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Back To Busyness!
Long time, no see, eh? My apologies for the delay in posting. I’ve been skulking around the periphery of my social media outlets, but my blog posts have been wanting as of late. It’s not that there’s been nothing to write about -with this group, there’s ALWAYS something to write about- but the reality has been that although the material has been thick, the time has been short. Way too short. It happens this time of year… by the time the last few weeks of school roll around, I’m running on empty. Things start to slip. You know. Things like: Running late to soccer practice. Every.Single. Time. Muttering the…
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Play-D’OH!
I’ll fully admit that I’m not the craftiest sort of person; I definitely could use some help in the arts & crafts realm. There’s lots of coloring in my house, sometimes even on actual paper (as I’ve mentioned before here ). We have the crayons, & the giant spools of colored duct tape, & the paint, & Popsicle stocks, etc. BUT, I’ve taken great pains to avoid dealing with Play-Doh, because I find Play-Doh to be a great pain. In all fairness, I think my distaste for the stuff started way earlier than parenthood. Having a sister that is 11 years younger than myself, I was able to witness first-hand just…
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Go 4th And Prosper
This weekend we celebrated #4’s 6th birthday. As I was snuggling her to bed the night before her birthday, she peeked up at me with a smile and said, “Tomorrow, I will be alive for six years!” Her statement filled me with emotion; in the darkness of her room, I got teary-eyed. Because six years flies by so fast, yet paradoxically, six years is a long time. Let me tell you a bit about my #4. Six years ago, The Captain and I were at a stalemate over the size of our family; I was satisfied with three kids. Yup, that was good. Three was slightly out of the man-to-man…
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I Can’t Take The Pet-tiness
“Get a pet, they said. Kids love pets, they said.” RIGHT… Before I tell you about this morning’s crisis, I need to explain how we got to this point. So bear with me as I dig back a few years… The Captain and I are devoted animal lovers. We celebrated our engagement by adopting a sweet, fluffy kitten, who despite her penchant for hopping atop the couch and attacking your ears without warning, seemed to be an obedient cat, until we discovered (after several days of a curiously foul odor wafting through the room at random times) that she preferred to do her business behind the couch rather than in…
