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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My Dating Life of 2009

Dating changed significantly for me in 2009, in that my “hot” dates consisted of going out with my hubby or with my kids.
In November it was Ian’s turn again and he chose to eat at The Training Table. It’s been years since I’ve eaten there and the cheese fries still rock. And because the kids [...]

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Nice Timing

This is great .

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Smarty Pants

Yes, I know I completely skipped the obligatory Halloween post, and I’m OK with it. Summing up: It was fun. The kids were cute. They trick-or-treated for almost 2 hours and still have tons of candy to prove it. Sweet! Moving on…
On a different yet equally exciting note, this past week was Parent Teacher Conferences. [...]

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Anything For Love

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Round 2

Remember my resolve to take one child each month and spend an evening with them doing something of their choice? If not then you should read here or even here (did I forget to post about Emma’s date? Hmmm.).
The other night was the end of round 2 of me taking all of the kiddies out [...]

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And Deep Breath Out…

It’s been quite a month, which is my (valid!) excuse for my lack of posting the past few weeks.
We’re down-shifting from the crazy remodeling/fixing up the house phase, which I am not complaining about. Most of what we wanted to do is done AND it looks like we may be holding off listing the house [...]

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Bathtubs, Bats, and Noseblows

I keep waiting for things to slow down a little bit… just enough so I can stop, take a breath, and relax a little. Seeing as it’s been 9 months without much down time, it’s finally set in that this is the norm. SWEET!
The kids are back in the swing of things at school, and [...]

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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 True What They Say

The infamous “they” say that it’s a small world. Well, I’m here to confirm that it really is.
It’s always interesting to find and figure out the connections between various seemingly unconnected and random people in your life. And those occasional “OMG, how would he/she know them” moments are the best. Sometimes this situation can be [...]

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