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It’s a sad, sad day here in Tennessee. Not because Dan is sick in bed with the stomach flu. Not because of the sweltering heat, which is keeping the kids inside. It’s a sad day here because some of our very best friends just moved away. Far away. Far away from here and far away [...]

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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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If you can believe it, it got worse. I thought we were in the clear. We got off to gymnastics without a hitch. While Maria was working on her straddle jumps, the boys and I ran out for gas and went to Target to pick up a gift for cousin Joey’s first birthday. As we [...]

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The cat’s out of the bag. There’s a bun in the oven! No. Not my oven. (Shocking, I know.) The bun is in Troy’s oven. (I told you she was a girl). I couldn’t be happier for her and her family. This will be R baby #4. FOUR?!?!? You say. FOUR? But that’s soooooo many! [...]

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Yesterday, my dear friend, Troy (remember – this is a girl, people) had a hair appointment, so I had her three boys over for a playdate. They had a blast! I mean, there were the normal ups and downs of sibling and friend play. There were a few claimed “injuries,” and some tattletaling (mostly by [...]

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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 up, I decided I’d write an [...]

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Yesterday, despite school being out, was a pretty good day for us. Lukie’s on a winning streak, so I was able to get a good workout in while all the kids played at the Y. Then we all spent some time with friends at the park. While The Little Boys napped and Maria and Jack [...]

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  Yesterday was… chaotic. Okay, maybe chaotic isn’t quite the right word. How about psychotic inducing? Something along those lines. The morning was good – I had the World’s Best Babysitter for three blissful hours. The middle of the day passed without incident (probably because The Little Boys were napping and Maria by herself – [...]

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One of my good friends here has three boys, ages 5, 2 and 2+ mos. THEY ARE SO WELL-BEHAVED! I don’t know how she does it, but those boys are sweet and cute and always neatly dressed and they behave – even in mass. Every mass. While she’s sitting with her sweet family, I’m three [...]

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