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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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Which is more painful? a) Wendi-the-Torturer’s spin class at the Y; or b) attending mass with my three youngest children? Let’s analyze this. Spin class: 45 physically challenging minutes Mass: One excruciating mentally and physically challenging hour Spin class: Motivating, rockin’ music played loud enough to drown out any grunts of pain Mass: Who can [...]

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…that “gonga” means “chimney” in Spanish? (Neither do any Spanish speakers.) This afternoon while were were playing outside, Luke kept saying something that I just could not understand. So, I asked Maria what he was saying. “He’s saying gonga!” “Gonga?” I asked. “What does that mean?” “It means… chimney in Spanish,” she says. ?!?! A [...]

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