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The Gingerbread Party
Yesterday Aubrey and I hosted a little Gingerbread Party afterschool for the girls in her class.We sent out an e-vitation through Punchbowl. In the invitation details, I mentioned that the moms could...
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From My Heart...
I've been waiting for this Christmas for years.December 24th, 2011, Daniel gave me two gifts:One was a 147 Million Orphans shirt. (Notice the daisies on there?! GODWINK!)The other gift was a...
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Ho-Ho-Holy Christmas
My girls never sat on Santa's lap this year.And, to tell you the truth, I'm kinda glad.(Gasp!)Shortly after Thanksgiving, I asked Aubrey (nonchalantly) on the way to school, "What are you most excited...
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Aubie & Minkster
Aubrey was so excited to become a BIG sister.Then Mina arrived.And she hit, pinched, stole toys and attention.Aubrey's life was turned upside down.Mina's life was turned upside down.My days were filled...
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Christmas, Part 2 / Chinese New Year
Grammy and Pop Pop came to visit exactly one month after Christmas.So we celebrated again!To get us all in the mood, we started the first day of their visit by going to The Christmas Story house.I have...
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Stuck in a Snow Globe.
Winter in Cleveland is exactly how you'd imagine Winter in Cleveland.It's freezing cold (wind chills in the negatives).It snows nearly every day.And no one seems to notice.I walked out to start the car...
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It Was a Total Love Fest
I love Valentine's Day.Reds, pinks, hearts, flowers, chocolates, love letters.Ah, I love it all.And having two girly girls that I love so dearly...well, I just can't help myself when it comes to...
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Three (BIG) Things Thursday
There have been lots of majorly exciting things going on in our little family...Thing 1:Daniel signed a contract for an amazing job starting this Summer.It's been a loooooong road, and it's so nice to...
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The Marvelously Mundane
There was a time I updated the blog between 14-17 times a month.I cannot even fathom that now.I had to look back to see what in the world I actually posted.I went through the archives and found the...
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What Would You Do with 45 Minutes?
Daniel took the girls to Best Buy to price match a food processor on Amazon.I need to make some Oreo truffles (yes, I used the word "need" on purpose).Our food processor's motor went out.Tragic.Daniel...
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School, Skating, and Sunshine!
SchoolMina has been dying to go to school like "Aubie" so I signed her up for a Mommy and Me class that meets one day a week. The class is like getting to be a fly on the wall at a Mother's Day Out...
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The End of the Lucky Green Hat
It's had a good run.And I think after this St. Patrick's Day, it's time to hang up the lucky green hat.So, let's see it one last time.Take it away, Mina...Good-bye you silly green hat!Thanks for five...
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Spring Break, Zubie Edition
We decided to take our Spring Break a tad bit early, and we traveled South!At the moment, we're soaking up time at Zubie's house.Literally...We're also taking advantage of NO SNOW on the ground! We're...
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Spring Break, Grammy / Pop Pop Edition
We spent the second half of our Kentucky Spring Break at Grammy and Pop Pop's house.And, like most of our trips to Kentucky, the time seemed to fly by.Speaking of flying by...Aubrey loved flying kites...
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The Unexpected Baby Blues
Aubrey's teacher recently sent out an email to the parents in the class:Â We need everyone to send a story about when your child was a baby. Add a fun baby picture to attach to the story and the class...
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Flesh
Easter is just around the corner, and it always gets me.I will cry this Sunday in church.The overwhelming magnitude of its significance will flood my heart, which will then result in mascara cascading...
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Three Things Thursday
Thing 1: WeatherSigns of Spring started popping up here in Cleveland despite the cooler temps...And then it warmed up beautifully and even exotic pets were out enjoying the fresh air!And then this...
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The Cleveland Botanical Gardens
I was going to add this little segment to my ridiculously photo-overloaded Easter post coming soon, but I decided to post these today in honor of Earth Day.The girls didn't have school on Good Friday,...
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My Easter Chicks
My sister called me one morning a couple of weeks ago and mentioned, "I need to get stamps to mail my Easter cards so they make it in time." Easter cards!! Oops. Totally forgot."Hey GIRLS...wanna try...
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Let's Just Start with Today
Aubrey's been sick, which means things like showering and blogging have taken a backseat for me.But now that smiles have returned, and I've washed my hair...it's time to dust off the blog!I have...
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