A Priceless Expression

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I’m going to end 2011 on a high note. With my all time, absolute favorite picture that I captured this holiday season. Pure joy. Pure bliss. Childhood at its finest. Doesn’t get much better than that does it? I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and plan on bringing in the New Year [...]

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A Family Christmas Dinner with No Barf

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This type of dinner, the dinner that ends with no barf….is what I call a smashing success. In case you have forgotten, last year’s Family Christmas Dinner at the Country Club did not go according to plan. Actually, it went exactly as I expect any nice fancy dinner to go with small children. It was [...]

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Holiday Card Sneak Peek

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This week I finally ordered my holiday cards. For me, this is super late. However, now that the kids are getting older, I wanted to get pictures taken this year. Matching our holiday schedule with a professional photographer? Almost impossible. However, it was worth the wait. Behold…the first family picture we have taken in a [...]

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My Weekend House Guests

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Josh was out of town last week and this weekend. Which meant only one important thing to me: SOLO PARENTING. Which any mom knows, is tough. Especially when you are used to having a husband who helps a lot. However, our house was not empty. We had lots of visitors; including and not limited to… [...]

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Holiday Craftiness

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I did something this past week that I don’t normally do. I got crafty. With a packaged kit of goods of course. Wait for it…..the kids and I made a Holiday Gingerbread House. Can you believe it? I still can’t believe I made it through alive. There were frosting issues, sliding roofs, caved in walls [...]

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Holiday Cards: Tiny Print Style

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Remember when I was talking about being Mrs. Scrooge and all of the things I still had to do for the holidays? Well, I’ve decided to dive in and start with the festivities. Up first, picking out our family’s holiday card. I have a very strange obsession with holiday cards. I staple them on the [...]

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How To Get Kids To Eat Broccoli

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I have spent the better part of 4 and 1/2 years trying to figure out ways to get Sadie to eat broccoli. Hide it in a delicious nugget form? Nope. Smother it in cheese sauce? Nope. Bribe with a giant bowl of ice cream? Nope. Bribe with a trip to the movie theater? Nope. Bribe with a trip to [...]

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WW: Hawaiian Style

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Even though I consider my *vacation* a *trip* with kids, the week in Hawaii was amazing. Every time I am there, I realize even more just how lucky I am that my parents live there. Our week consisted of…. Swimming and Beach Time Golf Beautiful Scenery Delicious Tropical Cocktails Beautiful Children Excellent Wine I’m ready [...]

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Happy Halloween!

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Happy Halloween! From my little pumpkins…to yours! ***** Make sure to check out my Momtastic Wine Article today: Top 10 Cabernet Sauvignon Under $10!

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Intimacy with Sand

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Only children want to be this intimate with sand. Ever. {This post is part of Wordful/Wordless Wednesday. Visit these fabulous hosts:Seven Clown Circus, Parenting by Dummies, Angry Julie Monday, Live and Love… Out Loud , A Beautiful Mess, and By Word of Mouth Musings}

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