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Identity Crisis
I’m not who I think I am. My identity is a fraud. Sort of. Well, that’s not entirely true. I know who I am, but apparently I am also someone else. Or rather, someone else wants to be me. I’ll explain. In the midst of a very busy afternoon, a disturbing piece of mail is presented to me via the in-laws, who happen to live across the street. Apparently, a Verizon bill has arrived to their address, with a name technically similar to mine. And apparently, a brand new Blackberry has been purchased, along with a nifty new phone & text plan. Cool, right? If it’d been ME that actually…
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I Bring The Crazies…
Granted, it’s October, but I think we’re finally beginning to nail down the school/activities/dinner/bedtime routine. So I’m sorry for the lag in postings, but there’s just too much crazy to not share…. plenty to come. Since our schedule has heated up considerably, alone time outside of the house’s perimeter is preciously few and far in between. But every once in a blue moon, I manage to dig my way out of the house and get some time out in the world. You know, alone. Which I love. But maybe I shouldn’t. Here’s the thing. I don’t mind being alone in public; in fact, I rather enjoy it. But conversely, I…
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Summer’s Over… Bummer! 10 Reasons I’ll Miss It
It’s 11:30pm, and the clock is ticking. It’s winding down now; summer is dwindling fast. In fact, in mere hours, summer is officially over for my crew, & we usher in the new school year. It’s been a whirlwind of labeling supplies, packing bags, ironing clothes, finding shoes, setting alarm clocks, etc. And in the midst of the preparations, I’m reminded of the one question that I was asked over & over again by well-meaning friends and family: “So, are you counting the days until they go back to school?!” In one sense, yes. It’s been a loooong summer. And not the easiest one, either; with The Captain working day…
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Family Vacay-Shun
The idea of writing a post regarding family vacations was spurred on by an email I received from The Steve Harvey Show; they are sponsoring a Family Bucket List contest in order to treat an adventurous, deserving family to the vacation adventure of their dreams. Before discussing my thoughts on family vacations, I’m going to gladly share a plug for their cool contest here: _________________________ “Steve Harvey’s daytime talk show is looking for an adventurous family! Is there something that you’ve always wanted to do together? We are looking for fun families that want to check items off their bucket list. What is one thing you and the family MUST…
