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My dear, wonderful, fun friend Kristina made The Cut today.
For the past year she’s been growing out her long, thick, beautiful black (or nearly black) hair for Locks of Love. It has apparently been somewhat of a struggle, as it takes quite some time to dry and can be difficult to style (although I [...]

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Chicago it is, ladies and gentlemen.
We received the news on Friday, via email, that we will be moving to the Chicago area within 90 days.
Not perfect, but not bad.  Texas was our preference, but beyond that, we’re pretty happy to be going to Chicago.  It’s going to be quite a bit more expensive than here, [...]

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Congrats to my parents who braved Chick-Fil-A today. It was a zoo. There was a mommy group there, an after-production preschool party and then there were all the regular miscellaneous people and their kids.
I have to commend my kids, too. They were very well behaved (especially for them). They ate their lunches and played [...]

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My mom was looking for ideas for Jack’s birthday, so I suggested a pair of Crocs. He had some cheapies that were looking pretty rough and I thought he’d like a pair of new ones. I was right! He was thrilled when he opened his new Crocs and just as thrilled with [...]

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I decided, when Jack was about a year-and-a-half old, that God must give new moms a “freebie.”
I don’t remember every detail, but I do know that my God-given freebie involved me in another room changing a newborn Maria’s diaper while Jack stayed in the kitchen with a pot of Spaghetti-O’s on the stove. I [...]

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Oh, the drama of it all!
If you talked to Dan or me yesterday, you know that we were SO EXCITED because it looked very much like the whole transfer policy was being put on a 6-month delay.  It may not sound that great until you learn that we can ask for a hardship delay in [...]

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It pains me to do this. Really. I’m sure, though, that it pains Kristina more. (Please don’t hate me!) However, I can’t help myself. I have my computer screen saver set on a slide show of all the pictures stored on my computer. Last time some of these came [...]

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It was bound to happen. Really. It was only a matter of time. I’m just surprised it took almost two years.
Two years of dragging kids in and out of the car. Two years of going in and out of those preschool doors three days a week. Two years of standing [...]

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I absolutely love the fact that we have Jack in Catholic school. It is the right place for him. His teacher is wonderful and we are part of a terrific community there. It kills me that we’re moving away and that our future is so up in the air right now.
I would [...]

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On Tuesday, my Moms Club had a play date at Go Jump! It’s an inflatable play place for kids (and parents :-)) that’s not too far from here. We had a blast! It didn’t take much longer than an hour for my kids to get sweaty and tired. What better way to [...]

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