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It’s the last day of 2010, and I’m feeling the pressure. For the past few weeks, I’ve been contemplating something I would like to do in the new year. Before announcing my big plan tomorrow, I decided to post it here first and get the input of my wonderful and wise blog readers. This is…
When I was a kid, my brother and I had a long-standing tradition around Christmas time. As soon as our parents would leave us at home alone for any reason, we would look at each other and shout, “Let’s find the Christmas presents!” I can’t remember how old we were when our parents started leaving…
I love Thanksgiving. It’s the one holiday where there is no expectation to really do anything. Except eat. And taking a nap is totally acceptable. In between eating and napping, one can rest. And then, of course, there’s always the option of sitting around and doing nothing. I’m so thankful for the time spent with…
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Sunday. We were at home this Easter with just our family. I was kind of bummed that we weren’t able to get together with extended family, but it’s nice to be home sometimes on the holidays, too. It turned out to be a good day. We had…
During the past four weeks, the recovery from my C-section has been going much slower than with my last three surgeries. The past week has been increasingly difficult as my incision has grown red and swollen and too nasty to describe here on the blog. But finally, I am starting to identify the culprit: A…
On this, the last day of 2009, I would love to write something meaningful to celebrate such an eventful year in our lives. Our family celebrated milestones, said good-bye to loved ones, welcomed a new life, faced challenges and made it through big changes. But I’m a little too sleep-deprived to come up with the…
I woke up Monday morning after only a few hours of sleep strung together between feedings, rocking, crying and more feedings, when it hit me. It could be years before I go back to getting regular nights of uninterrupted sleep. It hit me. I have only left the house four times during the entire month…
It’s time for Part 2 of my highly-anticipated three-part series on Christmas Gifts I Love. Gift #2 is something I purchased for my husband. But it has turned out to be a great gift for me, as well, after I caused myself some post-surgery damage using Gift #1 and ended up on a CapableDad-imposed bedrest/complete…
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! Now I know that Christmas is NOT all about the gifts. But I’m such a kid inside that I still love the thrill of unwrapping the packages under the tree. I received (and gave) a few gifts that I love so much I just have to blog…
It was a calm Christmas morning. Our five-year-old daughter received two babies for Christmas. First, she got a baby sister. And today, she received Kit, the American Girl doll. She thinks Kit’s name should be “Lilly”. Baby #1: Wow, Lilly. You look sweet in that outfit. All they give me to wear are these sleepers…
