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A friend of mine recently blogged (or dittoed a blog) about getting the, “My, you have your hands full!” comment when she’s out with her young children.   I was somewhat stunned to learn that she is the target of such comments, as she only has THREE small children.  (I mean, I know only two are [...]

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Maria and I just got home from spending the weekend in Tampa, FL.  Neither of us had ever been, so we were thrilled to be “obligated” to go for our newest Goddaughter’s baptism.
It was odd, going from winter to summer in just a few hours.  The climate was wonderful – warm and balmy and breezy.  [...]

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Last Friday night, Dan and Jack spent the night at The Field Museum in Chicago.  It was a scouting event and a ton of boys got to do some really cool stuff late into the night.  I haven’t been yet to the museum, but I’ve heard it’s one of the best.
After seeing a few pictures, [...]

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Did I say something really stupid last time?  Like, “It could be worse?”
Well, it’s worse.
As I headed to the mall yesterday  morning (still in St. Louis) with my cabin fevered kids, the Honda service guy called.  “Blah, blah, blah, FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, blah, blah THURSDAY.”
Somehow, I managed not to wreak my father-in-law’s car at hearing [...]

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It could be worse… It could be worse… It could be worse…
It’s what I keep telling myself and everyone that asks.  But, it’s still frustrating.
We’re stranded.  Yes, it’s at my in-laws (who have food, heat and a washer and dryer), but we’re still stranded.  Unable to get home and back to the things we need [...]

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We almost missed him!
Today is the day the preschool kids were invited to ride the train with Santa.  It’s been on the calendar for weeks, and  although I had thrown out the original informational flier, I had written on my calendar:
Santa Train 9:00 South Station (8:55)
So that there wouldn’t be any jealous wailing and gnashing [...]

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For more than a month now our kids have been talking about the upcoming annual “S” Family Pig Roast.  Ever since the date was set for this year’s roast, the kids have been counting down the days, reminiscing about last year and discussing who would be eating which part of the pig.  Maria wanted the [...]

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Today was supposed to be a big day for our family.  We were finally going to go to Kiddieland.
I guess you’d call Kiddieland a miniature amusement park.  It has a gazillion rides, food, games, etc.  But, it’s for the younger set.  No gigantic roller coasters or drop-from-a-million-miles-up rides.  Mostly spinning, swinging, coasting rides.  Kiddieland has [...]

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So… while my kick-ass husband took care of ALL FOUR of our sweet lil’uns this weekend, I flew East.
While visiting here a few months ago, Katey and I had conspired to have a baby shower for our dear friend Kristina and surprise her with a visit from me.  Katey went home to work on shower [...]

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The Good:
The doorbell rang late this morning – right around lunchtime – and I was delightfully surprised to see a flower delivery person standing on my doorstep with a beautiful bouquet of flowers.  My first thought, of course, was that they were for the neighbors.  But when the man used my name, I knew they [...]

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