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The last few days here in Chicagoland have been unseasonably warm. Seriously warm. On Tuesday it hit 63 degrees! No jackets necessary! No gloves! No hats! While the kids bounced around the kitchen in various stages of dress and nutrition, I glanced out the window to see virtually no snow. “Wow!” I told the kids. [...]

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I’d have to say that our trip into the city today was a success… for the most part. We caught the train on time and the kids enjoyed the train ride (as usual). I think, though, they were more excited about going than actually going. Know what I mean? When I told Sam we were [...]

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Say some prayers… we’re heading into the city via train with ALL the kids!

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It isn’t any bigger.  And it isn’t fancy.  But it is fully FUNCTIONAL! Our bathroom project is complete… temporarily, at least.  We’ll give it a couple of weeks before we rip out the rest of the tile and replace the drywall on the other side of the bathroom. This morning I bought a new shower [...]

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So.  After a quick coat of primer the night before, and some painstaking trimming to make things level, we were ready to install the bathtub walls last night.  I wanted things to go smoothly and quickly, so I prepared while Dan was still at work. I cut up the cardboard box that the walls came [...]

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Dear Big Bad Wolf, I’m the silly pig that built the twig house.  I hope [I] taste yummy.  I will come to your house but you ate me.  I just want to be your friend.  Why are you so mean to pig?  Spit me out!  I just want to be your friend. From, Jack the [...]

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…the newest HGTV show:  Dan and Susan’s Bathroom Remodeling Adventure It’s coming along, although not as quickly as we’d hoped.  But what do you expect when you have to work around four little ones?  We do most of our work in the evenings after the kids are in bed (for obvious reasons). When you factor [...]

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