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After the aggravations of the morning, I loaded The Little Boys into the car to go pick up Maria. Here’s what I saw when I opened the van door: Jack’s doggie and Maria’s bear.  I guess he buckled them in before jumping out at drop-off time.

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Since this is a family-oriented blog, I hate to drop any f-bombs, but boy, am I past my limit right now. The bathtub liner that can be installed in one day… the one that looks as good or better than a new tub?  The one that costs less than ripping out the old tub and [...]

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I was just reading the bulletin from the parish down the street.  (Ours isn’t the one just down the street, but that’s a whole other story). Anyway, I thought this was worth repeating. What Would Happen if We Treated Our Bibles Like We Treat OurCell Phones? What if we carried it around in our purse [...]

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Our neighbors might not think so, but I’ve really been trying hard to keep it under wraps that the Clampet family that has moved into Casa Amarilla here in Chicagoland. Despite my efforts, though, I think we might be leaving too many clues. Like all the yelling that goes on with four little kids and [...]

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We’re adjusting.  Slowly.  The kids, thankfully, have survived all the craziness of the past few months with barely the bat of an eye.  Makes me wish I was still a kid.  But, then, I’d have to go to school. The guys are here again today making small repairs to the house – the things listed [...]

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Sounds pretty, doesn’t it? Don’t forget to roll those l’s when you say it. I figure I need a pretty label for this house. It sounds nice and warm, sunny and happy. Something to combat the dark cloud hovering above us. Which Will. Not. Go. Away. Each time we see some blue sky peaking through, [...]

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The following conversation occurred between Lukie and Maria on the way home from school today. Luke:  I got in trouble once. Maria: What did you do? Luke: I ate a tree. Maria: You ate a tree? Luke: Yeah. Maria: You got into trouble because you ate part of a tree? Luke:  No.  I ate the [...]

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Today was Lukie’s first real day of preschool!  Last week, he informed me that he was to little to go to school.  “Look at me.  I’m little.  I can’t go to school,” he told me. However, after meeting his teachers last week during orientation, he couldn’t wait to start school.  This morning he woke up, [...]

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