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An Open Letter to Taylor Kitsch
Dear Taylor, This might sound odd coming from someone who has no experience in the film and TV industry but as someone who thoroughly enjoys watching you on my screen, I have some advice for you. I...
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It’s rare that I do two posts in one day but the other one was just for fun. This one is to thank everyone that sent prayers and good thoughts our way. The boys had a great appointment! Nico gained...
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Hidden Talents
Writer’s block has hit. Thank goodness for Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. One of the prompts was to write about 10 random things you know how to do. 1. I can multitask. I can fold laundry, write a blog...
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Same Old Rant, Different Day
What is it about teens that makes you destined to live a life of regret? Nico is a freshman. I need him to go to college. I need him to go to a college at least 3 hours away. I need him to go that far...
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Helpless
This is fragmented because I am too tired to form complete thoughts. I knew something was off when she woke up on Monday. Her eyes were glassy and she felt hot. She didn’t want to be put down. The...
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Five Things I Love About Raising a Teen
I do a lot of complaining about raising a teen. I think it might single-handedly be the reason for my insomnia and my perpetual headache. This is not the same world we grew up in. They are growing up...
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A Little Positivity
When I posted things I need to work on, asking for guest bloggers was one of them and my dear friend, Chris Carter from The Mom Cafe quickly sent me one that she thought would be perfect and she was...
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A Little Positivity and Blog Issues
Something has been going on with Feedburner, the service that I use for email subscriptions. Sometimes it sends out my post at a different time than I have set or sometimes not at all. I think there...
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Anger Issues: Part 1-Mama Bear
Can I honestly say it’s been a good week this week? No I cannot. Is it better than last week? Yes, yes it is. So that is something. If you come back tomorrow you can see Anger Issues: Part 2 and if you...
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Anger Issues: Part 2-The Joys of Raising a Tween Girl
Yesterday, I posted about how angry I was at Nico’s teacher but it isn’t the only thing making me angry these days. I love Isabella. I have loved her since the moment I found out I was pregnant with...
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Spring Break 2013: Forgiveness
We headed to Florida to stay with Leo’s mom and step-dad. I know I said I wasn’t going to do that ever again but Gia is older, Nico is older and I am not the same person I was two years ago. We left...
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Essence of Now: Spring Break and Easter
One of the more discouraging parts of Spring Break was that I brought my point and shoot camera that is a little ancient. I was frustrated that the memory card wasn’t big enough so I thought I would...
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Say Cheese!
We are the worst at taking family pictures. And that bums me out because it’s important to me to have a family picture at family parties or events. I love looking through them to see how we have all...
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Things I Want to Punch
I know. That’s a very aggressive title and it sounds like I am in a really angry place and that is only a little true. I am not always in this angry place…just when I have to deal with these things....
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What Might Have Been
Today Rocco would have been 5 years old. I don’t know for sure if this would have been his birthday since it was only my due date but it is the only date that I have. That’s not entiredly true. I have...
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Happy 15th Birthday, Nico!
I thought of about 10 different ways to write this post. Of course all of them required me to have started last week and since you guys have been reading for bit now, you know that didn’t happen. I...
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Connections
When I started blogging, it was all about the writing. I wanted to be a writer for as long as I could remember and blogging seemed like a great way to start. At first, it was just for me. As a way of...
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Mom of the Year
Okay, those of you that are regular readers, stop laughing. I know it is a stretch but stay with me for a minute. Still letting Gia fall asleep in my bed or with me in hers. Letting all of my kids stay...
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Hi, My Name is Mrs. Crabbypants
Here we go again. Shockingly, I am crabby. Call this a rant. Call this blogging angry. Call it “glass half-empty”. Whatever. Yes, I woke up yesterday and today and thanked God that I am alive and that...
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Indiana
I am going to start by saying, “Leo, I am sorry that I wrote angry the other day. I still HATE the poker club but I appreciate that you drove us to Indiana.” See, several things happened for the...
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