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…That is the question. There’s a fairly new show on HGTV where people who are thinking about buying a house spend the night in it first to try it out. Right. Like anyone is going to let you do that. Plus – what a hassle, right? Well, I’m starting to see the brilliance in that [...]

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At 3-something a.m., Maria came downstairs and asked to climb into bed with us. This is very unusual for her. It being 3-something a.m. and us being too tired to argue, we let her. A few minutes later, though, she announced that she was heading back to her own bed. At 3-something-else a.m., Maria hollered [...]

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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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…sucks. Except for the first day or two of school when Jack was so excited he couldn’t stand it, I have had to wake him each morning to get ready for school. It usually takes him a while to get up and moving and by the time we need to leave I’m pushing, threatening and [...]

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Moving has got to be one of the more stressful things you go through as a family.  Or, maybe it’s not moving. Moving in itself is hard — even for those who like change and are very organized, I would think.  You really don’t hear many people talking about how much they enjoy the moving [...]

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The color red is associated with a lot of wonderful things… love, for instance. The sky during an exceptional sunset. It is also the only color I happen to be able to see at the moment. Please, please, don’t EVER come to my house and ring my doorbell between 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. EVER. [...]

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When the alarm went off this morning at 5:30, I found Dan’s side of the bed empty. He had told me the night before that he wanted to get up early, sit in the woods and listen for turkeys. (Okaaaaaay.) I assumed that’s where he was. However, upon entering the kitchen and clanging around a [...]

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We had some stormy weather last night, so Jack came down. I don’t even know what time it was. Dan took him back to bed and stayed until it passed. Next thing I knew it was 2:30 a.m. Dan was getting out of bed because he couldn’t sleep. I rolled back over and tried to [...]

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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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I’m sorry… Did I write the words “sweet” and “Luke” in the same sentence yesterday? Well then. I must have been drunk. Or stoned. Or looney tunes. Or dreaming. Today was the kick-off to soccer season. Dan being Maria’s coach has it’s benefits: he can schedule practices when and where he his wife wants. So, [...]

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