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Craft Project: Sleeping Bags For Their Babies
So far, I am managing my addiction to Pinterest. But this little sleeping bag was so irresitable, that I had a go at it. Now I don't quilt, and I didn't have the time or patience to buy the pattern, so...
View ArticleA Most Thankless Job of Parenting
Anyone who has ever installed a car seat knows how much trouble it can be. Even if the installation is easy, and I'm using air quotes when I say it in my head, there's still that nagging feeling that...
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Forty Month Newsletter
Mateo…sensitive gross motor all the way underwater adventurous energetic laughter small prayers Mr Doug’s barber shop hummer singer musician rice and beans and chicken from Chipotle tears of empathy...
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Still Takes My Breath Away
Four years ago today, we were blessed with the news that I was pregnant. It still blows me away.
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I Will Drive One Hundred Miles
By the time the day ended, it was actually 127 miles. 6:00 - My first alarm goes off and I ignore it. 6:30 - I finally get up and start getting ready for work. 7:30 - I check Mateo's chest and decide...
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Day In Photos: First Day of School
September 1, 2011 marks the first day at their new school so we begin with a hearty breakfast of egg whites, turkey sausage, and warm biscuits. And a twenty minute show called Dragon Tails. Because...
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Cousins - Summer 2011
So much has changed in three years and my brother has one on the way. The days can be long but the years are short. Much to be thankful for.
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Summer Vacation 2011
Last year's end-of-summer vacation at Lost Pines* was so enjoyable, that we decided to do it again this year. Except this year we got even smarter by checking in the day before public schools started...
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A See-You-Later Goodbye to Our Nanny
It still makes me all misty-eyed to see this video of Mateo saying "bye bye, my benduh" to our nanny, even more so now. I have to say the most difficult part of mentally preparing ourselves for a...
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Goodbye, House!
Goodbye, House, your first home where you lived after you were born, and made our family from two to four. Goodbye, House! Goodbye, House! Goodbye, Living Room, where much time was spent: Tummy time,...
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Greetings From The Brink of Insanity
So we moved. and then ... I was already slipping, even before the wall came down, and the dust flew up. And then two fairly significant illnesess among extended family members. Mix in some depression....
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Taking This Tenth Day of Advent To Talk About...Halloween
You may think this is late, but listen, considering the last several weeks, this is called ALMOST CAUGHT UP. One of my favorite bloggers is Sweet Juniper. I love him because he's totally the kind of...
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Along For The Ride
Several months ago, a good friend and colleague recruited Jennifer to ride on his team in the MS150 Alamo Ride To The River, a bike race going from San Antonio to New Braunfels and back to San Antonio...
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Superhero Pajama Breakfast
It's Day One of What The Hell Are We Supposed To Do With The Kids For Two Weeks. And to completely out do themselves in Waking Up At Ungodly Hours On A Weekend Or Holiday, both kids chirped into the...
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Just because I'm smiling doesn't mean I'm happy.
There was a particular day in October, a Sunday it had to have been, because only on Sunday’s is Jennifer also home when the kids go down for a nap. My daughter could not be soothed. She was so very...
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