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I don’t know if she gets it from her dad, her gran or her great-grandmother. She certainly doesn’t get it from me.
It’s the art of “ripening.” Maria, who is the least shy little girl you’ll ever meet, brings out what shyness she has when putting on a new outfit. She wants to [...]

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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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Staying true to his Gloria Gaynor ringtone, my dad (and mom) survived the visit with us.
I talked to my mom from the airport in Austin a little while ago and I told her I thought the weekend went really fast. “Well, I’m glad you thought so,” was her reply. Hmmmm. Does that [...]

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Why is it that a few pounds take so much more effort to take off than to put on?  I can eat right and exercise for a few weeks to take off 5 pounds, and then easily put it back on in a weekend.  I know… it’s the beer and wine.  I need some kind [...]

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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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So. Maria and I found ourselves with little to do the other afternoon while The Little Boys were (thankfully) napping.
I decided that it would be fun for us to give ourselves curly hair! I got all excited and asked Maria if she wanted to make her hair curly! After explaining that I’d [...]

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Picture Day at the Hemmersmeier Household, September 2007
To the tune of “Then He Kissed Me” by The Crystals (You can click here to get the tune going in your head):

Crystals - Then He…

Now, replace first round of lyrics with these:
Well she woke up this morning
And I told her that she needed to dress
Photos would be [...]

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This morning was my morning off. Alexandra (The Best Babysitter In The World) came over extra early so I could attend the all-school mass at Jack’s school. (By the way, I’ve never felt so tall in all my life! When we all stood during the procession, I felt like a giant among all those kids! [...]

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Now that Jack’s in school ALL DAY every day, Maria and I are getting some girl time in while The Little Boys nap.
Today we did toes. Glitter polish (courtesy of Gran) and little pink butterfly stickers (which took quite some time picking out). Aren’t they cute?
Oh, and we can’t forget the yummy chocolate milk [...]

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