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Our parish women’s council held it’s annual fashion show fund raising event this past Friday night.  Because I helped with some of the print materials needed, Maria was invited to participate as a model.  She was SO EXCITED!!! I picked her up early from school so that she and a couple of friends could have [...]

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Last year around this time, encouraged by clearly insane friends, I embarked on one of those things I never thought I would:  a race.  Like, a running race.  Where you sweat and stuff, alongside 40,000 other people.  I think I was enticed by the free beer at the post race party (and the beer I [...]

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So, my good friend Erin is having a baby.  Soon.  And, after three boys, she is having a GIRL! Oh, brother!  I mean, sister!  We can’t help spoiling her already.  While the kids were in school this morning, some moms came over to my house for a Pink Party.  (None of those hand-me-downs have enough [...]

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Last weekend I ran away from home.  Literally. I left Dan with the kiddos and flew to Dallas to join my very best girl friends.  Where we all participated in a half-marathon. Several ran her first half.  One her last half.  One her second half.  And, two spectated (which, in the weather we had, was [...]

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I’m not talking about the edible ones.  Although, now that I think about it, maybe I’ll make some tomorrow.  Yum! Today was Maria’s first official day as a Brownie.  She has been looking forward to it ALL YEAR.  The boys start at the beginning of first grade, but the girls have to wait until the [...]

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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 [...]

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I never really considered myself vain.  Okay, maybe a little in high school.  But that ended quickly enough and by senior year in college, I was voted “Looks most like she just rolled out of bed.” I grew out of the rumpled stage when I entered the work world and looking presentable was required.  But, [...]

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My “little” brother got married over the weekend.  In Texas.  Approximately 905 miles from our house in Chicagoland.  We HAD to go – not only because it was my brother, but because he had asked Maria to share the responsibility of being a flower girl with her cousin Lucie. My mom generously offered to fly [...]

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My good friend Troy called me last night.  I was a little surprised to hear from her.  The baby isn’t due to be born until December 22nd, and Kyle is home on his mid-tour break from Afghanistan.  No way should she be taking time away from her family right now to talk to me! Anyway, [...]

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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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