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Teeth
Dental Appointments Those 2 words sum up a good chunk of last week. Carson could go weeks without brushing his teeth and have no cavities. Elise just needs to look at candy and she gets ones. Bummer....
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Games
Elise loves to play games. She'll give you this cute and innocent look while asking if you want to play a game with her. Who could resist? Yeah, don't let that cute look fool you...she plays to win!...
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It's that time of year again...
And I don't have much time to think, let alone sit down at the computer for anything other than work related. Sigh...busy busy days but every mom I talk with this time of year is feeling the same way....
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A special day for my boys.
They made the decision to be baptised yesterday. Not only did they make the decision to be baptised, they decided to do it together. I didn't even think of pulling out my camera at church, but this was...
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Games
We've discovered a great new company that makes family games. The company is called Simply Fun and if you are ever invited to a party, I strongly encourage you to attend. (One of my good friends just...
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Pumpkins!
First, I'm a lousy blogger these days. Lousy at putting up posts and lousy at commenting on the blogs I follow. I'm reading, just not commenting much.We had company this weekend! Perry's folks, his...
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Happy Birthday Spencer!!!
My nephew Spencer turns 10 today!!! Happy Birthday, Spencer!Think word is out that he likes football?His party was at one of those giant trampoline places. Carson was pretty pooped afterwards! My...
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Carson and his friend have these new cars they enjoy racing but they wanted to take it to a new level and make a video. I let them borrow my Flip camera and this is the result. Please note that I'd...
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Elise's Halloween party
Let the party begin! For the record, Elise was a wizard this year. She was more about the outfit than the character, though, as it involved a sparkly cape, sparkly hat and sparkly boa scarf.Elise's...
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Ghosts and Goblins
Or something like that.... Here are the kids before heading out to Trick or Treat on Friday night (our town has a parade on Halloween so the kids trick or treat the night before.) Elise is very...
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Football marches on...
I'm going to blame football for my inability to post anything lately. Yes, football has still been ruling our lives. Perry's team once again moved on to post season play, culminating in a trip to the...
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Year in Review, Part 1
I'm shamelessly copying my friend Sandra's usual yearly review in pictures. Sorry I've been so absent lately. Life just gets busier and busier and I find myself competing for computer time (my pictures...
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Year in Review, Part 2
Finally, part 2 of my walk down memory lane from the past year. ~~ July 2009 ~~ Big trip for Carson. He attended a 2 week camp in the wilderness of Upstate New York. His 3 cousins all came down with...
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A lesson in NOT being in control
As I was rushing out of my office on Thursday to get in a quick lunch with Carson, I managed a completely ungraceful fall...in a crowded hallway full of college students. Several students stopped to...
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Surprise!
A post!!! No, I haven't fallen off the face of the planet. In case you hadn't heard, the State of Illinois is basically broke and not paying any bills. And, being a State of Illinois employee whose...
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Spa Party
Settle in if you intend on reading this entire post. If I don't record the details here, I'm afraid I won't do it anywhere! For Elise's 8th birthday party, she wanted a Spa party. She actually wanted a...
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Visit with Omi and Opi
Omi and Opi came to help with Elise's party. (Omi and Opi are the German words for grandparents, Elise loves to point out that only Omi, Opi and she were born in another country.) We discovered on this...
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Babies!!!
Last month, my brother and sister-in-law had their 3rd baby boy within 3 years. There is an awful lot of cuteness going on at their house!!! My sister decided an "Auntie" visit was in order and we...
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Golf Camp
Summer is here and camps are in full swing. You could spend a small fortune enrolling your kids in summer camps and go crazy making sure each kid is in the right location at the right time. Then, if...
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Hillbilly Haven
One never knows what to expect in our yard. I give credit to Carson and his best buddy for finding ways to entertain themselves in creative ways that don't (always) involve sitting in front of the TV...
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Trying out a new camera
Is it possible that our summer is already halfway over?!? Wow, the summer is flying by. No big vacations this year but lots of camps, projects around the house, friend time, family time and fun. For...
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Cucumbers anyone?!?
I received a call from Perry while I was heading out to the grocery store. He told me that if I had cucumbers on my shopping list, I probably didn't need to buy any. This is what I found on my counter...
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Camping Recap!
I don't really fancy myself much of a camper. Perry has talked about camping for years. But, for 20 years, I've managed to dodge that camping bullet. Until now. Some friends convinced me to go camping....
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Hard conversations....
Elise came out of her room last night around 10pm very sad. She crawled up in my lap and said, "I miss my China mommy." We talked, she cried and my heart broke for my little girl. I know she's always...
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