Awesome and Not-So-Awesome

AWESOME: Getting together with a gaggle of friends for a “Christmas Cookie Exchange” party. What is a Christmas cookie exchange party you ask? It’s a bunch of women getting together to visit, catch up, laugh and just enjoy each other’s company. But we don’t come empty handed. Oh no. We show up with 6 dozen [...]

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Hi There

It’s been awhile. And now it’s been so awhile that I don’t know how to catch up.
I missed my yearly “Thanksgiving” post. Which isn’t to say that I’m not thankful, it’s just been a little crazy around the Nickel bunker.
I had surgery on my right rotator cuff about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I have photos [...]

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From Good To Great

It’s 10:30 am on a Sunday morning and I should be out of bed, cleaning up the mess from the party Mr. N and I threw last night. But trolling the good ole’ internet while in the comforts of my own bed is a lot more tempting. And proof that it was a good decision… [...]

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It’s Finally Over

You know those weeks that you wish you could just by-pass? Like fall asleep on Sunday night and wake up one week later? Well, this week was one of those.
We had 2 birthday parties to throw, a tennis tournament, swim camp, kids kids kids, and all of the crap in-between.
The first party was for three [...]

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July And Stuff

This past month has been kind of a whirlwind of activities and I have NOT been very good at keeping up with posting about them. Since I’ve been so good at blogging in “list” form, here goes another one:

We’ve had more water fun and BBQ get togethers with friends. FUN STUFF!
One of my good friends [...]

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And THAT’S What I’ve Been Doing

It’s been a busy month and I am ashamed, horrified, and embarrassed that I’ve been non-existent slow to post and upload pictures that proves it. OK, so in all honesty I don’t really care that I’ve been such a slacker. The only reason I feel like I should post about the act ivies of June [...]

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It IS The Best Policy

I was relatively old when I discovered something that absolutely blew my mind. Adults lie!
Was I stupid? Not really. More naive than anything. I have known my parents to always be what I can only describe as Abe Lincoln honest. And I know this because, well, kids notice things. Children, my own included, are much [...]

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Weekend Excursion

This past weekend Mr. N and I traveled to Moab with our dog, Jake, and our friends Dave and Sarah (who brought Maggie, their adorable and fun puppy with ungodly sharp teeth ).
Some of the highlights of the trip:

Two amazing hikes. One to Cable Arch and another to an arch whose name I [...]

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L to the P – Part III

Saturday proved to be the wettest day on the Lake which isn’t always a horrible thing, but there are only so many card games that a group of 16 can play. So when Mr. N and I announced that we were going to attempt to find the elusive (OK, we just didn’t know where it [...]

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Hello Week

This coming week should be an interesting (and slightly crazy) one, and I for one can’t wait to see how it all turns out… assuming I survive it.
The twins don’t have school this entire week (something about Kindergarten assessment testing stuff. I think the teachers are just starting to their own happy hour at noon… [...]

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