What was the highlight of your week?

January 13, 2012

How is it Friday already? I mean really. This week was a blur. And it’s not because I was so busy or rushed or running around. I mean we had our week. It was a relatively normal week with a sick baby and a dada with a bad back thrown in for good measure. I [...]

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Creative Discipline: Would you do this?

January 11, 2012

I came across this story today via my friend Amanda and I knew I had to write about it. In a nutshell, an Indiana mother forced her 14 year old son to wear a sign on the side of the road for 2 hours as punishment. The sign read: I lie. I steal. I sell drugs. I [...]

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Livingroom Redo {before & after}

January 9, 2012

We’ve been in our house for over a year now. In some ways I still feel like we just moved in. But in others, I feel like we’ve been here forever! A lot has happened in the past 14 months. In fact, so much has happened that I totally neglected our project updates! But not to [...]

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Me Time {Becoming Mom}

January 8, 2012

As Calvin frantically swatted at his nose no longer able to breathe freely, I pondered my own selfishness. Here is my child, helpless and lacking the knowledge to be able to blow his own nose, yet I am irritated at the interruption to my evening. Thinking only of how we just got him on a secure sleeping [...]

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Conversations with a 3 year old

January 6, 2012

Oscar is really starting to learn concepts more and it shows in his vocabulary. I wish I could write down everything he says, but I would literally be writing all day. Maybe I should just start carrying a tape recorder around…hmm… A few recent favorites: Oscar – Mama you’re being freeze to me again Me – What does that [...]

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My 2 favorite boys

January 5, 2012

Most of us have taken down our Christmas decorations by now and maybe even some of you have taken down the outside lights. I am getting there ok? But the fact is, Christmas is over. And for all of its craziness, I think this may have been my best Christmas ever. I could go on [...]

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Professional Goals for 2012

January 3, 2012

I am really excited about 2012 professionally. I am on the other side of the newborn phase, I learned a lot about blogging and writing in general in 2011 and I am looking forward to helping my family financially when I can. I don’t talk about my professional goals too often because my life is [...]

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Goodbye 2011

January 2, 2012

Well it’s the new year and here we are. Have you made any resolutions? Or maybe you don’t “do” resolutions so you are just glad to have a clean slate? I am a little bit of both. I love January because it represents new beginnings. Even if only arbitrarily, I like having that reset button [...]

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unplugged

December 29, 2011

Question: What do you get when you spend a week in the mountains with 28 other people, no internet, tons of food/drinks and games? Answer: Tired. I hope you all had an amazing Christmas week! I am getting back into the swing of things today starting with my own personal mountain…of laundry. So, what did I [...]

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May your days be merry and bright

December 25, 2011

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas today! Pin it

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