for their big event.I think I did pretty well for…

Lily had her 4th birthday party at Washington Park this morning. The weather started out pretty ominous but then the sun peaked out enough for the kids to play. Lily was a bit overwhelmed by it all and hung back with her mom for quite…

Without fail, every single morning for months, I open my eyes and look at the clock... and it is precisely 6:15 am. I normally get up at 6:30am. I know we train ourselves to wake up before the alarm goes off - but I really…