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I just have to say that it was a kick *ss trip.  No other way to say it.  Caroline was SO SURPRISED I was there.  It was definitely worth the trip, worth the miles and worth the secret-keeping.
It was a whirl-wind trip, leaving Friday afternoon and being back by Sunday evening.  Caroline’s stay was even [...]

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Whoooohoooooo! I am in CALIFORNIA! Without kids. Or husband. (Sorry Dan.)
I have been dying to blog about this trip, but haven’t because it’s a surprise to one of my sisters. It’s my twin sisters’ birthday tomorrow. Caroline was planning a quick visit and when I discovered I had enough [...]

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Q: Who would think that a bowl of cereal could turn my sweet, snuggly 3-year-old into a raging, nasty lunatic?
A: Anyone with a 3-year-old.
This morning when I woke Jack up for school and asked him what he’d like for breakfast he said he wanted Malt ‘o Meal.
I checked my watch. I had [...]

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In just a few short weeks we have to turn in THE LIST.
THE LIST, in case you didn’t know, consists of 17 cities. One of these cities will be our place of residence for a minimum of four years. If we like it we can stay forever. If we don’t, we can [...]

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No… it’s not three. I mean, it is three, but math is definitely not what I’m talking about here. I hate math (don’t, I Dad?)
I’m talking about children. Having just one versus having four.
When you have one child, you would never even think about taking a shower while leaving him unsupervised by [...]

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He’s got it. I guess he couldn’t really be a part of this family without it.

Look at the pictures carefully, now. You will see just how wide this boy’s mouth can open when there’s a donut approaching.
Oh, and how about the next picture? Do you see how he is perusing the donut [...]

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I unintentionally took the kids swimming yesterday. Well, not Sam. Sam would require that I don a bathing suit, which just wasn’t going to happen.
Unintentional, you ask? Why, yes. It was.
I did intend for them to swim, it’s just that it should have been during a swimming lesson. You know, [...]

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when your jeans are practically falling off you and you’re so excited because they’re your skinny jeans!  And all the beer and Chinese food you’ve been consuming haven’t added a centimeter to your waist!  And neither has the cinnamon roll you ate yesterday!
Then.
You discover that the jeans you’ve been wearing are, in fact, your fat [...]

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Today was strange - especially for the beginning of January. The temperature was in the 70s. Yes. The 70s. I know this is the South, but still. Not that I’m complaining, mind you. I like the mild weather. I like to be out in it and I really, [...]

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So.  I’m sitting here, basking in relative quiet (it’s not completely quiet, as I can here Luke talking to himself while lying in Maria’s bed where he’s supposed to be taking a nap).
Sam is asleep.
Dan, Jack, Maria and Cheerio are out of the house.  Dan took them to the “blue” park to go hiking.
Now, before [...]

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