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Life Decluttering
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Life Decluttering

Aug 21, 2014

When we packed up our little sedan to move to Colorado for a couple of weeks I spent the last few hours picking up messes and cleaning out rooms for some friends who would be staying in our place.  By the time we left our house was like a different house – so much cleaner than usual, and it felt great!  While picking up...

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Beach Badge
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Beach Badge

Jul 26, 2014

Ladies and Gentlemen, Today I took my toddlers to the beach by myself.  and survived.  I’ve been wanting to earn my Motherhood Beach Badge for so long, but it has been a way-too-intimidating hurdle for me.  There’s mess, gear, parking, cars…and what about rogue waves? Conquering this feat today was motivated by hot weather reports and sheer desperation: we just can’t repeat the past two...

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Radio Silence
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Radio Silence

Jun 6, 2014

My apologies for the dead air for the past two weeks.  A combination of busy calendar and kids testing my limits with yet another round of nap wars (sprinkled with a heap of general consistent defiance) have buried my blog thoughts a few rungs down on the priority list. But I’m going to survive. There’s hope. Lately…. The kids break through our slider onto...

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Nap Wars II – and other, more pleasant happenings.
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Non-parents forgive me, it doesn’t make sense and is probably not very interesting, but I am all-consumed and can’t help but sharing that it’s Nap War II around here (not to be confused with Nap War I: the crib escape). The Dude has all but given up his nap…and has been fighting bedtime as well.  He used to sleep at least 12.5 hours out...

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Update
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Update

Sep 9, 2013

It seems Whitney is thriving at school!  I’m especially appreciative of how her communication is improving as she attempts to speak more words.  She loves singing along to songs with the few words she can remember.  Today she had two fairy stickers on her hand for successful pee pee in the potty.  Woo hoo!  I get along with her teacher very well.  I’m contemplating...

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The Good, The Plaid, and The Crazymaking
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THE GOOD Kids and park Fountains—summer at its best. Our neighbors brought over a tub of Dinosaurs that have been bathed and introduced to the rest of the toys. Amusing communication: Whitney’s “potty” sounds a lot like “daddy” and “doggy”, she says “ra-raff” (Giraffe).   Dylan says “perkle” (purple), “I love beers” (I love bears), and has been requesting “one horse open sleigh” (Jingle Bells)...

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Photo Collection: Sunday Car Naps
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There is something magical about sleeping children.  I can guarantee you that millions of parents have crept up on their sleeping babies tonight to take in a few moments of perfect peace.  It’s a way of recharging the parental batteries and basking again in the miracle of life.  Look, it’s a real person! Look how much he’s grown!  It’s one of the only moments...

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